Consultant
UK > Scotland
The median Consultant salary in Scotland is £72,435 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 111 | 156 | 112 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +45 | -44 | +25 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant | 34 | 128 | 114 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 1.21% | 1.90% | 2.41% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.33% | 1.96% | 2.67% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28 | 69 | 54 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £38,750 | £45,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £53,125 | £40,000 | £56,688 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £72,435 | £47,500 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +52.49% | -32.14% | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £85,625 | £62,500 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £90,000 | £83,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £60,000 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.33% | -11.11% | +3.85% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title | 2,557 | 6,524 | 4,262 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.74% | 96.85% | 90.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,368 | 2,620 | 2,315 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £27,750 | £31,569 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,000 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -8.70% | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,000 | £73,449 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,738 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
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Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Consultant in Scotland.
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Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Consultant in Scotland over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
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Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 1 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 |
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| Glasgow | +151 | 18 | £70,000 | +16.67% | 29 |
| Aberdeen | +20 | 8 | £100,000 | +135.29% | 5 |
| Edinburgh | -17 | 7 | £74,870 | +15.18% | 20 |
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Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 Scotland region featuring Consultant in the job title.
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Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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: