Software Consultant Jobs in England

Software Consultant
UK > England

The median Software Consultant salary in England is £66,215 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 669 756 863
Rank change year-on-year +87 +107 +205
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Consultant 20 85 54
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.040% 0.098% 0.061%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.044% 0.10% 0.067%
Number of salaries quoted 17 64 42
10th Percentile £46,250 £30,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £35,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,215 £46,250 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +43.17% -15.91% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £53,125 £60,000
90th Percentile - £57,500 £78,375
UK median annual salary £66,215 £42,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +55.80% -22.73% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 45,303 81,796 81,052
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.09% 94.56% 91.55%
Number of salaries quoted 24,383 60,874 51,701
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,500 £32,626
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,000 £53,000 £60,800
Median % change year-on-year +5.66% -12.83% +1.33%
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £82,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £90,000 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -

Software Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Software Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Software Consultant in England

Software Consultant
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Consultant in England.

Salary trend for Software Consultant in England

Software Consultant
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Consultant in England over the 6 months to 20 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Software Consultant in England

Software Consultant
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Consultant within the England region over the 6 months to 20 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Midlands +48 6 £55,000 +37.50% 1
East of England +27 6 £66,215 +20.39%
East Midlands +25 6 £55,000 +57.14%
North of England +37 3 £75,000 +150.00% 1
North West -13 3 £75,000 +50.00% 1
London +110 2 £51,250 +20.59% 17
South East +64 2 £75,000 +50.00% 6
South West - 1 £47,500 - 4
Software Consultant
UK

Software Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 20 May 2025, Software Consultant job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Software Consultant in the job title.

1 10 (50.00%) SQL
2 7 (35.00%) JavaScript
2 7 (35.00%) Python
2 7 (35.00%) Microsoft
2 7 (35.00%) Artificial Intelligence
3 6 (30.00%) Degree
3 6 (30.00%) PayPal
3 6 (30.00%) Chatbot
3 6 (30.00%) C#
3 6 (30.00%) Conversational UI
3 6 (30.00%) Social Skills
3 6 (30.00%) Code Quality
4 4 (20.00%) Driving Licence
4 4 (20.00%) SaaS
4 4 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (20.00%) ERP
4 4 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
5 3 (15.00%) Onboarding
5 3 (15.00%) BigCommerce
5 3 (15.00%) Problem-Solving
5 3 (15.00%) Inventory Management
5 3 (15.00%) Inventory Control
5 3 (15.00%) E-Commerce
5 3 (15.00%) Retail
5 3 (15.00%) B2B
5 3 (15.00%) EPoS
5 3 (15.00%) Logistics
5 3 (15.00%) Magento
5 3 (15.00%) Performance Management
5 3 (15.00%) Shopify

Software Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 2 (10.00%) IIS
Applications
1 6 (30.00%) Chatbot
2 4 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (5.00%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (15.00%) Magento
1 3 (15.00%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 4 (20.00%) SaaS
2 3 (15.00%) BigCommerce
3 2 (10.00%) Azure
4 1 (5.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (10.00%) Firewall
1 2 (10.00%) SAN
1 2 (10.00%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (10.00%) SQL Server
2 1 (5.00%) Power BI
General
1 6 (30.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
3 3 (15.00%) Retail
4 2 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (10.00%) Law
5 1 (5.00%) Advertising
5 1 (5.00%) Finance
5 1 (5.00%) Health Technology
5 1 (5.00%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (5.00%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (5.00%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 4 (20.00%) Driving Licence
2 3 (15.00%) EPoS
2 3 (15.00%) Onboarding
3 2 (10.00%) Clustering
4 1 (5.00%) Low-Code
4 1 (5.00%) NHS
4 1 (5.00%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 2 (10.00%) Windows
1 2 (10.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (35.00%) Artificial Intelligence
2 6 (30.00%) Code Quality
2 6 (30.00%) Conversational UI
3 4 (20.00%) ERP
4 3 (15.00%) B2B
4 3 (15.00%) Client Onboarding
4 3 (15.00%) Data Privacy
4 3 (15.00%) E-Commerce
4 3 (15.00%) Inventory Control
4 3 (15.00%) Inventory Management
4 3 (15.00%) Logistics
4 3 (15.00%) Performance Management
4 3 (15.00%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (10.00%) High Availability
5 2 (10.00%) Patch Management
5 2 (10.00%) Presales
6 1 (5.00%) Customer Engagement
6 1 (5.00%) Cybersecurity
6 1 (5.00%) Data Migration
6 1 (5.00%) Fintech
Programming Languages
1 10 (50.00%) SQL
2 7 (35.00%) JavaScript
2 7 (35.00%) Python
3 6 (30.00%) C#
4 1 (5.00%) PowerShell
4 1 (5.00%) VBA
Qualifications
1 6 (30.00%) Degree
2 1 (5.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (5.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (5.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.00%) Cyber Essentials
1 1 (5.00%) GRC
1 1 (5.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (5.00%) NIST
1 1 (5.00%) PCI DSS
Systems Management
1 2 (10.00%) Microsoft Clustering
Vendors
1 7 (35.00%) Microsoft
2 6 (30.00%) PayPal