Consultant Job Trends in Glasgow

Consultant
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Consultant salary in Glasgow is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 22 33 72
Rank change year-on-year +11 +39 +27
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 48 46 14
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 6.37% 5.24% 1.86%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.92% 5.41% 1.89%
Number of salaries quoted 37 28 12
10th Percentile £29,500 £50,000 £41,375
25th Percentile £31,000 £57,813 £45,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £79,500 £58,250
Median % change year-on-year -37.11% +36.48% +5.91%
75th Percentile £66,250 £90,000 £67,813
90th Percentile £70,000 £93,400 £92,375
Scotland median annual salary £39,500 £62,500 £25,000
% change year-on-year -36.80% +150.00% -56.52%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title 694 850 740
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.04% 96.81% 98.14%
Number of salaries quoted 388 434 471
10th Percentile £29,175 £31,267 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £82,500 £90,000 £75,000
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £54,389 £51,514
% change year-on-year -17.26% +5.58% -6.34%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Consultant' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

Consultant job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Consultant
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Glasgow.

Salary distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Glasgow

Consultant
Salary Histogram in Glasgow

Salary distribution for jobs citing Consultant in Glasgow over the 6 months to 7 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Consultant in Glasgow

Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 7 December 2025, Consultant job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Glasgow region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 16 (33.33%) CRM
2 14 (29.17%) B2B
2 14 (29.17%) B2B Sales
2 14 (29.17%) Business Development
3 5 (10.42%) ERP
3 5 (10.42%) Microsoft
4 4 (8.33%) Unit4 Business World
5 3 (6.25%) Case Management
5 3 (6.25%) Fintech
5 3 (6.25%) Instructional Design
5 3 (6.25%) Power Platform
5 3 (6.25%) SaaS
6 2 (4.17%) Cybersecurity
6 2 (4.17%) Dynamics 365
6 2 (4.17%) Dynamics CRM
6 2 (4.17%) Information Security
6 2 (4.17%) IT Strategy
6 2 (4.17%) Microsoft 365
6 2 (4.17%) Microsoft Copilot
6 2 (4.17%) Oracle
6 2 (4.17%) Oracle Fusion
6 2 (4.17%) SC Cleared
6 2 (4.17%) Security Cleared
6 2 (4.17%) Technology Strategy
7 1 (2.08%) Agile
7 1 (2.08%) AI
7 1 (2.08%) Azure
7 1 (2.08%) Business Case
7 1 (2.08%) Business Strategy
7 1 (2.08%) Collaborative Culture

Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.08%) FileNet
1 1 (2.08%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 4 (8.33%) Unit4 Business World
2 2 (4.17%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 3 (6.25%) Power Platform
1 3 (6.25%) SaaS
2 2 (4.17%) Dynamics 365
2 2 (4.17%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (4.17%) Microsoft Copilot
3 1 (2.08%) Azure
3 1 (2.08%) Copilot Studio
General
1 16 (33.33%) Finance
2 14 (29.17%) Advertising
2 14 (29.17%) Billing
3 7 (14.58%) Social Skills
4 6 (12.50%) Law
5 3 (6.25%) Legal
5 3 (6.25%) Multimedia
6 1 (2.08%) Manufacturing
6 1 (2.08%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (2.08%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.17%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (2.08%) HTML
2 1 (2.08%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 15 (31.25%) Self-Motivation
2 14 (29.17%) Mobile App
3 5 (10.42%) Renewable Energy
4 3 (6.25%) Learning Management System
4 3 (6.25%) Onboarding
5 2 (4.17%) Data Centre
5 2 (4.17%) Life Science
6 1 (2.08%) AI Agents
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (33.33%) CRM
2 14 (29.17%) B2B
2 14 (29.17%) B2B Sales
2 14 (29.17%) Business Development
3 5 (10.42%) ERP
4 3 (6.25%) Case Management
4 3 (6.25%) Fintech
4 3 (6.25%) Instructional Design
5 2 (4.17%) Cybersecurity
5 2 (4.17%) Information Security
5 2 (4.17%) IT Strategy
5 2 (4.17%) Technology Strategy
6 1 (2.08%) Agile
6 1 (2.08%) Computer Science
6 1 (2.08%) Content Management
6 1 (2.08%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (2.08%) Mentoring
6 1 (2.08%) Project Planning
6 1 (2.08%) Risk Management
6 1 (2.08%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.08%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 2 (4.17%) SC Cleared
1 2 (4.17%) Security Cleared
2 1 (2.08%) Degree
2 1 (2.08%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 5 (10.42%) Microsoft
2 2 (4.17%) Oracle