Consultant Jobs in the South East

Consultant
England > South East

The median Consultant salary in the South East is £53,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 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
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 146 92 151
Rank change year-on-year -54 +59 -6
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 169 471 316
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 1.80% 2.81% 2.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.08% 2.99% 2.41%
Number of salaries quoted 94 386 235
10th Percentile £32,500 £28,500 £33,750
25th Percentile £37,000 £42,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £50,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.00% -25.93% +12.50%
75th Percentile £73,438 £70,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £81,750 £75,000 £90,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £67,500
% change year-on-year +8.33% -11.11% +3.85%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 8,126 15,757 13,122
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.55% 93.95% 90.38%
Number of salaries quoted 4,501 11,308 8,289
10th Percentile £30,000 £27,500 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £85,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,500 £60,800
% change year-on-year +7.48% -12.01% +1.33%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Consultant in the South East

Consultant
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Consultant in the South East.

Salary trend for Consultant in the South East

Consultant
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Consultant in the South East over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Consultant in the South East

Consultant
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the South East region over the 6 months to 14 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
Hampshire +27 69 £58,000 +10.48% 42
Thames Valley -42 50 £53,000 -3.64% 101
Berkshire -33 34 £58,750 +6.82% 64
West Sussex +45 13 £53,500 +52.86% 17
Buckinghamshire +7 13 £39,000 -33.62% 20
East Sussex +24 12 £75,000 +72.41% 14
Surrey 0 12 £50,000 - 33
Kent 0 8 £80,000 +83.91% 19
Oxfordshire -15 3 £53,500 -2.73% 26
Home Counties - 1 - -
Consultant
England

Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 14 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 South East region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 57 (33.73%) Oracle
2 46 (27.22%) Social Skills
3 39 (23.08%) OCI
4 36 (21.30%) Presales
5 31 (18.34%) Microsoft
6 27 (15.98%) IBM
7 26 (15.38%) Oracle SCM
7 26 (15.38%) Continuous Improvement
8 25 (14.79%) Migration
9 22 (13.02%) Service Delivery
9 22 (13.02%) Hybrid Cloud
10 21 (12.43%) Data Migration
11 20 (11.83%) SQL
12 19 (11.24%) ERP
12 19 (11.24%) Presentation Skills
13 18 (10.65%) Oracle Fusion
13 18 (10.65%) Time Management
13 18 (10.65%) Data Cleansing
13 18 (10.65%) Driving Licence
14 16 (9.47%) Internal Audit
14 16 (9.47%) Oracle EBS
14 16 (9.47%) Sun
15 15 (8.88%) PL/SQL
15 15 (8.88%) ETL
15 15 (8.88%) Data Security
15 15 (8.88%) Validation
15 15 (8.88%) Data Structures
15 15 (8.88%) Data Extraction
15 15 (8.88%) Data Mapping
15 15 (8.88%) Oracle ODI

Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 3 (1.78%) SharePoint
2 2 (1.18%) BizTalk Server
2 2 (1.18%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 7 (4.14%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.78%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (1.18%) SOLIDWORKS
4 1 (0.59%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 26 (15.38%) Oracle SCM
2 16 (9.47%) Oracle EBS
3 5 (2.96%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (1.78%) Oracle Assets
4 3 (1.78%) Oracle Cash Management
4 3 (1.78%) Oracle Financials
4 3 (1.78%) Oracle Payables
4 3 (1.78%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (1.18%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (1.18%) SAP HR
5 2 (1.18%) SAP Payroll
5 2 (1.18%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.59%) Adobe Campaign
6 1 (0.59%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.59%) Oracle EBS R12
6 1 (0.59%) Oracle Retail
6 1 (0.59%) SAP BPC
6 1 (0.59%) SAP GRC
6 1 (0.59%) SAP IBP
6 1 (0.59%) SAP PP
Cloud Services
1 39 (23.08%) OCI
2 10 (5.92%) Azure
3 9 (5.33%) Dynamics 365
4 7 (4.14%) Power Platform
5 6 (3.55%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (2.96%) dbt
6 5 (2.96%) GCP
6 5 (2.96%) PowerApps
7 4 (2.37%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (2.37%) Power Automate
8 2 (1.18%) Entra ID
8 2 (1.18%) Mimecast
8 2 (1.18%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.59%) Asana
9 1 (0.59%) Cloud Computing
9 1 (0.59%) Google Workspace
9 1 (0.59%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.37%) Firewall
2 2 (1.18%) SD-WAN
2 2 (1.18%) WAN
3 1 (0.59%) IPsec
3 1 (0.59%) LAN
3 1 (0.59%) VPN
3 1 (0.59%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (8.88%) Oracle ODI
2 7 (4.14%) Power BI
3 6 (3.55%) Oracle Reports
4 5 (2.96%) Looker
5 1 (0.59%) SAP HANA
5 1 (0.59%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (1.18%) Visual Studio
2 1 (0.59%) Burp Suite
2 1 (0.59%) JIRA
2 1 (0.59%) Metasploit
General
1 46 (27.22%) Social Skills
2 19 (11.24%) Presentation Skills
3 14 (8.28%) Finance
4 10 (5.92%) Public Sector
5 5 (2.96%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (2.96%) General Ledger
5 5 (2.96%) Manufacturing
5 5 (2.96%) Retail
6 3 (1.78%) Legal
6 3 (1.78%) Local Government
7 1 (0.59%) Automotive
7 1 (0.59%) Aviation
7 1 (0.59%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (0.59%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (0.59%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (10.65%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (0.59%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 22 (13.02%) Hybrid Cloud
2 18 (10.65%) Driving Licence
3 15 (8.88%) Data Structures
3 15 (8.88%) Legacy Systems
4 9 (5.33%) Onboarding
5 7 (4.14%) Self-Motivation
6 3 (1.78%) Life Science
7 1 (0.59%) CESG
7 1 (0.59%) Client/Server
7 1 (0.59%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (0.59%) Management Information System
7 1 (0.59%) NHS
7 1 (0.59%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 2 (1.18%) Linux
2 1 (0.59%) Kali Linux
2 1 (0.59%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (21.30%) Presales
2 26 (15.38%) Continuous Improvement
3 25 (14.79%) Migration
4 22 (13.02%) Service Delivery
5 21 (12.43%) Data Migration
6 19 (11.24%) ERP
7 18 (10.65%) Data Cleansing
7 18 (10.65%) Time Management
8 16 (9.47%) Internal Audit
9 15 (8.88%) Data Extraction
9 15 (8.88%) Data Mapping
9 15 (8.88%) Data Security
9 15 (8.88%) ETL
9 15 (8.88%) Validation
10 10 (5.92%) CRM
11 9 (5.33%) Problem-Solving
11 9 (5.33%) Project Management
12 7 (4.14%) Visualisation
13 6 (3.55%) DevOps
13 6 (3.55%) System Testing
Programming Languages
1 20 (11.83%) SQL
2 15 (8.88%) PL/SQL
3 4 (2.37%) X++
4 1 (0.59%) VBA
Qualifications
1 11 (6.51%) SC Cleared
1 11 (6.51%) Security Cleared
2 10 (5.92%) Microsoft Certification
3 6 (3.55%) Degree
4 3 (1.78%) CISSP
5 2 (1.18%) CISM
5 2 (1.18%) MCP
5 2 (1.18%) MCSA
5 2 (1.18%) MCSE
6 1 (0.59%) APMP
6 1 (0.59%) CEH
6 1 (0.59%) CISA
6 1 (0.59%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (0.59%) DV Cleared
6 1 (0.59%) GIAC
6 1 (0.59%) MBA
6 1 (0.59%) OSCP
6 1 (0.59%) Postgraduate
6 1 (0.59%) Six Sigma Black Belt
6 1 (0.59%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (1.18%) GDPR
1 2 (1.18%) NIST
1 2 (1.18%) PCI DSS
2 1 (0.59%) Accessibility
2 1 (0.59%) Cyber Essentials
2 1 (0.59%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (0.59%) NCSC
2 1 (0.59%) WCAG
System Software
1 3 (1.78%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (0.59%) IAG
Systems Management
1 7 (4.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.59%) Nessus
2 1 (0.59%) OpenVAS
2 1 (0.59%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 57 (33.73%) Oracle
2 31 (18.34%) Microsoft
3 27 (15.98%) IBM
4 16 (9.47%) Sun
5 6 (3.55%) Google
6 5 (2.96%) Salesforce
7 4 (2.37%) BMC
7 4 (2.37%) SAP
8 2 (1.18%) Cisco
8 2 (1.18%) Meraki
8 2 (1.18%) ServiceNow
8 2 (1.18%) Sophos
9 1 (0.59%) Adobe
9 1 (0.59%) Citrix
9 1 (0.59%) Cognos
9 1 (0.59%) Qualys
9 1 (0.59%) Workday