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 8 July 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 139 59
Rank change year-on-year +91 -80 +11
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 633 198 624
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 3.07% 2.16% 3.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.24% 2.45% 3.53%
Number of salaries quoted 440 154 413
10th Percentile £26,000 £28,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £38,750 £38,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -21.43%
75th Percentile £78,750 £74,721 £71,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £90,000
England median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -3.85% +13.04% -15.08%

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 19,524 8,093 17,672
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.66% 88.13% 95.12%
Number of salaries quoted 14,218 4,311 13,393
10th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £27,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,125 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% - -7.41%
75th Percentile £70,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £81,750 £78,750
England median annual salary £57,500 £56,000 £52,501
% change year-on-year +2.68% +6.67% -12.50%

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 8 July 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 8 July 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 +86 416 £60,000 +11.63% 128
Yorkshire +46 152 £65,000 -7.14% 53
North East +7 65 £42,500 - 12
Consultant
England

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

For the 6 months to 8 July 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 73 (11.53%) Security Cleared
2 70 (11.06%) SAP
3 63 (9.95%) Presales
4 57 (9.00%) Cybersecurity
5 55 (8.69%) Problem-Solving
6 50 (7.90%) Azure
7 49 (7.74%) SC Cleared
8 41 (6.48%) SAP S/4HANA
8 41 (6.48%) User Acceptance Testing
9 38 (6.00%) ERP
9 38 (6.00%) Microsoft
10 36 (5.69%) Databricks
11 35 (5.53%) Business Development
11 35 (5.53%) Stakeholder Management
12 33 (5.21%) Workshop Facilitation
13 31 (4.90%) Continuous Improvement
13 31 (4.90%) Regulatory Compliance
14 30 (4.74%) Data Architecture
15 29 (4.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 29 (4.58%) System Integration Testing
16 28 (4.42%) Functional Safety
16 28 (4.42%) Oracle
17 27 (4.27%) AI
17 27 (4.27%) Dynamics 365
17 27 (4.27%) Risk Management
18 25 (3.95%) Data Engineering
19 23 (3.63%) Agile
19 23 (3.63%) Java
19 23 (3.63%) Requirements Gathering
20 22 (3.48%) Analytics

