Consultant Job Trends in Staffordshire

Consultant
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The median Consultant salary in Staffordshire is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 January 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 62 62 26
Rank change year-on-year 0 -36 +26
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 14 2 25
As % of all permanent jobs in Staffordshire 1.43% 0.37% 5.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.65% 0.41% 5.88%
Number of salaries quoted 11 2 20
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £25,500 £36,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £37,500 £21,500
Median % change year-on-year +60.00% +74.42% -
75th Percentile - £38,750 £26,813
90th Percentile - - £34,700
West Midlands median annual salary £57,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.00% - -11.11%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Staffordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Staffordshire. 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 Staffordshire with a recognized job title 846 491 425
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.15% 91.26% 95.29%
Number of salaries quoted 411 331 376
10th Percentile £26,000 £28,119 £25,829
25th Percentile £30,580 £32,500 £30,960
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% - -11.11%
75th Percentile £55,000 £53,688 £53,750
90th Percentile £67,500 £62,500 £60,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £49,565
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.92% -5.59%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

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

Consultant job vacancy trend in Staffordshire

Consultant
Salary Trend in Staffordshire

Salary distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Staffordshire.

Salary distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Staffordshire

Consultant
Salary Histogram in Staffordshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Consultant in Staffordshire over the 6 months to 9 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Consultant in Staffordshire

Consultant
Job Locations in Staffordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 9 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
Lichfield - 5 £60,000 - 1
Rugeley - 1 £85,000 -
Burton-upon-Trent - 1 - -
Consultant
West Midlands

Consultant Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire

For the 6 months to 9 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 Staffordshire region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 4 (28.57%) Odoo
2 2 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (14.29%) Incident Response
2 2 (14.29%) Penetration Testing
2 2 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (14.29%) Red Team
2 2 (14.29%) Security Architecture
2 2 (14.29%) Validation
3 1 (7.14%) C#
3 1 (7.14%) Cloud Computing
3 1 (7.14%) Customer Requirements
3 1 (7.14%) Data Migration
3 1 (7.14%) Docker
3 1 (7.14%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (7.14%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (7.14%) Government Security Classifications
3 1 (7.14%) Information Security
3 1 (7.14%) Kafka
3 1 (7.14%) Kubernetes
3 1 (7.14%) Mentoring
3 1 (7.14%) Microsoft
3 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (7.14%) Migration
3 1 (7.14%) MongoDB
3 1 (7.14%) Python
3 1 (7.14%) SC Cleared
3 1 (7.14%) Security Cleared
3 1 (7.14%) Service Design
3 1 (7.14%) SQL

Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire 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:

Business Applications
1 4 (28.57%) Odoo
2 1 (7.14%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 1 (7.14%) Cloud Computing
1 1 (7.14%) Dynamics 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.14%) MongoDB
General
1 4 (28.57%) Electronics
1 4 (28.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 4 (28.57%) Social Skills
2 2 (14.29%) Public Sector
3 1 (7.14%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (7.14%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 2 (14.29%) Operational Technology
1 2 (14.29%) Social Media
2 1 (7.14%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (14.29%) Cybersecurity
1 2 (14.29%) Incident Response
1 2 (14.29%) Penetration Testing
1 2 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
1 2 (14.29%) Red Team
1 2 (14.29%) Security Architecture
1 2 (14.29%) Validation
2 1 (7.14%) Customer Requirements
2 1 (7.14%) Data Migration
2 1 (7.14%) Information Security
2 1 (7.14%) Mentoring
2 1 (7.14%) Migration
2 1 (7.14%) Service Design
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.14%) C#
1 1 (7.14%) Python
1 1 (7.14%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (7.14%) SC Cleared
1 1 (7.14%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (7.14%) Government Security Classifications
System Software
1 1 (7.14%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (7.14%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 1 (7.14%) Microsoft