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 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 17 107
Rank change year-on-year -49 +90 +91
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 323 838 223
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 3.00% 9.22% 2.62%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.38% 9.80% 2.74%
Number of salaries quoted 198 173 184
10th Percentile £25,000 £38,550 £40,375
25th Percentile £30,000 £41,250 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +2.13%
75th Percentile £80,000 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,375 £87,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.54% - -

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 9,556 8,552 8,148
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.69% 94.06% 95.76%
Number of salaries quoted 5,571 4,030 6,496
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £33,000 £40,000 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,309 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.61% +0.62% -4.76%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £66,778
90th Percentile £82,500 £80,000 £80,435
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

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 14 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 14 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 -24 166 £65,000 +8.33% 89
Yorkshire -50 136 £53,750 -10.42% 56
North East +20 23 £42,500 -5.56% 16
Consultant
England

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

For the 6 months to 14 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 54 (16.72%) Problem-Solving
2 45 (13.93%) Degree
3 43 (13.31%) SAP
4 39 (12.07%) ERP
4 39 (12.07%) Microsoft
5 28 (8.67%) Microsoft Office
6 27 (8.36%) Physics
7 22 (6.81%) Security Cleared
8 21 (6.50%) Collaborative Culture
8 21 (6.50%) Continuous Improvement
8 21 (6.50%) Presales
8 21 (6.50%) Stakeholder Management
9 20 (6.19%) Agile
10 19 (5.88%) SC Cleared
11 18 (5.57%) AI
12 16 (4.95%) SAP S/4HANA
13 15 (4.64%) Business Development
13 15 (4.64%) Workshop Facilitation
14 14 (4.33%) Azure
14 14 (4.33%) Requirements Gathering
15 13 (4.02%) Microsoft 365
15 13 (4.02%) Migration
15 13 (4.02%) Unit4 Business World
16 12 (3.72%) Customer Service
16 12 (3.72%) Roadmaps
17 11 (3.41%) Dynamics 365
17 11 (3.41%) Oracle
17 11 (3.41%) Power Platform
17 11 (3.41%) SQL
18 10 (3.10%) AWS

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 6 (1.86%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.31%) Confluence
Applications
1 28 (8.67%) 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 (4.95%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (4.02%) Unit4 Business World
3 7 (2.17%) SAP Business One
4 6 (1.86%) NetSuite
5 5 (1.55%) SAP GRC
6 4 (1.24%) Dynamics CRM
6 4 (1.24%) SAP CO
6 4 (1.24%) SAP FI
6 4 (1.24%) SAP FI/CO
7 3 (0.93%) SAP MDG
7 3 (0.93%) SAP MM
7 3 (0.93%) SAP PS
8 2 (0.62%) iTrent
8 2 (0.62%) Sage X3
8 2 (0.62%) SAP Retail
8 2 (0.62%) SAP SCM
8 2 (0.62%) SAP SD
8 2 (0.62%) Teamcenter
9 1 (0.31%) Sage 200
9 1 (0.31%) SAP MII
Cloud Services
1 14 (4.33%) Azure
2 13 (4.02%) Microsoft 365
3 11 (3.41%) Dynamics 365
3 11 (3.41%) Power Platform
4 10 (3.10%) AWS
5 9 (2.79%) Power Automate
5 9 (2.79%) SaaS
6 8 (2.48%) PowerApps
7 4 (1.24%) Entra ID
7 4 (1.24%) GCP
8 3 (0.93%) Microsoft Copilot
8 3 (0.93%) OCI
9 2 (0.62%) Microsoft Purview
10 1 (0.31%) Azure Data Factory
10 1 (0.31%) Azure DevOps
10 1 (0.31%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 1 (0.31%) Cloud Computing
10 1 (0.31%) Figma
10 1 (0.31%) Intacct
10 1 (0.31%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.31%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (2.17%) Crystal Reports
2 4 (1.24%) 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 5 (1.55%) JIRA
2 1 (0.31%) Axure RP
General
1 91 (28.17%) Finance
1 91 (28.17%) Social Skills
2 30 (9.29%) Marketing
3 24 (7.43%) Spanish Language
4 19 (5.88%) Law
5 16 (4.95%) Analytical Skills
6 14 (4.33%) Retail
7 13 (4.02%) Legal
8 9 (2.79%) Public Sector
9 6 (1.86%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (1.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 5 (1.55%) Manufacturing
11 4 (1.24%) Banking
12 3 (0.93%) German Language
13 2 (0.62%) Automotive
13 2 (0.62%) Telecoms
14 1 (0.31%) Advertising
14 1 (0.31%) Electronics
14 1 (0.31%) Influencing Skills
14 1 (0.31%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (3.10%) SAP Fiori
2 6 (1.86%) Oracle Fusion
2 6 (1.86%) SAP Basis
2 6 (1.86%) 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
Miscellaneous
1 18 (5.57%) Onboarding
2 8 (2.48%) Augmented Reality
2 8 (2.48%) Cloud Native
2 8 (2.48%) Virtual Reality
3 6 (1.86%) Product Ownership
3 6 (1.86%) Public Cloud
4 4 (1.24%) Life Science
4 4 (1.24%) 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 3 (0.93%) Linux
1 3 (0.93%) SUSE
1 3 (0.93%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
1 3 (0.93%) Windows
1 3 (0.93%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 54 (16.72%) Problem-Solving
2 39 (12.07%) ERP
3 27 (8.36%) Physics
4 21 (6.50%) Collaborative Culture
4 21 (6.50%) Continuous Improvement
4 21 (6.50%) Presales
4 21 (6.50%) Stakeholder Management
5 20 (6.19%) Agile
6 18 (5.57%) AI
7 15 (4.64%) Business Development
7 15 (4.64%) Workshop Facilitation
8 14 (4.33%) Requirements Gathering
9 13 (4.02%) Migration
10 12 (3.72%) Customer Service
10 12 (3.72%) Roadmaps
11 10 (3.10%) Mentoring
12 9 (2.79%) CRM
12 9 (2.79%) Decision-Making
12 9 (2.79%) Lead Generation
12 9 (2.79%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 11 (3.41%) SQL
2 6 (1.86%) Python
3 5 (1.55%) Java
4 3 (0.93%) ABAP
5 1 (0.31%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 45 (13.93%) Degree
2 22 (6.81%) Security Cleared
3 19 (5.88%) SC Cleared
4 2 (0.62%) DV Cleared
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%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (0.31%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (2.48%) GDPR
2 7 (2.17%) GRC
2 7 (2.17%) QA
3 4 (1.24%) Data Quality
4 3 (0.93%) Accessibility
4 3 (0.93%) SLA
5 2 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials
5 2 (0.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 2 (0.62%) NIST
5 2 (0.62%) PCI DSS
5 2 (0.62%) SOC 2
6 1 (0.31%) WCAG
System Software
1 4 (1.24%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (0.62%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 43 (13.31%) SAP
2 39 (12.07%) Microsoft
3 11 (3.41%) Oracle
4 5 (1.55%) ServiceNow
5 4 (1.24%) Sage
6 3 (0.93%) Ariba
7 2 (0.62%) PayPal
7 2 (0.62%) Workday
8 1 (0.31%) Adobe
8 1 (0.31%) Cisco
8 1 (0.31%) CrowdStrike
8 1 (0.31%) Databricks
8 1 (0.31%) Epicor
8 1 (0.31%) Fortinet
8 1 (0.31%) IFS
8 1 (0.31%) Juniper
8 1 (0.31%) Palo Alto
8 1 (0.31%) Zscaler