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 7 (1.11%) SharePoint
2 3 (0.47%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.32%) CMS
3 2 (0.32%) Umbraco
3 2 (0.32%) WordPress
4 1 (0.16%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 8 (1.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (0.95%) Spreadsheet
3 4 (0.63%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (0.32%) Trello
4 2 (0.32%) Windchill
5 1 (0.16%) Acrobat
Business Applications
1 41 (6.48%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (2.05%) Sage X3
3 11 (1.74%) SAP MDG
3 11 (1.74%) SAP SD
4 10 (1.58%) Oracle EBS
5 8 (1.26%) SAP MDG-BP
6 7 (1.11%) SAP GTS
6 7 (1.11%) SAP Travel Management
7 6 (0.95%) SAP PP
8 5 (0.79%) Dynamics CRM
8 5 (0.79%) SAP IBP
9 4 (0.63%) Oracle ERP
9 4 (0.63%) Sage 200
9 4 (0.63%) Sage 50
9 4 (0.63%) SAP Forecasting and Replenishment
9 4 (0.63%) SAP MDG-F
10 3 (0.47%) NetSuite
10 3 (0.47%) SAP Business One
11 2 (0.32%) Dynamics NAV
12 1 (0.16%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 50 (7.90%) Azure
2 27 (4.27%) Dynamics 365
3 22 (3.48%) Power Platform
4 18 (2.84%) AWS
4 18 (2.84%) SaaS
5 9 (1.42%) Microsoft 365
6 7 (1.11%) Azure AI
6 7 (1.11%) Power Automate
6 7 (1.11%) PowerApps
7 5 (0.79%) Copilot Studio
7 5 (0.79%) GCP
7 5 (0.79%) Microsoft Copilot
8 4 (0.63%) OCI
9 3 (0.47%) Amazon Bedrock
9 3 (0.47%) Azure Data Factory
9 3 (0.47%) Azure Machine Learning
9 3 (0.47%) Collibra
9 3 (0.47%) dbt
9 3 (0.47%) Microsoft Purview
9 3 (0.47%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 16 (2.53%) Firewall
2 13 (2.05%) Network Security
3 11 (1.74%) LAN
4 10 (1.58%) SD-WAN
4 10 (1.58%) WAN
5 5 (0.79%) BGP
5 5 (0.79%) HTTP
5 5 (0.79%) OSPF
5 5 (0.79%) Unified Communications
5 5 (0.79%) Wireless
6 4 (0.63%) SMTP
7 3 (0.47%) Intranet
8 2 (0.32%) DNS
9 1 (0.16%) DHCP
9 1 (0.16%) SMS
9 1 (0.16%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (2.53%) SAP HANA
2 9 (1.42%) SAP BW
3 7 (1.11%) Power BI
4 5 (0.79%) Metadata
5 4 (0.63%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
5 4 (0.63%) Oracle Reports
6 3 (0.47%) BigQuery
6 3 (0.47%) Data Vault
6 3 (0.47%) Semantic Layer
7 2 (0.32%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.16%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 1 (0.16%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 3 (0.47%) Oracle Forms
2 2 (0.32%) JIRA
3 1 (0.16%) LSMW
General
1 63 (9.95%) Social Skills
2 57 (9.00%) Finance
3 45 (7.11%) Public Sector
4 31 (4.90%) Law
5 27 (4.27%) Retail
6 21 (3.32%) Analytical Skills
7 19 (3.00%) Manufacturing
7 19 (3.00%) Marketing
8 14 (2.21%) Telecoms
9 13 (2.05%) Legal
10 10 (1.58%) Presentation Skills
11 6 (0.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (0.79%) Billing
13 3 (0.47%) Banking
13 3 (0.47%) Documentation Skills
14 2 (0.32%) Advertising
14 2 (0.32%) Aerospace
14 2 (0.32%) Back Office
14 2 (0.32%) Investment Banking
14 2 (0.32%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (2.69%) SAP Fiori
2 10 (1.58%) Oracle Fusion
3 7 (1.11%) Middleware
3 7 (1.11%) SAP Core Interface
3 7 (1.11%) SAP TM
4 5 (0.79%) REST
4 5 (0.79%) SAP ALE
4 5 (0.79%) Web Dynpro
5 4 (0.63%) SAML
6 2 (0.32%) CSS
6 2 (0.32%) HTML
6 2 (0.32%) Node.js
6 2 (0.32%) React
7 1 (0.16%) AWS CDK
7 1 (0.16%) EDI
7 1 (0.16%) Express.js
7 1 (0.16%) NestJS
Miscellaneous
1 18 (2.84%) Onboarding
2 12 (1.90%) Self-Motivation
3 11 (1.74%) Greenfield Project
4 9 (1.42%) Social Media
5 8 (1.26%) Data Structures
5 8 (1.26%) Legacy Systems
6 7 (1.11%) Cloud Native
6 7 (1.11%) Driving Licence
6 7 (1.11%) Life Science
7 5 (0.79%) Replication
8 4 (0.63%) Hybrid Cloud
8 4 (0.63%) Product Ownership
9 3 (0.47%) AI Agents
9 3 (0.47%) Distributed Systems
10 2 (0.32%) Augmented Reality
10 2 (0.32%) Hedge funds
10 2 (0.32%) IoT
10 2 (0.32%) Security Posture
10 2 (0.32%) Self-Driving Car
10 2 (0.32%) Virtual Reality
Operating Systems
1 6 (0.95%) Windows
2 4 (0.63%) Linux
3 1 (0.16%) Android
3 1 (0.16%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.16%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (9.95%) Presales
2 57 (9.00%) Cybersecurity
3 55 (8.69%) Problem-Solving
4 41 (6.48%) User Acceptance Testing
5 38 (6.00%) ERP
6 35 (5.53%) Business Development
6 35 (5.53%) Stakeholder Management
7 33 (5.21%) Workshop Facilitation
8 31 (4.90%) Continuous Improvement
8 31 (4.90%) Regulatory Compliance
9 30 (4.74%) Data Architecture
10 29 (4.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 29 (4.58%) System Integration Testing
11 27 (4.27%) AI
11 27 (4.27%) Risk Management
12 25 (3.95%) Data Engineering
13 23 (3.63%) Agile
13 23 (3.63%) Requirements Gathering
14 22 (3.48%) Analytics
14 22 (3.48%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 23 (3.63%) Java
2 19 (3.00%) SQL
3 18 (2.84%) ABAP
4 9 (1.42%) Python
5 5 (0.79%) JavaScript
5 5 (0.79%) Scala
6 4 (0.63%) PL/SQL
7 3 (0.47%) Bash
7 3 (0.47%) Perl
8 2 (0.32%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.16%) Bicep
9 1 (0.16%) C#
9 1 (0.16%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.16%) SAPscript
Qualifications
1 73 (11.53%) Security Cleared
2 49 (7.74%) SC Cleared
3 22 (3.48%) Degree
4 15 (2.37%) DV Cleared
5 13 (2.05%) DBS Check
6 8 (1.26%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (0.95%) CISSP
8 5 (0.79%) CCNP
8 5 (0.79%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (0.63%) Azure Certification
9 4 (0.63%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (0.63%) CISA
9 4 (0.63%) CISM
9 4 (0.63%) Computer Science Degree
9 4 (0.63%) CRISC
10 2 (0.32%) CCA
11 1 (0.16%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (2.37%) Data Quality
2 14 (2.21%) GDPR
3 9 (1.42%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 9 (1.42%) NIST
4 7 (1.11%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 4 (0.63%) Accessibility
6 3 (0.47%) Actionable Recommendations
6 3 (0.47%) HIPAA
6 3 (0.47%) WCAG
7 2 (0.32%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.16%) NCSC
8 1 (0.16%) SEPA
8 1 (0.16%) SLA
System Software
1 6 (0.95%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.32%) Docker
3 1 (0.16%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 28 (4.42%) Functional Safety
2 6 (0.95%) FortiGate
3 3 (0.47%) Terraform
4 2 (0.32%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 70 (11.06%) SAP
2 38 (6.00%) Microsoft
3 36 (5.69%) Databricks
4 28 (4.42%) Oracle
5 20 (3.16%) Sage
6 13 (2.05%) Cisco
6 13 (2.05%) Fortinet
7 12 (1.90%) OpenText
8 10 (1.58%) Juniper
9 8 (1.26%) ServiceNow
10 6 (0.95%) Google
10 6 (0.95%) HP
11 5 (0.79%) Ariba
11 5 (0.79%) Aruba
12 4 (0.63%) CyberArk
12 4 (0.63%) Xero
13 3 (0.47%) Foundry
13 3 (0.47%) Salesforce
13 3 (0.47%) Workday
14 2 (0.32%) Informatica