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 7 November 2025.

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

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 73 14 79
Rank change year-on-year -59 +65 +91
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 326 1,031 283
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 3.40% 8.26% 3.68%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.83% 8.69% 3.80%
Number of salaries quoted 200 264 226
10th Percentile £25,000 £26,000 £43,375
25th Percentile £32,000 £40,000 £50,313
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year - -7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £70,625 £78,125 £80,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £90,000 £85,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -12.00% -3.85% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 8,520 11,867 7,444
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.86% 95.03% 96.85%
Number of salaries quoted 5,048 6,305 5,658
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £29,500
25th Percentile £31,250 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -5.66% +0.95%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £53,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.83% -4.17% -

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 7 November 2025.

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 7 November 2025. 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 -31 175 £60,000 -5.88% 206
Yorkshire -55 129 £60,000 +9.09% 94
North East +6 24 £42,500 +41.67% 35
Consultant
England

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

For the 6 months to 7 November 2025, 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 61 (18.71%) Problem-Solving
2 52 (15.95%) Microsoft
3 49 (15.03%) ERP
4 48 (14.72%) Degree
5 39 (11.96%) SAP
6 36 (11.04%) Microsoft Office
7 35 (10.74%) Physics
8 23 (7.06%) Security Cleared
9 21 (6.44%) Agile
9 21 (6.44%) SC Cleared
10 20 (6.13%) Azure
10 20 (6.13%) Continuous Improvement
11 19 (5.83%) Dynamics 365
12 17 (5.21%) Customer Service
12 17 (5.21%) Unit4 Business World
13 16 (4.91%) Collaborative Culture
13 16 (4.91%) Presales
13 16 (4.91%) SQL
14 15 (4.60%) CRM
15 14 (4.29%) AI
15 14 (4.29%) SAP S/4HANA
16 13 (3.99%) Business Development
16 13 (3.99%) Microsoft 365
16 13 (3.99%) Power Platform
17 12 (3.68%) Business Strategy
17 12 (3.68%) Mentoring
17 12 (3.68%) Oracle
17 12 (3.68%) Stakeholder Management
18 11 (3.37%) AWS
18 11 (3.37%) E-Commerce

