Consultant Job Trends in Merseyside

Consultant
North West > Merseyside

The median Consultant salary in Merseyside is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 January 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 45 51
Rank change year-on-year +12 +6 +43
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 31 17 3
As % of all permanent jobs in Merseyside 4.90% 3.22% 0.62%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.64% 3.97% 0.66%
Number of salaries quoted 21 14 2
10th Percentile £60,000 £54,500 £38,125
25th Percentile - £66,250 £39,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £85,000 £43,750
Median % change year-on-year -23.53% +94.29% -41.67%
75th Percentile - £90,000 £49,063
90th Percentile £70,000 - £50,375
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
Merseyside

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Merseyside. 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 Merseyside with a recognized job title 550 428 457
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.89% 81.06% 94.23%
Number of salaries quoted 313 244 328
10th Percentile £27,500 £30,575 £27,925
25th Percentile £28,250 £33,000 £35,594
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £45,000 £47,000
Median % change year-on-year - -4.26% -1.05%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,250 £63,813
90th Percentile £70,000 £75,250 £77,500
North West median annual salary £50,000 £51,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -2.91% -1.90% -0.94%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

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

Consultant job vacancy trend in Merseyside

Consultant
Salary Trend in Merseyside

Salary distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Merseyside.

Salary distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Merseyside

Consultant
Salary Histogram in Merseyside

Salary distribution for jobs citing Consultant in Merseyside over the 6 months to 2 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Consultant in Merseyside

Consultant
Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 2 January 2026. 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
Liverpool -5 18 £60,000 -29.41% 2
Consultant
North West

Consultant Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside

For the 6 months to 2 January 2026, 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 Merseyside region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 17 (54.84%) ERP
2 15 (48.39%) Microsoft
3 14 (45.16%) Dynamics 365
4 4 (12.90%) Unit4 Business World
5 1 (3.23%) CRM
5 1 (3.23%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (3.23%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (3.23%) Oracle
5 1 (3.23%) Oracle Fusion
5 1 (3.23%) Power Platform
5 1 (3.23%) SC Cleared
5 1 (3.23%) Security Cleared
5 1 (3.23%) Software Engineering

Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Merseyside 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:

Business Applications
1 4 (12.90%) Unit4 Business World
2 1 (3.23%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 14 (45.16%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (3.23%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (3.23%) Power Platform
General
1 11 (35.48%) Finance
2 4 (12.90%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.23%) Oracle Fusion
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (54.84%) ERP
2 1 (3.23%) CRM
2 1 (3.23%) Software Engineering
Qualifications
1 1 (3.23%) SC Cleared
1 1 (3.23%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 15 (48.39%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.23%) Oracle