Functional Consultant Jobs in the North West

Functional Consultant
England > North West

The median Functional Consultant salary in the North West is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 May 2025.

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

6 months to
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 258 267 285
Rank change year-on-year +9 +18 +35
Permanent jobs requiring a Functional Consultant 23 26 13
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North West 0.29% 0.26% 0.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.31% 0.28% 0.18%
Number of salaries quoted 23 16 12
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £38,750 £43,750 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -15.38% -10.34%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,313 £70,000
90th Percentile £62,500 £95,000 £71,125
England median annual salary £62,500 £62,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -3.85% -7.14%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 West with a recognized job title 7,355 9,331 7,033
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.61% 94.60% 89.32%
Number of salaries quoted 4,051 7,169 4,106
10th Percentile £26,943 £27,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,055 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +0.11% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £61,250 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £81,250
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

Functional Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Job vacancy trend for Functional Consultant in the North West

Functional Consultant
Salary Trend in the North West

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Functional Consultant in the North West.

Salary trend for Functional Consultant in the North West

Functional Consultant
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Functional Consultant in the North West over the 6 months to 13 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Functional Consultant in the North West

Functional Consultant
Job Locations in the North West

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 West region over the 6 months to 13 May 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
Manchester +69 22 £46,250 -26.00% 2
Cheshire +2 1 £55,000 +15.79%
Functional Consultant
England

Functional Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 13 May 2025, Functional 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 West region featuring Functional Consultant in the job title.

1 20 (86.96%) Finance
1 20 (86.96%) Social Skills
2 19 (82.61%) Problem-Solving
2 19 (82.61%) ERP
3 18 (78.26%) Project Management
3 18 (78.26%) CRM
4 17 (73.91%) Migration
4 17 (73.91%) NetSuite
4 17 (73.91%) Data Migration
4 17 (73.91%) Analytical Skills
4 17 (73.91%) Requirements Gathering
4 17 (73.91%) Organisational Skills
4 17 (73.91%) Collaborative Working
5 4 (17.39%) Law
6 3 (13.04%) Presales
6 3 (13.04%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (13.04%) Power Platform
7 2 (8.70%) Power BI
7 2 (8.70%) Azure
7 2 (8.70%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (8.70%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (8.70%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (8.70%) Oracle
7 2 (8.70%) Oracle Financials
7 2 (8.70%) Business Intelligence
7 2 (8.70%) Microsoft
8 1 (4.35%) SQL
8 1 (4.35%) Agile
8 1 (4.35%) Service Delivery
8 1 (4.35%) Dynamics CRM

Functional Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

Business Applications
1 17 (73.91%) NetSuite
2 2 (8.70%) Oracle ERP
2 2 (8.70%) Oracle Financials
2 2 (8.70%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (8.70%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (4.35%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 3 (13.04%) Dynamics 365
1 3 (13.04%) Power Platform
2 2 (8.70%) Azure
3 1 (4.35%) Azure Data Factory
3 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Copilot
3 1 (4.35%) Power Automate
3 1 (4.35%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (8.70%) Power BI
General
1 20 (86.96%) Finance
1 20 (86.96%) Social Skills
2 17 (73.91%) Analytical Skills
2 17 (73.91%) Organisational Skills
3 4 (17.39%) Law
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.35%) Low-Code
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (82.61%) ERP
1 19 (82.61%) Problem-Solving
2 18 (78.26%) CRM
2 18 (78.26%) Project Management
3 17 (73.91%) Collaborative Working
3 17 (73.91%) Data Migration
3 17 (73.91%) Migration
3 17 (73.91%) Requirements Gathering
4 3 (13.04%) Presales
5 2 (8.70%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (4.35%) Agile
6 1 (4.35%) Business Development
6 1 (4.35%) Coaching
6 1 (4.35%) Computer Science
6 1 (4.35%) Data Visualisation
6 1 (4.35%) Service Delivery
6 1 (4.35%) Strategic Thinking
6 1 (4.35%) Translating Business Requirements
6 1 (4.35%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.35%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (4.35%) Degree
1 1 (4.35%) Master's Degree
1 1 (4.35%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (8.70%) Microsoft
1 2 (8.70%) Oracle