Consultant Job Trends in Manchester

Consultant
North West > Manchester

The median Consultant salary in Manchester is £63,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 December 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 42 21 59
Rank change year-on-year -21 +38 +85
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 119 251 88
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 4.32% 9.11% 3.89%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.85% 9.70% 4.08%
Number of salaries quoted 86 115 72
10th Percentile £25,000 £38,500 £47,500
25th Percentile £40,313 £38,750 £58,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,750 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £88,750 £90,000 £90,000
North West median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +8.33% -7.69% +8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 2,453 2,588 2,158
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.04% 93.97% 95.28%
Number of salaries quoted 1,548 1,254 1,725
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £37,500 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £85,000 £84,056
North West median annual salary £50,000 £51,238 £52,500
% change year-on-year -2.42% -2.40% -

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Consultant job vacancy trend in Manchester

Consultant
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Manchester

Consultant
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Consultant in Manchester over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Consultant in Manchester

Consultant
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 30 December 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
Altrincham -3 4 £30,000 -42.86% 3
Bolton - 1 £27,002 - 74
Stockport - 1 £25,000 - 66
Consultant
North West

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

For the 6 months to 30 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 Manchester region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 20 (16.81%) Microsoft
2 17 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
3 16 (13.45%) Security Cleared
4 14 (11.76%) SC Cleared
5 12 (10.08%) AI
5 12 (10.08%) Degree
5 12 (10.08%) Stakeholder Management
6 11 (9.24%) ERP
6 11 (9.24%) Requirements Gathering
6 11 (9.24%) SAP
7 10 (8.40%) Customer Service
7 10 (8.40%) Presales
8 9 (7.56%) Agile
8 9 (7.56%) Workshop Facilitation
9 8 (6.72%) Power Platform
10 7 (5.88%) Business Development
10 7 (5.88%) CRM
11 6 (5.04%) Change Management
11 6 (5.04%) Computer Science
11 6 (5.04%) Crystal Reports
11 6 (5.04%) E-Commerce
11 6 (5.04%) Microsoft 365
11 6 (5.04%) SAP Business One
11 6 (5.04%) SQL
11 6 (5.04%) Workflow
12 5 (4.20%) Azure
12 5 (4.20%) Business Strategy
12 5 (4.20%) Data Conversion
12 5 (4.20%) NetSuite
12 5 (4.20%) Scrum

Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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 5 (4.20%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.84%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (0.84%) Adobe XD
1 1 (0.84%) InVision
1 1 (0.84%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 6 (5.04%) SAP Business One
2 5 (4.20%) NetSuite
3 4 (3.36%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (2.52%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.84%) Sage 200
5 1 (0.84%) Sage 50
5 1 (0.84%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.84%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.84%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.84%) SAP IBP
5 1 (0.84%) SAP MII
5 1 (0.84%) SAP SCM
5 1 (0.84%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 8 (6.72%) Power Platform
2 6 (5.04%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (4.20%) Azure
4 4 (3.36%) Dynamics 365
4 4 (3.36%) Microsoft Copilot
4 4 (3.36%) Power Automate
4 4 (3.36%) SaaS
5 2 (1.68%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (1.68%) Microsoft Purview
5 2 (1.68%) OCI
5 2 (1.68%) PowerApps
6 1 (0.84%) AWS
6 1 (0.84%) Figma
6 1 (0.84%) GCP
6 1 (0.84%) Intacct
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (5.04%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 1 (0.84%) Axure RP
1 1 (0.84%) JIRA
General
1 40 (33.61%) Finance
2 19 (15.97%) Social Skills
3 10 (8.40%) Law
4 9 (7.56%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (4.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 5 (4.20%) Public Sector
6 4 (3.36%) Legal
7 3 (2.52%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (1.68%) Banking
8 2 (1.68%) Manufacturing
8 2 (1.68%) Marketing
8 2 (1.68%) Retail
9 1 (0.84%) Advertising
9 1 (0.84%) Automotive
9 1 (0.84%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.84%) Electronics
9 1 (0.84%) Games
9 1 (0.84%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (0.84%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (0.84%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.68%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (0.84%) CSS
2 1 (0.84%) HTML
2 1 (0.84%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (0.84%) PyTorch
2 1 (0.84%) scikit-learn
2 1 (0.84%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 11 (9.24%) Onboarding
2 9 (7.56%) Augmented Reality
2 9 (7.56%) Virtual Reality
3 3 (2.52%) Product Ownership
4 1 (0.84%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (0.84%) Data Centre
4 1 (0.84%) FMCG
4 1 (0.84%) Life Science
4 1 (0.84%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (10.08%) AI
2 12 (10.08%) Stakeholder Management
3 11 (9.24%) ERP
3 11 (9.24%) Requirements Gathering
4 10 (8.40%) Customer Service
4 10 (8.40%) Presales
5 9 (7.56%) Agile
5 9 (7.56%) Workshop Facilitation
6 7 (5.88%) Business Development
6 7 (5.88%) CRM
7 6 (5.04%) Change Management
7 6 (5.04%) Computer Science
7 6 (5.04%) E-Commerce
7 6 (5.04%) Workflow
8 5 (4.20%) Business Strategy
8 5 (4.20%) Data Conversion
8 5 (4.20%) Scrum
8 5 (4.20%) Translating Business Requirements
9 4 (3.36%) Business Transformation
Programming Languages
1 6 (5.04%) SQL
2 1 (0.84%) JavaScript
2 1 (0.84%) Python
Qualifications
1 16 (13.45%) Security Cleared
2 14 (11.76%) SC Cleared
3 12 (10.08%) Degree
4 2 (1.68%) DV Cleared
4 2 (1.68%) Master's Degree
5 1 (0.84%) CISA
5 1 (0.84%) CISM
5 1 (0.84%) CISSP
5 1 (0.84%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (2.52%) Accessibility
1 3 (2.52%) SLA
2 1 (0.84%) QA
2 1 (0.84%) WCAG
Vendors
1 20 (16.81%) Microsoft
2 11 (9.24%) SAP
3 4 (3.36%) Oracle
4 2 (1.68%) ServiceNow
5 1 (0.84%) Adobe
5 1 (0.84%) Cisco
5 1 (0.84%) CrowdStrike
5 1 (0.84%) Fortinet
5 1 (0.84%) Juniper
5 1 (0.84%) Palo Alto
5 1 (0.84%) Sage
5 1 (0.84%) Zscaler