Consultant Job Trends in the Midlands

Consultant
England > Midlands

The median Consultant salary in the Midlands is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 May 2026.

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

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 72 93 76
Rank change year-on-year +21 -17 +55
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 283 152 368
As % of all permanent jobs in the Midlands 2.18% 3.01% 3.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.34% 3.30% 3.33%
Number of salaries quoted 221 98 302
10th Percentile £29,500 £31,300 £24,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,750 £30,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £57,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +21.05% -24.60%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £94,125 £73,750
England median annual salary £64,125 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -1.35% +8.33% -11.11%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 12,078 4,612 11,044
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.21% 91.18% 94.23%
Number of salaries quoted 7,737 2,787 8,340
10th Percentile £29,750 £27,038 £26,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £32,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -9.52%
75th Percentile £65,000 £63,750 £61,123
90th Percentile £81,250 £75,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £59,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -6.78% +9.26% -11.18%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Consultant job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Consultant
Salary Trend in the Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in the Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in the Midlands

Consultant
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Consultant in the Midlands over the 6 months to 12 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Consultant in the Midlands

Consultant
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 12 May 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
West Midlands +1 155 £60,000 -5.88% 76
East Midlands +37 127 £55,000 +12.82% 27
Consultant
England

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

For the 6 months to 12 May 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 Midlands region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 53 (18.73%) Microsoft
2 45 (15.90%) Cybersecurity
3 31 (10.95%) Presales
3 31 (10.95%) Problem-Solving
3 31 (10.95%) SAP
4 28 (9.89%) Azure
4 28 (9.89%) Dynamics 365
5 23 (8.13%) Customer Service
6 22 (7.77%) ERP
7 20 (7.07%) Stakeholder Management
8 19 (6.71%) SAP S/4HANA
9 17 (6.01%) CRM
9 17 (6.01%) Security Cleared
10 16 (5.65%) Microsoft 365
11 14 (4.95%) Migration
11 14 (4.95%) SQL
12 13 (4.59%) Workshop Facilitation
13 12 (4.24%) Business Development
13 12 (4.24%) Decision-Making
13 12 (4.24%) Power Platform
13 12 (4.24%) Requirements Gathering
14 11 (3.89%) AI
14 11 (3.89%) Microsoft Copilot
14 11 (3.89%) Sage
15 10 (3.53%) AWS
15 10 (3.53%) Customer Experience
15 10 (3.53%) Dynamics CRM
15 10 (3.53%) Roadmaps
15 10 (3.53%) Unified Communications
16 9 (3.18%) Data Migration

Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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 (1.77%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (1.77%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 19 (6.71%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (3.53%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (2.47%) Odoo
4 6 (2.12%) Sage 200
5 4 (1.41%) Dynamics NAV
5 4 (1.41%) SAP CO
5 4 (1.41%) SAP FI
5 4 (1.41%) SAP FI/CO
6 3 (1.06%) SAP FSCM
6 3 (1.06%) SAP HCM
7 2 (0.71%) Sage 50
7 2 (0.71%) Sage X3
7 2 (0.71%) SAP Retail
8 1 (0.35%) Oracle ERP
8 1 (0.35%) SAP EWM
8 1 (0.35%) SAP GRC
8 1 (0.35%) SAP MM
8 1 (0.35%) SAP PP
8 1 (0.35%) SAP PS
8 1 (0.35%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 28 (9.89%) Azure
1 28 (9.89%) Dynamics 365
2 16 (5.65%) Microsoft 365
3 12 (4.24%) Power Platform
4 11 (3.89%) Microsoft Copilot
5 10 (3.53%) AWS
6 8 (2.83%) Power Automate
7 7 (2.47%) SaaS
8 6 (2.12%) PowerApps
9 4 (1.41%) Entra ID
9 4 (1.41%) SuccessFactors
10 3 (1.06%) Copilot Studio
11 2 (0.71%) Adobe Analytics
11 2 (0.71%) Microsoft Purview
11 2 (0.71%) OneDrive
12 1 (0.35%) GCP
12 1 (0.35%) MailChimp
12 1 (0.35%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 10 (3.53%) Unified Communications
2 3 (1.06%) DHCP
2 3 (1.06%) DNS
2 3 (1.06%) TCP/IP
2 3 (1.06%) VPN
3 1 (0.35%) Wireless
3 1 (0.35%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (2.83%) SQL Server
2 6 (2.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 3 (1.06%) SAP HANA
4 1 (0.35%) Power BI
4 1 (0.35%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (0.35%) Burp Suite
1 1 (0.35%) Metasploit
General
1 38 (13.43%) Finance
2 24 (8.48%) Social Skills
3 15 (5.30%) Manufacturing
4 14 (4.95%) Telecoms
5 11 (3.89%) Public Sector
6 10 (3.53%) Analytical Skills
7 8 (2.83%) Marketing
8 7 (2.47%) Automotive
8 7 (2.47%) Law
8 7 (2.47%) Retail
9 4 (1.41%) Legal
9 4 (1.41%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (0.71%) Back Office
10 2 (0.71%) Presentation Skills
11 1 (0.35%) Advertising
11 1 (0.35%) Billing
11 1 (0.35%) Environmental Health
11 1 (0.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 1 (0.35%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.35%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.41%) SAP Fiori
1 4 (1.41%) XML
2 3 (1.06%) .NET
2 3 (1.06%) SAP Basis
3 1 (0.35%) EDI
3 1 (0.35%) SAP ALE
Miscellaneous
1 20 (7.07%) PKI
2 13 (4.59%) Onboarding
3 12 (4.24%) Driving Licence
3 12 (4.24%) Private Cloud
4 6 (2.12%) Security Posture
5 5 (1.77%) Product Ownership
6 4 (1.41%) Management Information System
6 4 (1.41%) Mobile App
7 3 (1.06%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (1.06%) Greenfield Project
7 3 (1.06%) Hybrid Cloud
7 3 (1.06%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (1.06%) Life Science
7 3 (1.06%) NHS
7 3 (1.06%) Operational Technology
7 3 (1.06%) Public Cloud
7 3 (1.06%) SWIFT Messaging Network
8 2 (0.71%) Client/Server
9 1 (0.35%) IVR
9 1 (0.35%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.77%) Android
1 5 (1.77%) Apple iOS
1 5 (1.77%) Windows
2 1 (0.35%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (15.90%) Cybersecurity
2 31 (10.95%) Presales
2 31 (10.95%) Problem-Solving
3 23 (8.13%) Customer Service
4 22 (7.77%) ERP
5 20 (7.07%) Stakeholder Management
6 17 (6.01%) CRM
7 14 (4.95%) Migration
8 13 (4.59%) Workshop Facilitation
9 12 (4.24%) Business Development
9 12 (4.24%) Decision-Making
9 12 (4.24%) Requirements Gathering
10 11 (3.89%) AI
11 10 (3.53%) Customer Experience
11 10 (3.53%) Roadmaps
12 9 (3.18%) Data Migration
13 8 (2.83%) Agile
13 8 (2.83%) Penetration Testing
14 7 (2.47%) Supplier Management
14 7 (2.47%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 14 (4.95%) SQL
2 4 (1.41%) JavaScript
3 3 (1.06%) C#
4 1 (0.35%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 17 (6.01%) Security Cleared
2 9 (3.18%) Degree
3 7 (2.47%) SC Cleared
4 3 (1.06%) CTC Cleared
4 3 (1.06%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (0.71%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (0.35%) CHECK Team Member
6 1 (0.35%) CREST Certified
6 1 (0.35%) GPEN
6 1 (0.35%) OSCP
6 1 (0.35%) PMI Certification
6 1 (0.35%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (1.41%) Data Quality
2 3 (1.06%) ISO 20022
2 3 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (1.06%) PMO
2 3 (1.06%) SLA
3 2 (0.71%) GDPR
3 2 (0.71%) GRC
3 2 (0.71%) HIPAA
4 1 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials
4 1 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
4 1 (0.35%) HL7
System Software
1 5 (1.77%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.35%) IAG
2 1 (0.35%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (2.12%) Microsoft Intune
2 4 (1.41%) SCCM
3 1 (0.35%) Nessus
3 1 (0.35%) Nmap
3 1 (0.35%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 53 (18.73%) Microsoft
2 31 (10.95%) SAP
3 11 (3.89%) Sage
4 8 (2.83%) Ariba
5 3 (1.06%) HP
6 2 (0.71%) Adobe
6 2 (0.71%) Cisco
6 2 (0.71%) Fortinet
6 2 (0.71%) Xero
7 1 (0.35%) Apple
7 1 (0.35%) Meraki
7 1 (0.35%) Oracle
7 1 (0.35%) Qualys
7 1 (0.35%) VMware