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 4 (1.23%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.31%) CMS
2 1 (0.31%) Confluence
Applications
1 36 (11.04%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.61%) Chatbot
3 1 (0.31%) Adobe XD
3 1 (0.31%) InVision
3 1 (0.31%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 17 (5.21%) Unit4 Business World
2 14 (4.29%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (2.15%) NetSuite
4 6 (1.84%) SAP Business One
5 5 (1.53%) SAP GRC
6 4 (1.23%) Dynamics CRM
6 4 (1.23%) Sage 200
6 4 (1.23%) SAP CO
6 4 (1.23%) SAP FI
6 4 (1.23%) SAP FI/CO
7 3 (0.92%) Sage CRM
7 3 (0.92%) SAP MDG
7 3 (0.92%) SAP MM
7 3 (0.92%) SAP PS
8 2 (0.61%) SAP EWM
8 2 (0.61%) SAP Oil and Gas
9 1 (0.31%) Sage 50
9 1 (0.31%) SAP IBP
9 1 (0.31%) SAP MII
9 1 (0.31%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 20 (6.13%) Azure
2 19 (5.83%) Dynamics 365
3 13 (3.99%) Microsoft 365
3 13 (3.99%) Power Platform
4 11 (3.37%) AWS
5 10 (3.07%) SaaS
6 5 (1.53%) Entra ID
6 5 (1.53%) Power Automate
7 4 (1.23%) GCP
7 4 (1.23%) Microsoft Copilot
7 4 (1.23%) OCI
7 4 (1.23%) SuccessFactors
8 3 (0.92%) PowerApps
9 2 (0.61%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (0.61%) Microsoft Purview
10 1 (0.31%) AWS Fargate
10 1 (0.31%) AWS Lambda
10 1 (0.31%) Figma
10 1 (0.31%) Intacct
10 1 (0.31%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.61%) Internet
2 1 (0.31%) Firewall
2 1 (0.31%) Junos
2 1 (0.31%) Network Security
2 1 (0.31%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (1.84%) Crystal Reports
2 3 (0.92%) BusinessObjects
2 3 (0.92%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 8 (2.45%) JIRA
2 1 (0.31%) Axure RP
General
1 99 (30.37%) Social Skills
2 97 (29.75%) Finance
3 40 (12.27%) Marketing
4 24 (7.36%) Spanish Language
5 15 (4.60%) Law
6 13 (3.99%) Legal
6 13 (3.99%) Retail
7 11 (3.37%) German Language
7 11 (3.37%) Organisational Skills
8 10 (3.07%) Analytical Skills
9 8 (2.45%) Manufacturing
9 8 (2.45%) Public Sector
10 4 (1.23%) Banking
10 4 (1.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (0.61%) Automotive
11 2 (0.61%) Czech Language
11 2 (0.61%) Games
11 2 (0.61%) Presentation Skills
11 2 (0.61%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.31%) Billing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (2.76%) SAP Fiori
2 6 (1.84%) SAP Basis
2 6 (1.84%) SAPUI5
3 4 (1.23%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.31%) AWS CDK
4 1 (0.31%) CSS
4 1 (0.31%) HTML
4 1 (0.31%) PyTorch
4 1 (0.31%) scikit-learn
4 1 (0.31%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 21 (6.44%) Onboarding
2 11 (3.37%) Augmented Reality
2 11 (3.37%) Virtual Reality
3 8 (2.45%) Cloud Native
4 7 (2.15%) Life Science
5 6 (1.84%) Product Ownership
5 6 (1.84%) Public Cloud
6 5 (1.53%) Management Information System
7 3 (0.92%) NHS
7 3 (0.92%) Private Cloud
7 3 (0.92%) Renewable Energy
7 3 (0.92%) Replication
7 3 (0.92%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (0.61%) Cyber Threat
8 2 (0.61%) Distributed Systems
8 2 (0.61%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (0.61%) Low-Code
9 1 (0.31%) Cyberattack
9 1 (0.31%) Security Posture
9 1 (0.31%) Solar Panel
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.23%) Windows
1 4 (1.23%) Windows Server
2 3 (0.92%) Linux
2 3 (0.92%) SUSE
2 3 (0.92%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
3 1 (0.31%) Check Point GAiA
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (18.71%) Problem-Solving
2 49 (15.03%) ERP
3 35 (10.74%) Physics
4 21 (6.44%) Agile
5 20 (6.13%) Continuous Improvement
6 17 (5.21%) Customer Service
7 16 (4.91%) Collaborative Culture
7 16 (4.91%) Presales
8 15 (4.60%) CRM
9 14 (4.29%) AI
10 13 (3.99%) Business Development
11 12 (3.68%) Business Strategy
11 12 (3.68%) Mentoring
11 12 (3.68%) Stakeholder Management
12 11 (3.37%) E-Commerce
12 11 (3.37%) Migration
12 11 (3.37%) Scrum
13 10 (3.07%) Project Management
14 9 (2.76%) Computer Science
14 9 (2.76%) Time Management
Programming Languages
1 16 (4.91%) SQL
2 4 (1.23%) Python
3 3 (0.92%) ABAP
4 1 (0.31%) Bash
4 1 (0.31%) Java
4 1 (0.31%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 48 (14.72%) Degree
2 23 (7.06%) Security Cleared
3 21 (6.44%) SC Cleared
4 3 (0.92%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (0.61%) AAT
5 2 (0.61%) CISSP
5 2 (0.61%) DV Cleared
5 2 (0.61%) Master's Degree
6 1 (0.31%) APMG
6 1 (0.31%) AWS Certification
6 1 (0.31%) Azure Certification
6 1 (0.31%) CCSA
6 1 (0.31%) CCSE
6 1 (0.31%) CISA
6 1 (0.31%) CISM
6 1 (0.31%) JNCIP
6 1 (0.31%) JNCIS
6 1 (0.31%) PMI Certification
6 1 (0.31%) PMP
6 1 (0.31%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (1.84%) QA
1 6 (1.84%) SLA
2 5 (1.53%) GRC
3 4 (1.23%) Data Quality
4 3 (0.92%) Accessibility
5 2 (0.61%) PMO
6 1 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.31%) GDPR
6 1 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 1 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 1 (0.31%) NIST
6 1 (0.31%) P3O
6 1 (0.31%) WCAG
System Software
1 5 (1.53%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (0.61%) Automic
1 2 (0.61%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.31%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 52 (15.95%) Microsoft
2 39 (11.96%) SAP
3 12 (3.68%) Oracle
4 4 (1.23%) Sage
5 3 (0.92%) Ariba
5 3 (0.92%) Fortinet
5 3 (0.92%) Palo Alto
5 3 (0.92%) ServiceNow
6 2 (0.61%) Broadcom
6 2 (0.61%) Cisco
6 2 (0.61%) Databricks
6 2 (0.61%) HP
6 2 (0.61%) PayPal
7 1 (0.31%) Adobe
7 1 (0.31%) CheckPoint
7 1 (0.31%) Juniper
7 1 (0.31%) Spotify