Functional Consultant Job Trends in the North of England

Functional Consultant
England > North of England

The median Functional Consultant salary in the North of England is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 December 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 253 245 242
Rank change year-on-year -8 -3 +177
Permanent jobs requiring a Functional Consultant 10 31 34
As % of all permanent jobs in the North of England 0.095% 0.33% 0.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.35% 0.48%
Number of salaries quoted 1 21 29
10th Percentile - - £43,750
25th Percentile £62,500 £38,750 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £42,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +52.94% -34.62% -3.70%
75th Percentile £67,500 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile - £75,000 £87,500
England median annual salary £75,000 £55,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year +36.36% -15.38% -

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 9,292 8,946 7,134
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.62% 94.19% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 5,301 4,308 5,636
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £29,000
25th Percentile £32,000 £40,000 £38,734
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,500 £50,055 £51,500
Median % change year-on-year -1.11% -2.81% -1.90%
75th Percentile £66,250 £67,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £81,642 £80,000 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -1.64%

Functional Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Functional Consultant' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Functional Consultant job vacancy trend in the North of England

Functional Consultant
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

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

Functional 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 Functional Consultant within the North of England region over the 6 months to 31 December 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 +5 6 £65,000 +52.94%
North East +10 2 - - 2
Yorkshire -4 2 - - 3
Functional Consultant
England

Functional Consultant Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 31 December 2025, Functional 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 Functional Consultant in the job title.

1 5 (50.00%) AI
1 5 (50.00%) Change Management
1 5 (50.00%) Data Conversion
1 5 (50.00%) NetSuite
1 5 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 5 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 5 (50.00%) Translating Business Requirements
2 3 (30.00%) SAP
3 2 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (20.00%) Performance Management
3 2 (20.00%) Roadmaps
3 2 (20.00%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (20.00%) SLA
3 2 (20.00%) Workday
3 2 (20.00%) Workshop Facilitation
4 1 (10.00%) Application Security
4 1 (10.00%) Business Development
4 1 (10.00%) PLM
4 1 (10.00%) SAP Implementation
4 1 (10.00%) SAP SCM
4 1 (10.00%) SAP SD

Functional 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:

Business Applications
1 5 (50.00%) NetSuite
2 2 (20.00%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (10.00%) SAP SCM
3 1 (10.00%) SAP SD
General
1 5 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 5 (50.00%) Finance
1 5 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (10.00%) Law
2 1 (10.00%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (10.00%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (50.00%) AI
1 5 (50.00%) Change Management
1 5 (50.00%) Data Conversion
1 5 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 5 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 5 (50.00%) Translating Business Requirements
2 2 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (20.00%) Performance Management
2 2 (20.00%) Roadmaps
2 2 (20.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 1 (10.00%) Application Security
3 1 (10.00%) Business Development
3 1 (10.00%) PLM
3 1 (10.00%) SAP Implementation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (20.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 3 (30.00%) SAP
2 2 (20.00%) Workday