Consultant Jobs in Gloucestershire

Consultant
South West > Gloucestershire

The median Consultant salary in Gloucestershire is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 August 2025.

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

6 months to
16 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 65 91
Rank change year-on-year +42 +26 +30
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 45 46 18
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gloucestershire 7.19% 3.24% 1.58%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.72% 3.37% 1.83%
Number of salaries quoted 43 36 12
10th Percentile £27,500 £42,500 £48,225
25th Percentile - £50,000 £53,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £55,000 £71,250
Median % change year-on-year -36.36% -22.81% +35.71%
75th Percentile £71,250 £82,500 £89,375
90th Percentile - £100,000 £99,125
South West median annual salary £40,000 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -38.46% - +1.56%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Gloucestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Gloucestershire. 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 Gloucestershire with a recognized job title 583 1,363 986
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.13% 96.12% 86.34%
Number of salaries quoted 387 869 539
10th Percentile £27,250 £29,800 £29,440
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £71,250 £62,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,500 £80,000 £82,500
South West median annual salary £48,000 £50,000 £54,590
% change year-on-year -4.00% -8.41% +9.18%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire

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

Job vacancy trend for Consultant in Gloucestershire

Consultant
Salary Trend in Gloucestershire

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

Salary trend for Consultant in Gloucestershire

Consultant
Salary Histogram in Gloucestershire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Consultant in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 16 August 2025.

Salary histogram for Consultant in Gloucestershire

Consultant
Job Locations in Gloucestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 16 August 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
Gloucester +34 8 £35,000 -36.36% 4
Cheltenham +29 5 £85,000 +70.00% 8
Consultant
South West

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

For the 6 months to 16 August 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 Gloucestershire region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 20 (44.44%) Cybersecurity
2 17 (37.78%) NIST
3 16 (35.56%) NCSC
3 16 (35.56%) CISM
3 16 (35.56%) Information Security Management
3 16 (35.56%) Security Management
3 16 (35.56%) Management Information System
3 16 (35.56%) IIS
3 16 (35.56%) CISSP
3 16 (35.56%) Risk Management
3 16 (35.56%) Information Security
3 16 (35.56%) CESG
3 16 (35.56%) CISMP
3 16 (35.56%) CESG Certified Professional
3 16 (35.56%) IISP
3 16 (35.56%) HMG Security Policy Framework
3 16 (35.56%) Matrix Organization
3 16 (35.56%) NIST 800
3 16 (35.56%) Creative Thinking
3 16 (35.56%) Innovative Thinking
3 16 (35.56%) Active Listening
3 16 (35.56%) JSP 440
3 16 (35.56%) ISMS
3 16 (35.56%) RMADS
3 16 (35.56%) Information Assurance
4 10 (22.22%) Security Cleared
5 9 (20.00%) Presales
6 8 (17.78%) SC Cleared
7 7 (15.56%) Social Skills
8 6 (13.33%) Degree

Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucestershire 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 16 (35.56%) IIS
Applications
1 6 (13.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (6.67%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (2.22%) AWS
General
1 7 (15.56%) Social Skills
2 3 (6.67%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (4.44%) Public Sector
4 1 (2.22%) Back Office
4 1 (2.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 16 (35.56%) CESG
1 16 (35.56%) Management Information System
2 3 (6.67%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (44.44%) Cybersecurity
2 16 (35.56%) Active Listening
2 16 (35.56%) Creative Thinking
2 16 (35.56%) Information Assurance
2 16 (35.56%) Information Security
2 16 (35.56%) Information Security Management
2 16 (35.56%) Innovative Thinking
2 16 (35.56%) ISMS
2 16 (35.56%) Matrix Organization
2 16 (35.56%) Risk Management
2 16 (35.56%) Security Management
3 9 (20.00%) Presales
4 5 (11.11%) Customer Service
4 5 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (8.89%) Computer Science
5 4 (8.89%) Project Management
6 3 (6.67%) Market Research
7 2 (4.44%) Agile
7 2 (4.44%) Collaborative Culture
7 2 (4.44%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 16 (35.56%) CESG Certified Professional
1 16 (35.56%) CISM
1 16 (35.56%) CISMP
1 16 (35.56%) CISSP
1 16 (35.56%) IISP
2 10 (22.22%) Security Cleared
3 8 (17.78%) SC Cleared
4 6 (13.33%) Degree
5 2 (4.44%) DV Cleared
6 1 (2.22%) AWS Certification
6 1 (2.22%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (37.78%) NIST
2 16 (35.56%) HMG Security Policy Framework
2 16 (35.56%) JSP 440
2 16 (35.56%) NCSC
2 16 (35.56%) NIST 800
2 16 (35.56%) RMADS
3 1 (2.22%) Cyber Essentials
3 1 (2.22%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
Vendors
1 4 (8.89%) Microsoft
2 2 (4.44%) Cisco
3 1 (2.22%) Fortinet
3 1 (2.22%) Juniper
3 1 (2.22%) Palo Alto
3 1 (2.22%) Ruckus Wireless