Consultant Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Consultant
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The median Consultant salary in South Yorkshire is £33,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 38 61
Rank change year-on-year +16 +23 +37
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 37 20 4
As % of all permanent jobs in South Yorkshire 5.90% 3.72% 0.63%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.50% 3.94% 0.68%
Number of salaries quoted 28 15 4
10th Percentile £24,000 £52,000 £50,875
25th Percentile £28,625 £55,000 £61,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £33,000 £80,000 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year -58.75% +3.23% +82.35%
75th Percentile £60,000 £82,500 £88,750
90th Percentile £71,500 £87,000 £95,500
Yorkshire median annual salary £53,750 £60,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -10.42% +14.29% +2.44%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
South Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South Yorkshire. 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 Yorkshire with a recognized job title 569 507 591
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.75% 94.24% 93.22%
Number of salaries quoted 413 216 499
10th Percentile £25,120 £34,125 £28,000
25th Percentile £28,250 £41,188 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £57,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -30.43% +21.05% +5.56%
75th Percentile £60,000 £75,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £81,875 £75,000
Yorkshire median annual salary £45,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -10.00% - -4.76%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire

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

Consultant job vacancy trend in South Yorkshire

Consultant
Salary Trend in South Yorkshire

Salary distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in South Yorkshire.

Salary distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in South Yorkshire

Consultant
Salary Histogram in South Yorkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Consultant in South Yorkshire over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Consultant in South Yorkshire

Consultant
Job Locations in South Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the South Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 13 January 2026. 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
Sheffield +16 32 £33,000 -58.75% 8
Doncaster - 5 £30,500 - 2
Consultant
Yorkshire

Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, 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 South Yorkshire region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 11 (29.73%) ERP
2 8 (21.62%) Microsoft
3 5 (13.51%) Azure
3 5 (13.51%) Java
3 5 (13.51%) Mentoring
3 5 (13.51%) SQL
4 4 (10.81%) Active Directory
4 4 (10.81%) Client Onboarding
4 4 (10.81%) Entra ID
4 4 (10.81%) JIRA
4 4 (10.81%) QA
4 4 (10.81%) Regression Testing
4 4 (10.81%) Software Testing
4 4 (10.81%) Unit4 Business World
5 3 (8.11%) Collaborative Culture
6 2 (5.41%) Agile
6 2 (5.41%) Analytics
6 2 (5.41%) Customer Service
6 2 (5.41%) Decision-Making
6 2 (5.41%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (5.41%) Workshop Facilitation
7 1 (2.70%) AI
7 1 (2.70%) Azure Data Factory
7 1 (2.70%) Azure SQL Database
7 1 (2.70%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 1 (2.70%) Business Development
7 1 (2.70%) Business Intelligence
7 1 (2.70%) CRM
7 1 (2.70%) Customer Experience
7 1 (2.70%) Customer Requirements

Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire 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:

Applications
1 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 4 (10.81%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 5 (13.51%) Azure
2 4 (10.81%) Entra ID
3 1 (2.70%) Azure Data Factory
3 1 (2.70%) Azure Synapse Analytics
3 1 (2.70%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (2.70%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (2.70%) Power Platform
3 1 (2.70%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.70%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (2.70%) Data Lake
1 1 (2.70%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (2.70%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 4 (10.81%) JIRA
General
1 16 (43.24%) Social Skills
2 13 (35.14%) Finance
3 8 (21.62%) Law
4 1 (2.70%) Automotive
4 1 (2.70%) Banking
4 1 (2.70%) Legal
4 1 (2.70%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.70%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 5 (13.51%) Onboarding
2 1 (2.70%) Product Ownership
2 1 (2.70%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (29.73%) ERP
2 5 (13.51%) Mentoring
3 4 (10.81%) Client Onboarding
3 4 (10.81%) Regression Testing
3 4 (10.81%) Software Testing
4 3 (8.11%) Collaborative Culture
5 2 (5.41%) Agile
5 2 (5.41%) Analytics
5 2 (5.41%) Customer Service
5 2 (5.41%) Decision-Making
5 2 (5.41%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (5.41%) Workshop Facilitation
6 1 (2.70%) Customer-Centric Approach
6 1 (2.70%) Cybersecurity
6 1 (2.70%) Data Engineering
6 1 (2.70%) Data Ingestion
6 1 (2.70%) Data Privacy
6 1 (2.70%) ETL Development
6 1 (2.70%) SDLC
6 1 (2.70%) Strategic Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 5 (13.51%) Java
1 5 (13.51%) SQL
2 1 (2.70%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (2.70%) DBS Check
1 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (2.70%) SC Cleared
1 1 (2.70%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (10.81%) QA
System Software
1 4 (10.81%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 8 (21.62%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.70%) Databricks
2 1 (2.70%) Oracle