Consultant Jobs in the Midlands

Consultant
England > Midlands

The median Consultant salary in the Midlands is £47,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 77 137 114
Rank change year-on-year +60 -23 -18
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 376 219 321
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 3.21% 2.36% 2.95%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.40% 2.64% 3.10%
Number of salaries quoted 300 172 232
10th Percentile £24,000 £41,375 £37,500
25th Percentile £31,063 £52,188 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £62,750 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -24.30% +14.09% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £74,100 £77,500 £76,250
England median annual salary £60,000 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% +3.85% +8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 11,062 8,311 10,343
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.30% 89.66% 95.01%
Number of salaries quoted 8,270 4,658 7,067
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,925 £27,539
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £37,054
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £60,741 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Consultant in the Midlands

Consultant
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Consultant in the Midlands

Consultant
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Consultant in the Midlands over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

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 7 May 2024. 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 +71 274 £50,000 -20.63% 100
East Midlands +24 99 £37,500 -42.31% 38
Consultant
England

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

For the 6 months to 7 May 2024, 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 Midlands region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 146 (38.83%) Social Skills
2 118 (31.38%) Microsoft
3 99 (26.33%) Finance
4 81 (21.54%) Problem-Solving
5 62 (16.49%) Dynamics 365
6 61 (16.22%) Customer Service
6 61 (16.22%) SQL
7 54 (14.36%) Power Platform
8 52 (13.83%) Project Management
8 52 (13.83%) Degree
9 49 (13.03%) SQL Server
10 48 (12.77%) Public Sector
11 44 (11.70%) Migration
12 42 (11.17%) Power BI
13 38 (10.11%) CRM
13 38 (10.11%) Organisational Skills
14 36 (9.57%) Business Intelligence
14 36 (9.57%) Dynamics CRM
15 34 (9.04%) Roadmaps
15 34 (9.04%) Presales
15 34 (9.04%) Retail
15 34 (9.04%) Security Cleared
16 32 (8.51%) Azure
16 32 (8.51%) Requirements Gathering
17 31 (8.24%) ERP
18 30 (7.98%) SAP
18 30 (7.98%) Agile
18 30 (7.98%) Process Improvement
18 30 (7.98%) Data Centre
19 28 (7.45%) Analytical Skills

Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 18 (4.79%) Microsoft Exchange
2 17 (4.52%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.33%) Apache
4 3 (0.80%) IIS
5 1 (0.27%) NetWeaver
5 1 (0.27%) SAP Portal
Applications
1 14 (3.72%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (2.13%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.06%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.27%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.27%) InDesign
5 1 (0.27%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 36 (9.57%) Dynamics CRM
2 14 (3.72%) Dynamics NAV
3 12 (3.19%) NetSuite
4 10 (2.66%) SAP S/4HANA
5 7 (1.86%) SAP Business One
6 5 (1.33%) SAP SD
7 4 (1.06%) SAP CO
7 4 (1.06%) SAP FI
7 4 (1.06%) SAP FI/CO
7 4 (1.06%) Unit4 Business World
8 3 (0.80%) SAP MM
8 3 (0.80%) SAP PP
9 2 (0.53%) Dynamics AX
9 2 (0.53%) SAP CRM
9 2 (0.53%) SAP SCM
10 1 (0.27%) SAP LE
10 1 (0.27%) SAP MDG
10 1 (0.27%) SAP QM
10 1 (0.27%) SAP Retail
10 1 (0.27%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 62 (16.49%) Dynamics 365
2 54 (14.36%) Power Platform
3 32 (8.51%) Azure
4 26 (6.91%) Microsoft 365
5 21 (5.59%) PowerApps
6 15 (3.99%) SaaS
7 11 (2.93%) AWS
8 10 (2.66%) Entra ID
9 9 (2.39%) Amazon S3
9 9 (2.39%) Power Automate
10 8 (2.13%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (1.86%) SuccessFactors
12 6 (1.60%) IaaS
12 6 (1.60%) PaaS
13 5 (1.33%) Azure Stack
14 4 (1.06%) Amazon EC2
15 3 (0.80%) Cloud Computing
15 3 (0.80%) GCP
15 3 (0.80%) MailChimp
15 3 (0.80%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.13%) Unified Communications
2 7 (1.86%) DHCP
2 7 (1.86%) DNS
2 7 (1.86%) Firewall
3 6 (1.60%) Internet
3 6 (1.60%) VPN
4 5 (1.33%) IPsec
4 5 (1.33%) SNMP
4 5 (1.33%) WAN
5 4 (1.06%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (0.53%) Intranet
7 1 (0.27%) Cisco Firepower
7 1 (0.27%) Network Security
7 1 (0.27%) NGFW
7 1 (0.27%) SAN
7 1 (0.27%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.27%) Software-Defined Networking
7 1 (0.27%) VLAN
7 1 (0.27%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (13.03%) SQL Server
2 42 (11.17%) Power BI
3 17 (4.52%) Data Warehouse
3 17 (4.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 8 (2.13%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 5 (1.33%) Elasticsearch
5 5 (1.33%) MongoDB
6 4 (1.06%) Crystal Reports
6 4 (1.06%) Data Lake
7 3 (0.80%) Oracle Database
7 3 (0.80%) SAP BW
8 2 (0.53%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
8 2 (0.53%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.53%) SAP HANA
9 1 (0.27%) DB2
9 1 (0.27%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 6 (1.60%) Git
General
1 146 (38.83%) Social Skills
2 99 (26.33%) Finance
3 48 (12.77%) Public Sector
4 38 (10.11%) Organisational Skills
5 34 (9.04%) Retail
6 28 (7.45%) Analytical Skills
7 23 (6.12%) Manufacturing
8 20 (5.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 20 (5.32%) Marketing
9 14 (3.72%) Presentation Skills
10 11 (2.93%) Law
11 8 (2.13%) Telecoms
12 5 (1.33%) Banking
12 5 (1.33%) Documentation Skills
12 5 (1.33%) Local Government
13 4 (1.06%) General Ledger
13 4 (1.06%) Retail Finance
14 3 (0.80%) Social Science
15 2 (0.53%) Swedish Language
16 1 (0.27%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (3.19%) HTML
2 10 (2.66%) CSS
3 5 (1.33%) RabbitMQ
3 5 (1.33%) YAML
4 3 (0.80%) .NET
4 3 (0.80%) XML
5 2 (0.53%) JSON
5 2 (0.53%) React
5 2 (0.53%) SAP Smart Forms
5 2 (0.53%) Web Services
6 1 (0.27%) BAPI
6 1 (0.27%) HTML5 Canvas
6 1 (0.27%) IDoc
6 1 (0.27%) Node.js
6 1 (0.27%) SAP Fiori
6 1 (0.27%) SAPUI5
Miscellaneous
1 30 (7.98%) Data Centre
2 21 (5.59%) Self-Motivation
3 15 (3.99%) Driving Licence
4 12 (3.19%) Legacy Systems
5 11 (2.93%) Low-Code
6 10 (2.66%) Virtual Team
7 8 (2.13%) NHS
7 8 (2.13%) Public Cloud
8 7 (1.86%) Onboarding
8 7 (1.86%) Renewable Energy
9 5 (1.33%) Acoustics
9 5 (1.33%) Management Information System
10 4 (1.06%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (1.06%) Credit Risk
10 4 (1.06%) Greenfield Project
11 2 (0.53%) FMCG
11 2 (0.53%) Operational Technology
12 1 (0.27%) Blog
12 1 (0.27%) Graphic Design
12 1 (0.27%) Photography
Operating Systems
1 19 (5.05%) Windows
2 6 (1.60%) Linux
3 5 (1.33%) Data ONTAP
4 4 (1.06%) Windows 7
4 4 (1.06%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.27%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 81 (21.54%) Problem-Solving
2 61 (16.22%) Customer Service
3 52 (13.83%) Project Management
4 44 (11.70%) Migration
5 38 (10.11%) CRM
6 36 (9.57%) Business Intelligence
7 34 (9.04%) Presales
7 34 (9.04%) Roadmaps
8 32 (8.51%) Requirements Gathering
9 31 (8.24%) ERP
10 30 (7.98%) Agile
10 30 (7.98%) Process Improvement
11 28 (7.45%) Project Delivery
12 27 (7.18%) Customer Requirements
13 24 (6.38%) Decision-Making
14 22 (5.85%) Data Migration
15 21 (5.59%) User Acceptance Testing
16 20 (5.32%) Artificial Intelligence
16 20 (5.32%) Cybersecurity
16 20 (5.32%) Logistics
Programming Languages
1 61 (16.22%) SQL
2 21 (5.59%) JavaScript
3 14 (3.72%) C#
4 11 (2.93%) Java
5 6 (1.60%) Python
6 5 (1.33%) Bicep
7 3 (0.80%) PL/SQL
7 3 (0.80%) T-SQL
8 2 (0.53%) ABAP
8 2 (0.53%) SAPscript
9 1 (0.27%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 52 (13.83%) Degree
2 34 (9.04%) Security Cleared
3 10 (2.66%) Microsoft Certification
4 7 (1.86%) Azure Certification
5 6 (1.60%) AWS Certification
5 6 (1.60%) MCSE
6 4 (1.06%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 4 (1.06%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (0.80%) AAT
7 3 (0.80%) DBS Check
7 3 (0.80%) Postgraduate
8 2 (0.53%) APMP
8 2 (0.53%) CISM
8 2 (0.53%) CISSP
8 2 (0.53%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 2 (0.53%) SC Cleared
9 1 (0.27%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (0.27%) CRISC
9 1 (0.27%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.27%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (1.86%) QA
2 6 (1.60%) NIST
3 4 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 3 (0.80%) GMP
4 3 (0.80%) GRC
4 3 (0.80%) PMO
5 2 (0.53%) NCSC
6 1 (0.27%) COBIT
6 1 (0.27%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.27%) GDPR
6 1 (0.27%) ISO 31000
6 1 (0.27%) ISO 9001
6 1 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 27005
6 1 (0.27%) NIST 800
6 1 (0.27%) PCI DSS
6 1 (0.27%) SOC 2
System Software
1 9 (2.39%) VMware Infrastructure
2 7 (1.86%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.33%) Docker
Systems Management
1 6 (1.60%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.33%) Ansible
2 5 (1.33%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (1.33%) Prometheus
2 5 (1.33%) Terraform
2 5 (1.33%) vCenter Server
3 1 (0.27%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 118 (31.38%) Microsoft
2 30 (7.98%) SAP
3 11 (2.93%) Cisco
4 9 (2.39%) Adobe
4 9 (2.39%) Apple
4 9 (2.39%) ServiceNow
4 9 (2.39%) VMware
5 6 (1.60%) Palo Alto
6 5 (1.33%) NetApp
6 5 (1.33%) Oracle
6 5 (1.33%) Qualtrics
6 5 (1.33%) Red Hat
6 5 (1.33%) SolidFire
7 3 (0.80%) Adaptive Insights
7 3 (0.80%) Anaplan
7 3 (0.80%) Jedox
7 3 (0.80%) Tagetik
8 2 (0.53%) Google
8 2 (0.53%) Sun
9 1 (0.27%) Fortinet