Consultant Jobs in Glasgow

Consultant
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Consultant salary in Glasgow is £70,000 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 34 184 78
Rank change year-on-year +150 -106 +33
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 21 54 47
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 4.21% 1.35% 3.04%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.83% 1.38% 3.54%
Number of salaries quoted 18 14 32
10th Percentile £51,600 £34,825 £42,200
25th Percentile £57,813 £60,000 £54,384
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £62,050 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.81% -11.36% +63.84%
75th Percentile £82,500 £73,750 -
90th Percentile £95,000 £87,550 -
Scotland median annual salary £70,000 £47,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year +47.37% -32.14% +27.27%

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 435 3,925 1,328
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.17% 98.13% 85.84%
Number of salaries quoted 260 862 662
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £43,750 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,033 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.54% -4.55% +14.58%
75th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £85,025 £80,000 £75,000
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £55,462
% change year-on-year +4.76% -5.34% +5.64%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Job vacancy trend for Consultant in Glasgow

Consultant
Salary Trend in Glasgow

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

Salary trend for Consultant in Glasgow

Consultant
Salary Histogram in Glasgow

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

Salary histogram for Consultant in Glasgow

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

For the 6 months to 20 May 2025, 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 Glasgow region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 7 (33.33%) Law
2 6 (28.57%) Security Cleared
3 5 (23.81%) SC Cleared
4 4 (19.05%) Agile
5 3 (14.29%) Migration
5 3 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (14.29%) Business Development
5 3 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
5 3 (14.29%) Social Skills
6 2 (9.52%) Cost Optimisation
6 2 (9.52%) Driving Licence
6 2 (9.52%) Zero Trust
6 2 (9.52%) Deployment Automation
6 2 (9.52%) Power Platform
6 2 (9.52%) Fintech
6 2 (9.52%) Internal Audit
6 2 (9.52%) IT Strategy
6 2 (9.52%) Dynamics 365
6 2 (9.52%) Technology Strategy
6 2 (9.52%) Business Strategy
6 2 (9.52%) DevOps
6 2 (9.52%) Microservices
6 2 (9.52%) Cisco Nexus
6 2 (9.52%) ServiceNow
6 2 (9.52%) Degree
6 2 (9.52%) Legal
6 2 (9.52%) Computer Science
6 2 (9.52%) Finance
6 2 (9.52%) Time Management
6 2 (9.52%) Wireless

Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (4.76%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 2 (9.52%) Dynamics 365
1 2 (9.52%) Power Platform
2 1 (4.76%) Azure
2 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 2 (9.52%) Cisco Nexus
1 2 (9.52%) LAN
1 2 (9.52%) Wireless
2 1 (4.76%) Network Security
General
1 7 (33.33%) Law
2 3 (14.29%) Social Skills
3 2 (9.52%) Finance
3 2 (9.52%) Legal
4 1 (4.76%) Marketing
4 1 (4.76%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (4.76%) OpenTelemetry
Miscellaneous
1 2 (9.52%) Driving Licence
2 1 (4.76%) Hybrid Cloud
2 1 (4.76%) Low-Code
2 1 (4.76%) Operational Technology
2 1 (4.76%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (19.05%) Agile
2 3 (14.29%) Business Development
2 3 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (14.29%) Migration
2 3 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (9.52%) Computer Science
3 2 (9.52%) Cost Optimisation
3 2 (9.52%) CRM
3 2 (9.52%) Deployment Automation
3 2 (9.52%) DevOps
3 2 (9.52%) ERP
3 2 (9.52%) Fintech
3 2 (9.52%) Internal Audit
3 2 (9.52%) IT Strategy
3 2 (9.52%) Microservices
3 2 (9.52%) Risk Management
3 2 (9.52%) Service Delivery
3 2 (9.52%) Technology Strategy
3 2 (9.52%) Time Management
3 2 (9.52%) Zero Trust
Qualifications
1 6 (28.57%) Security Cleared
2 5 (23.81%) SC Cleared
3 2 (9.52%) CCIE
3 2 (9.52%) CCNP
3 2 (9.52%) Cisco Certification
3 2 (9.52%) Degree
4 1 (4.76%) APMG
4 1 (4.76%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (4.76%) Master's Degree
4 1 (4.76%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.76%) P3O
Systems Management
1 1 (4.76%) Kubernetes
1 1 (4.76%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 2 (9.52%) Cisco
1 2 (9.52%) Microsoft
1 2 (9.52%) ServiceNow
1 2 (9.52%) Sun
2 1 (4.76%) Dynatrace
2 1 (4.76%) Oracle
2 1 (4.76%) Sage
2 1 (4.76%) SAP
2 1 (4.76%) Workday