Consultant Job Trends in the North of England

Consultant
England > North of England

The median Consultant salary in the North of England is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 January 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 18 105
Rank change year-on-year -49 +87 +81
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 324 785 266
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 2.85% 8.71% 2.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.20% 9.31% 2.66%
Number of salaries quoted 200 165 228
10th Percentile £25,000 £38,600 £29,400
25th Percentile £30,000 £42,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year - +0.75% -0.74%
75th Percentile £81,250 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £85,125 £83,250 £85,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +4.00% -3.85%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 North of England with a recognized job title 10,112 8,428 10,013
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.89% 93.50% 95.57%
Number of salaries quoted 5,995 3,974 8,130
10th Percentile £28,250 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £36,255
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £66,250 £67,500 £66,000
90th Percentile £81,857 £81,250 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,173
% change year-on-year -8.33% +8.75% -11.72%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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 North of England.

Consultant job vacancy trend in the North of England

Consultant
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in the North of England.

Salary distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in the North of England

Consultant
Salary Histogram in the North of England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Consultant in the North of England over the 6 months to 24 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Consultant in the North of England

Consultant
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the North of England region over the 6 months to 24 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
North West -24 169 £67,500 +12.50% 103
Yorkshire -55 132 £55,000 -8.33% 83
North East +10 23 £39,250 -12.78% 19
Consultant
England

Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 24 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 North of England region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 50 (15.43%) Problem-Solving
2 45 (13.89%) SAP
3 44 (13.58%) Degree
4 37 (11.42%) ERP
4 37 (11.42%) Microsoft
5 24 (7.41%) Microsoft Office
5 24 (7.41%) Physics
6 23 (7.10%) Presales
7 20 (6.17%) Security Cleared
7 20 (6.17%) Stakeholder Management
8 19 (5.86%) AI
8 19 (5.86%) Collaborative Culture
8 19 (5.86%) Continuous Improvement
9 18 (5.56%) Agile
9 18 (5.56%) SC Cleared
10 17 (5.25%) Business Development
10 17 (5.25%) Workshop Facilitation
11 16 (4.94%) SAP S/4HANA
12 15 (4.63%) Microsoft 365
12 15 (4.63%) Migration
12 15 (4.63%) Requirements Gathering
13 14 (4.32%) Power Platform
14 13 (4.01%) Oracle
14 13 (4.01%) Unit4 Business World
15 12 (3.70%) Roadmaps
16 11 (3.40%) Azure
16 11 (3.40%) Customer Service
16 11 (3.40%) Power Automate
16 11 (3.40%) SQL
17 10 (3.09%) CRM

Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 8 (2.47%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.31%) Confluence
Applications
1 24 (7.41%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.62%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.31%) Adobe XD
3 1 (0.31%) InVision
3 1 (0.31%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 16 (4.94%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (4.01%) Unit4 Business World
3 7 (2.16%) SAP Business One
4 6 (1.85%) NetSuite
5 5 (1.54%) Dynamics CRM
5 5 (1.54%) SAP GRC
6 4 (1.23%) SAP CO
6 4 (1.23%) SAP FI
6 4 (1.23%) SAP FI/CO
7 3 (0.93%) SAP MDG
7 3 (0.93%) SAP MM
7 3 (0.93%) SAP PS
7 3 (0.93%) SAP Retail
7 3 (0.93%) SAP SCM
8 2 (0.62%) iTrent
8 2 (0.62%) Sage X3
8 2 (0.62%) SAP SD
8 2 (0.62%) Teamcenter
9 1 (0.31%) SAP MII
9 1 (0.31%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 15 (4.63%) Microsoft 365
2 14 (4.32%) Power Platform
3 11 (3.40%) Azure
3 11 (3.40%) Power Automate
4 10 (3.09%) PowerApps
5 9 (2.78%) Dynamics 365
6 8 (2.47%) AWS
6 8 (2.47%) SaaS
7 3 (0.93%) Entra ID
7 3 (0.93%) Microsoft Copilot
7 3 (0.93%) OCI
8 2 (0.62%) GCP
8 2 (0.62%) Microsoft Purview
9 1 (0.31%) Azure Data Factory
9 1 (0.31%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.31%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 1 (0.31%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.31%) Figma
9 1 (0.31%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.31%) SMTP
1 1 (0.31%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.16%) Crystal Reports
2 4 (1.23%) SAP HANA
3 3 (0.93%) BusinessObjects
4 2 (0.62%) Oracle BI Publisher
4 2 (0.62%) Power BI
5 1 (0.31%) Azure SQL Database
5 1 (0.31%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.31%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 4 (1.23%) JIRA
2 1 (0.31%) Axure RP
2 1 (0.31%) LSMW
General
1 87 (26.85%) Finance
1 87 (26.85%) Social Skills
2 26 (8.02%) Marketing
3 24 (7.41%) Spanish Language
4 20 (6.17%) Law
5 15 (4.63%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (4.63%) Retail
6 12 (3.70%) Legal
7 10 (3.09%) Public Sector
8 6 (1.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 5 (1.54%) Banking
9 5 (1.54%) Manufacturing
9 5 (1.54%) Organisational Skills
10 2 (0.62%) Telecoms
11 1 (0.31%) Advertising
11 1 (0.31%) Automotive
11 1 (0.31%) Electronics
11 1 (0.31%) French Language
11 1 (0.31%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.31%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.09%) SAP Fiori
2 6 (1.85%) Oracle Fusion
2 6 (1.85%) SAP Basis
2 6 (1.85%) SAPUI5
3 3 (0.93%) PyTorch
3 3 (0.93%) TensorFlow
4 2 (0.62%) scikit-learn
5 1 (0.31%) CSS
5 1 (0.31%) HTML
5 1 (0.31%) Hugging Face
5 1 (0.31%) REST
5 1 (0.31%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 18 (5.56%) Onboarding
2 8 (2.47%) Augmented Reality
2 8 (2.47%) Virtual Reality
3 6 (1.85%) Cloud Native
3 6 (1.85%) Product Ownership
3 6 (1.85%) Public Cloud
4 4 (1.23%) Life Science
5 3 (0.93%) Management Information System
5 3 (0.93%) NHS
5 3 (0.93%) Private Cloud
5 3 (0.93%) Replication
5 3 (0.93%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (0.62%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (0.62%) Distributed Systems
6 2 (0.62%) FMCG
6 2 (0.62%) Low-Code
7 1 (0.31%) Data Centre
7 1 (0.31%) Data Structures
7 1 (0.31%) Microsoft Licensing
7 1 (0.31%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.23%) Linux
1 4 (1.23%) Windows
2 3 (0.93%) SUSE
2 3 (0.93%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
2 3 (0.93%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 50 (15.43%) Problem-Solving
2 37 (11.42%) ERP
3 24 (7.41%) Physics
4 23 (7.10%) Presales
5 20 (6.17%) Stakeholder Management
6 19 (5.86%) AI
6 19 (5.86%) Collaborative Culture
6 19 (5.86%) Continuous Improvement
7 18 (5.56%) Agile
8 17 (5.25%) Business Development
8 17 (5.25%) Workshop Facilitation
9 15 (4.63%) Migration
9 15 (4.63%) Requirements Gathering
10 12 (3.70%) Roadmaps
11 11 (3.40%) Customer Service
12 10 (3.09%) CRM
13 9 (2.78%) Lead Generation
13 9 (2.78%) Mentoring
14 8 (2.47%) Cybersecurity
14 8 (2.47%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 11 (3.40%) SQL
2 6 (1.85%) Python
3 5 (1.54%) ABAP
3 5 (1.54%) Java
4 1 (0.31%) JavaScript
4 1 (0.31%) SAPscript
Qualifications
1 44 (13.58%) Degree
2 20 (6.17%) Security Cleared
3 18 (5.56%) SC Cleared
4 2 (0.62%) DV Cleared
4 2 (0.62%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (0.31%) CCA
5 1 (0.31%) CISA
5 1 (0.31%) CISM
5 1 (0.31%) CISSP
5 1 (0.31%) DBS Check
5 1 (0.31%) Master's Degree
5 1 (0.31%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (2.47%) GDPR
2 7 (2.16%) GRC
3 6 (1.85%) QA
4 4 (1.23%) Data Quality
5 3 (0.93%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.62%) NIST
6 2 (0.62%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.62%) SLA
6 2 (0.62%) SOC 2
7 1 (0.31%) SEPA
7 1 (0.31%) WCAG
System Software
1 4 (1.23%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (0.62%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 45 (13.89%) SAP
2 37 (11.42%) Microsoft
3 13 (4.01%) Oracle
4 6 (1.85%) ServiceNow
5 3 (0.93%) Ariba
5 3 (0.93%) Sage
5 3 (0.93%) Workday
6 2 (0.62%) Cisco
6 2 (0.62%) Fortinet
6 2 (0.62%) PayPal
7 1 (0.31%) Adobe
7 1 (0.31%) CrowdStrike
7 1 (0.31%) CyberArk
7 1 (0.31%) Databricks
7 1 (0.31%) Epicor
7 1 (0.31%) IFS
7 1 (0.31%) Juniper
7 1 (0.31%) Palo Alto
7 1 (0.31%) Zscaler