Consultant Jobs in Manchester

Consultant
North West > Manchester

The median Consultant salary in Manchester is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 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
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 71 65 60
Rank change year-on-year -6 -5 +18
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 106 185 257
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 4.70% 3.57% 5.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.20% 3.78% 5.71%
Number of salaries quoted 97 132 127
10th Percentile £35,000 £26,350 £50,000
25th Percentile £38,750 £42,375 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% -14.29% +12.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £83,500 £90,000 £83,200
North West median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £70,000
% change year-on-year -8.70% -17.86% +16.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 2,038 4,890 4,504
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.30% 94.29% 92.05%
Number of salaries quoted 1,254 3,775 2,652
10th Percentile £31,999 £30,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,988 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £54,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.09% -5.22% +4.55%
75th Percentile £77,500 £68,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £93,375 £81,700 £82,500
North West median annual salary £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for Consultant in Manchester

Consultant
Salary Trend in Manchester

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

Salary trend for Consultant in Manchester

Consultant
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Consultant in Manchester over the 6 months to 14 May 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 14 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
Stockport +5 1 £72,500 +227.39% 6
Sale - 1 £39,000 -
Consultant
North West

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

For the 6 months to 14 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 Manchester region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 47 (44.34%) Social Skills
2 33 (31.13%) Problem-Solving
3 32 (30.19%) Finance
4 28 (26.42%) CRM
4 28 (26.42%) Migration
5 26 (24.53%) ERP
6 25 (23.58%) NetSuite
6 25 (23.58%) Data Migration
7 22 (20.75%) Law
7 22 (20.75%) Project Management
8 20 (18.87%) Collaborative Working
8 20 (18.87%) Requirements Gathering
9 18 (16.98%) Organisational Skills
10 17 (16.04%) Analytical Skills
11 16 (15.09%) Degree
12 15 (14.15%) Security Cleared
13 14 (13.21%) Microsoft
14 12 (11.32%) Power Platform
15 11 (10.38%) Presales
16 10 (9.43%) SQL
16 10 (9.43%) Business Development
17 9 (8.49%) Dynamics 365
18 8 (7.55%) Microsoft 365
18 8 (7.55%) Agile
18 8 (7.55%) Oracle
19 7 (6.60%) ServiceNow
19 7 (6.60%) SaaS
19 7 (6.60%) Presentation Skills
20 6 (5.66%) Workshop Facilitation
20 6 (5.66%) SOAP

Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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 5 (4.72%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (4.72%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 25 (23.58%) NetSuite
2 4 (3.77%) Dynamics CRM
3 3 (2.83%) Oracle Payables
3 3 (2.83%) Oracle Receivables
3 3 (2.83%) Sage 200
3 3 (2.83%) Sage CRM
3 3 (2.83%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (1.89%) Oracle ERP
4 2 (1.89%) Oracle Financials
4 2 (1.89%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.94%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 12 (11.32%) Power Platform
2 9 (8.49%) Dynamics 365
3 8 (7.55%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (6.60%) SaaS
5 4 (3.77%) Azure
6 3 (2.83%) Microsoft Copilot
6 3 (2.83%) Microsoft Purview
7 2 (1.89%) Power Automate
7 2 (1.89%) PowerApps
8 1 (0.94%) Entra ID
8 1 (0.94%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 4 (3.77%) LAN
2 3 (2.83%) Firewall
2 3 (2.83%) WAN
3 2 (1.89%) Cisco Nexus
3 2 (1.89%) Network Security
3 2 (1.89%) Wireless
4 1 (0.94%) Cisco Firepower
4 1 (0.94%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (0.94%) Crystal Reports
1 1 (0.94%) Oracle BI Publisher
1 1 (0.94%) Oracle ODI
1 1 (0.94%) Power BI
General
1 47 (44.34%) Social Skills
2 32 (30.19%) Finance
3 22 (20.75%) Law
4 18 (16.98%) Organisational Skills
5 17 (16.04%) Analytical Skills
6 7 (6.60%) Presentation Skills
7 5 (4.72%) Manufacturing
8 4 (3.77%) Marketing
9 3 (2.83%) Legal
9 3 (2.83%) Social Housing
10 2 (1.89%) Billing
11 1 (0.94%) Czech Language
11 1 (0.94%) Games
11 1 (0.94%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (5.66%) SOAP
2 5 (4.72%) HTML
2 5 (4.72%) Restlet
2 5 (4.72%) XML
3 2 (1.89%) OpenTelemetry
3 2 (1.89%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.94%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 5 (4.72%) Legacy Systems
2 3 (2.83%) Data Protection Act
2 3 (2.83%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (1.89%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
3 2 (1.89%) Learning Management System
3 2 (1.89%) Low-Code
4 1 (0.94%) Blog
4 1 (0.94%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (0.94%) Handset
4 1 (0.94%) Management Information System
4 1 (0.94%) Operational Technology
4 1 (0.94%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.94%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 33 (31.13%) Problem-Solving
2 28 (26.42%) CRM
2 28 (26.42%) Migration
3 26 (24.53%) ERP
4 25 (23.58%) Data Migration
5 22 (20.75%) Project Management
6 20 (18.87%) Collaborative Working
6 20 (18.87%) Requirements Gathering
7 11 (10.38%) Presales
8 10 (9.43%) Business Development
9 8 (7.55%) Agile
10 6 (5.66%) Business Intelligence
10 6 (5.66%) Workshop Facilitation
11 5 (4.72%) API Integration
11 5 (4.72%) Continuous Improvement
11 5 (4.72%) Data Modelling
11 5 (4.72%) Data Protection
11 5 (4.72%) Stakeholder Management
12 4 (3.77%) Cybersecurity
12 4 (3.77%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 10 (9.43%) SQL
2 5 (4.72%) JavaScript
3 3 (2.83%) Java
4 2 (1.89%) ABAP
4 2 (1.89%) PL/SQL
5 1 (0.94%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 16 (15.09%) Degree
2 15 (14.15%) Security Cleared
3 6 (5.66%) SC Cleared
4 5 (4.72%) Cisco Certification
5 3 (2.83%) CCNP
5 3 (2.83%) Master's Degree
6 2 (1.89%) AAT
6 2 (1.89%) CCIE
6 2 (1.89%) CCNA
6 2 (1.89%) JNCIA
6 2 (1.89%) Microsoft Certification
6 2 (1.89%) SAP Certification
7 1 (0.94%) APMG
7 1 (0.94%) CCSA
7 1 (0.94%) CISSP
7 1 (0.94%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.94%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.94%) GRC
1 1 (0.94%) ISO 22301
1 1 (0.94%) P3O
Systems Management
1 2 (1.89%) Kubernetes
1 2 (1.89%) Prometheus
2 1 (0.94%) Automic
2 1 (0.94%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 14 (13.21%) Microsoft
2 8 (7.55%) Oracle
3 7 (6.60%) ServiceNow
4 6 (5.66%) Cisco
5 4 (3.77%) Fortinet
5 4 (3.77%) Sage
5 4 (3.77%) SAP
6 3 (2.83%) Juniper
6 3 (2.83%) Salesforce
6 3 (2.83%) Workday
7 2 (1.89%) Aruba
7 2 (1.89%) Dynatrace
7 2 (1.89%) Palo Alto
8 1 (0.94%) Broadcom
8 1 (0.94%) CheckPoint
8 1 (0.94%) CrowdStrike
8 1 (0.94%) IFS
8 1 (0.94%) Netskope
8 1 (0.94%) Spotify
8 1 (0.94%) Zscaler