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 15 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 108 21 53
Rank change year-on-year -87 +32 +103
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 268 995 492
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 2.88% 7.10% 5.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.30% 7.47% 5.77%
Number of salaries quoted 183 287 342
10th Percentile £27,500 £24,000 £43,750
25th Percentile £38,750 £40,000 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - -14.29% +16.67%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £80,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year - -14.29% +7.69%

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 8,111 13,320 8,523
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.10% 94.99% 92.78%
Number of salaries quoted 4,326 8,027 6,461
10th Percentile £26,000 £29,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £38,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% +1.94%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £69,800
90th Percentile £80,000 £78,600 £81,250
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Consultant 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 15 September 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 15 September 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 -45 169 £60,000 -7.69% 229
Yorkshire -76 87 £60,000 +9.09% 94
North East -14 14 £50,000 +66.67% 15
Consultant
England

Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 15 September 2025, 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 North of England region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 89 (33.21%) Finance
2 79 (29.48%) Social Skills
3 59 (22.01%) ERP
4 58 (21.64%) Microsoft
5 50 (18.66%) Problem-Solving
6 28 (10.45%) Security Cleared
7 27 (10.07%) CRM
8 24 (8.96%) SC Cleared
9 22 (8.21%) Degree
9 22 (8.21%) Project Management
10 21 (7.84%) SAP
11 20 (7.46%) Law
11 20 (7.46%) Dynamics 365
11 20 (7.46%) Organisational Skills
12 19 (7.09%) SQL
12 19 (7.09%) Analytical Skills
13 18 (6.72%) Migration
13 18 (6.72%) Agile
14 17 (6.34%) Unit4 Business World
14 17 (6.34%) NetSuite
14 17 (6.34%) Azure
14 17 (6.34%) Requirements Gathering
15 16 (5.97%) Power Platform
15 16 (5.97%) Microsoft 365
16 15 (5.60%) Legal
16 15 (5.60%) Onboarding
16 15 (5.60%) Customer Service
17 14 (5.22%) Collaborative Working
17 14 (5.22%) Presales
17 14 (5.22%) Data Migration

Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 4 (1.49%) SharePoint
2 2 (0.75%) ArcGIS
3 1 (0.37%) CMS
3 1 (0.37%) Confluence
Applications
1 12 (4.48%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (0.75%) Adobe Creative Suite
2 2 (0.75%) Adobe Illustrator
3 1 (0.37%) Adobe XD
3 1 (0.37%) InVision
3 1 (0.37%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 17 (6.34%) NetSuite
1 17 (6.34%) Unit4 Business World
2 7 (2.61%) SAP S/4HANA
3 6 (2.24%) Sage 200
4 5 (1.87%) Sage CRM
4 5 (1.87%) SAP Business One
5 3 (1.12%) Dynamics CRM
6 2 (0.75%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.75%) SAP EWM
6 2 (0.75%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.75%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.75%) SAP GRC
6 2 (0.75%) SAP Oil and Gas
7 1 (0.37%) Sage 50
7 1 (0.37%) SAP IBP
7 1 (0.37%) SAP MDG
7 1 (0.37%) SAP MII
7 1 (0.37%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.37%) SAP PS
7 1 (0.37%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 20 (7.46%) Dynamics 365
2 17 (6.34%) Azure
3 16 (5.97%) Microsoft 365
3 16 (5.97%) Power Platform
4 6 (2.24%) AWS
4 6 (2.24%) Microsoft Copilot
5 5 (1.87%) Entra ID
6 4 (1.49%) OCI
6 4 (1.49%) Power Automate
6 4 (1.49%) SaaS
6 4 (1.49%) SuccessFactors
7 3 (1.12%) GCP
8 2 (0.75%) Azure DevOps
8 2 (0.75%) Microsoft Purview
8 2 (0.75%) PowerApps
9 1 (0.37%) Amazon ECS
9 1 (0.37%) AWS Fargate
9 1 (0.37%) Figma
9 1 (0.37%) Intacct
9 1 (0.37%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.75%) Internet
2 1 (0.37%) Firewall
2 1 (0.37%) Junos
2 1 (0.37%) Network Security
2 1 (0.37%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (1.87%) Crystal Reports
2 1 (0.37%) Big Data
2 1 (0.37%) Data Mining
2 1 (0.37%) Oracle BI Publisher
2 1 (0.37%) Oracle ODI
Development Applications
1 8 (2.99%) JIRA
2 1 (0.37%) Axure RP
General
1 89 (33.21%) Finance
2 79 (29.48%) Social Skills
3 20 (7.46%) Law
3 20 (7.46%) Organisational Skills
4 19 (7.09%) Analytical Skills
5 15 (5.60%) Legal
6 14 (5.22%) Marketing
7 11 (4.10%) German Language
8 9 (3.36%) Manufacturing
9 8 (2.99%) Public Sector
10 4 (1.49%) Retail
11 3 (1.12%) Presentation Skills
12 2 (0.75%) Automotive
12 2 (0.75%) Banking
12 2 (0.75%) Czech Language
12 2 (0.75%) Games
13 1 (0.37%) Advertising
13 1 (0.37%) Billing
13 1 (0.37%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.12%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (0.37%) AWS CDK
2 1 (0.37%) CSS
2 1 (0.37%) HTML
2 1 (0.37%) REST
2 1 (0.37%) SAP Basis
2 1 (0.37%) SAPUI5
2 1 (0.37%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 15 (5.60%) Onboarding
2 8 (2.99%) Augmented Reality
2 8 (2.99%) Virtual Reality
3 6 (2.24%) Cyber Threat
4 5 (1.87%) Cyberattack
4 5 (1.87%) Data Protection Act
4 5 (1.87%) Renewable Energy
4 5 (1.87%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (1.49%) Cloud Native
6 3 (1.12%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
6 3 (1.12%) Life Science
6 3 (1.12%) Low-Code
6 3 (1.12%) Management Information System
6 3 (1.12%) Product Ownership
7 2 (0.75%) ASTM
7 2 (0.75%) Blog
7 2 (0.75%) Hybrid Cloud
7 2 (0.75%) Learning Management System
7 2 (0.75%) NHS
7 2 (0.75%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.37%) Check Point GAiA
1 1 (0.37%) Windows
1 1 (0.37%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 59 (22.01%) ERP
2 50 (18.66%) Problem-Solving
3 27 (10.07%) CRM
4 22 (8.21%) Project Management
5 18 (6.72%) Agile
5 18 (6.72%) Migration
6 17 (6.34%) Requirements Gathering
7 15 (5.60%) Customer Service
8 14 (5.22%) Collaborative Working
8 14 (5.22%) Data Migration
8 14 (5.22%) Presales
9 12 (4.48%) Mentoring
10 11 (4.10%) E-Commerce
10 11 (4.10%) Physics
11 10 (3.73%) Business Strategy
12 9 (3.36%) Continuous Improvement
12 9 (3.36%) Fintech
12 9 (3.36%) Vulnerability Management
12 9 (3.36%) Workshop Facilitation
13 8 (2.99%) Business Development
Programming Languages
1 19 (7.09%) SQL
2 4 (1.49%) Python
3 1 (0.37%) ABAP
3 1 (0.37%) Bash
3 1 (0.37%) Groovy
3 1 (0.37%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.37%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 28 (10.45%) Security Cleared
2 24 (8.96%) SC Cleared
3 22 (8.21%) Degree
4 4 (1.49%) Master's Degree
5 3 (1.12%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (0.75%) AAT
7 1 (0.37%) APMG
7 1 (0.37%) AWS Certification
7 1 (0.37%) Azure Certification
7 1 (0.37%) CCSA
7 1 (0.37%) CCSE
7 1 (0.37%) CISSP
7 1 (0.37%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (0.37%) DV Cleared
7 1 (0.37%) JNCIP
7 1 (0.37%) JNCIS
7 1 (0.37%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.37%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.37%) PMP
7 1 (0.37%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (2.61%) QA
2 6 (2.24%) SLA
3 5 (1.87%) Cyber Essentials
3 5 (1.87%) GDPR
3 5 (1.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (1.87%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 3 (1.12%) Accessibility
4 3 (1.12%) GRC
5 2 (0.75%) PMO
6 1 (0.37%) Data Quality
6 1 (0.37%) ISO 22301
6 1 (0.37%) NIST
6 1 (0.37%) P3O
6 1 (0.37%) WCAG
System Software
1 5 (1.87%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (0.75%) Automic
2 1 (0.37%) FortiGate
2 1 (0.37%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 58 (21.64%) Microsoft
2 21 (7.84%) SAP
3 9 (3.36%) Oracle
4 7 (2.61%) ServiceNow
5 6 (2.24%) Sage
6 4 (1.49%) Fortinet
6 4 (1.49%) Palo Alto
7 3 (1.12%) Adobe
7 3 (1.12%) Cisco
8 2 (0.75%) Broadcom
8 2 (0.75%) Databricks
8 2 (0.75%) HP
8 2 (0.75%) Juniper
9 1 (0.37%) Ariba
9 1 (0.37%) CheckPoint
9 1 (0.37%) CrowdStrike
9 1 (0.37%) Netskope
9 1 (0.37%) Spotify
9 1 (0.37%) Zscaler