Consultant Jobs in South Wales

Consultant
Wales > South Wales

The median Consultant salary in South Wales is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 July 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 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 52 36 69
Rank change year-on-year -16 +33 +29
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 17 68 43
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Wales 1.21% 4.24% 3.53%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.47% 4.64% 3.92%
Number of salaries quoted 14 28 23
10th Percentile - - £57,500
25th Percentile £26,250 £31,250 £65,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £43,500 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.30% -37.86% +19.15%
75th Percentile £57,500 £54,688 -
90th Percentile £70,000 £90,000 -
Wales median annual salary £40,000 £45,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% -35.71% +21.74%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South Wales. 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 South Wales with a recognized job title 1,153 1,466 1,098
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 82.30% 91.51% 90.07%
Number of salaries quoted 765 1,022 549
10th Percentile £23,504 £27,157 £28,500
25th Percentile £25,087 £35,000 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £45,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -33.33% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £70,600 £70,000 £75,000
Wales median annual salary £35,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -22.22% - -10.00%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Consultant in South Wales

Consultant
Salary Trend in South Wales

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

Salary trend for Consultant in South Wales

Consultant
Salary Histogram in South Wales

Salary distribution for jobs citing Consultant in South Wales over the 6 months to 15 July 2025.

Salary histogram for Consultant in South Wales

Consultant
Job Locations in South Wales

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the South Wales region over the 6 months to 15 July 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
Cardiff +18 9 £65,000 +73.33% 26
Bridgend +24 8 £27,500 - 1
Consultant
Wales

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

For the 6 months to 15 July 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 Wales region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 10 (58.82%) Social Skills
2 9 (52.94%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (47.06%) Service Delivery
4 5 (29.41%) Windows
4 5 (29.41%) Inventory Management
5 3 (17.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (17.65%) Finance
6 2 (11.76%) Project Management
6 2 (11.76%) Legal
6 2 (11.76%) Management Information System
6 2 (11.76%) Marketing
6 2 (11.76%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (11.76%) Presales
6 2 (11.76%) Fintech
6 2 (11.76%) Actionable Insight
6 2 (11.76%) Digital Transformation Programme
6 2 (11.76%) Analytical Thinking
6 2 (11.76%) Technology Transformation
6 2 (11.76%) Digital Strategy
6 2 (11.76%) Roadmaps
6 2 (11.76%) Onboarding
6 2 (11.76%) Project Delivery
6 2 (11.76%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (5.88%) Infrastructure Engineering
7 1 (5.88%) Power Platform
7 1 (5.88%) Public Sector
7 1 (5.88%) Generative AI
7 1 (5.88%) Data Science
7 1 (5.88%) Client Onboarding
7 1 (5.88%) SC Cleared

Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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 1 (5.88%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.88%) Power Platform
General
1 10 (58.82%) Social Skills
2 3 (17.65%) Finance
2 3 (17.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (11.76%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (11.76%) Legal
3 2 (11.76%) Marketing
3 2 (11.76%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (5.88%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (11.76%) Management Information System
1 2 (11.76%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 5 (29.41%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (52.94%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (47.06%) Service Delivery
3 5 (29.41%) Inventory Management
4 2 (11.76%) Actionable Insight
4 2 (11.76%) Analytical Thinking
4 2 (11.76%) Digital Strategy
4 2 (11.76%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 2 (11.76%) Fintech
4 2 (11.76%) Presales
4 2 (11.76%) Project Delivery
4 2 (11.76%) Project Management
4 2 (11.76%) Roadmaps
4 2 (11.76%) Technology Transformation
5 1 (5.88%) Artificial Intelligence
5 1 (5.88%) Client Onboarding
5 1 (5.88%) Data Science
5 1 (5.88%) ERP
5 1 (5.88%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 1 (5.88%) ITSM
5 1 (5.88%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (5.88%) SC Cleared
1 1 (5.88%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (5.88%) Microsoft
1 1 (5.88%) ServiceNow