Functional Consultant Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Functional Consultant
UK > UK excluding London

The median Functional Consultant salary in the UK excluding London is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 452 472 451
Rank change year-on-year +20 -21 +269
Permanent jobs requiring a Functional Consultant 58 87 109
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.14% 0.24% 0.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.26% 0.33%
Number of salaries quoted 30 61 96
10th Percentile £60,000 - £46,250
25th Percentile £65,000 £38,750 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -16.67% -4.00%
75th Percentile - £67,500 £70,313
90th Percentile £84,000 £77,500 £100,000
UK median annual salary £75,000 £52,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +42.86% -19.23% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 37,951 33,588 32,956
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.41% 92.94% 95.36%
Number of salaries quoted 23,133 16,400 24,992
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £36,743
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Functional Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Functional Consultant job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Functional Consultant
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Functional Consultant job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Functional Consultant job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Functional Consultant
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Functional Consultant in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Functional Consultant in the UK excluding London

Functional Consultant
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Functional Consultant within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 11 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
South East +38 18 £75,000 -1.64% 6
North of England -2 11 - - 4
Scotland +7 10 £75,000 +36.36% 3
East of England +22 8 £82,500 +83.33%
Midlands +7 7 £60,000 +41.18% 6
West Midlands +19 5 £60,000 +41.18% 2
North West +1 5 - - 1
South West +8 4 £75,000 +36.36% 1
Yorkshire -14 4 - - 2
North East +7 2 - - 1
East Midlands -6 2 £75,000 +30.43% 4
Functional Consultant
UK

Functional Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 11 January 2026, Functional 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 UK excluding London region featuring Functional Consultant in the job title.

1 17 (29.31%) Dynamics 365
1 17 (29.31%) Microsoft
2 15 (25.86%) SC Cleared
2 15 (25.86%) Security Cleared
3 14 (24.14%) SAP
4 8 (13.79%) SAP S/4HANA
5 7 (12.07%) Translating Business Requirements
6 6 (10.34%) SAP SD
6 6 (10.34%) Stakeholder Management
7 5 (8.62%) AI
7 5 (8.62%) Change Management
7 5 (8.62%) Data Conversion
7 5 (8.62%) NetSuite
7 5 (8.62%) Oracle
7 5 (8.62%) Requirements Gathering
8 4 (6.90%) ERP
8 4 (6.90%) Odoo
8 4 (6.90%) Oracle Assets
8 4 (6.90%) Oracle Cash Management
8 4 (6.90%) Oracle General Ledger
8 4 (6.90%) Oracle Payables
8 4 (6.90%) Oracle Receivables
8 4 (6.90%) Workshop Facilitation
9 3 (5.17%) Cash Management
9 3 (5.17%) Computacenter
9 3 (5.17%) OCI
9 3 (5.17%) SAP HCM
9 3 (5.17%) SAP Implementation
9 3 (5.17%) SuccessFactors
10 2 (3.45%) Application Security

Functional Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.72%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 8 (13.79%) SAP S/4HANA
2 6 (10.34%) SAP SD
3 5 (8.62%) NetSuite
4 4 (6.90%) Odoo
4 4 (6.90%) Oracle Assets
4 4 (6.90%) Oracle Cash Management
4 4 (6.90%) Oracle General Ledger
4 4 (6.90%) Oracle Payables
4 4 (6.90%) Oracle Receivables
5 3 (5.17%) SAP HCM
6 2 (3.45%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (3.45%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 2 (3.45%) SAP MM
7 1 (1.72%) Oracle AGIS
7 1 (1.72%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (1.72%) Oracle EBS R12
7 1 (1.72%) Oracle E-Business Tax
7 1 (1.72%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (1.72%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
7 1 (1.72%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 17 (29.31%) Dynamics 365
2 3 (5.17%) OCI
2 3 (5.17%) SuccessFactors
3 1 (1.72%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (1.72%) SAP Commerce Cloud
3 1 (1.72%) Viva Engage
General
1 14 (24.14%) Finance
2 6 (10.34%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (10.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 5 (8.62%) Social Skills
4 3 (5.17%) Retail
5 2 (3.45%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (3.45%) Law
6 1 (1.72%) Billing
6 1 (1.72%) Manufacturing
6 1 (1.72%) Public Sector
6 1 (1.72%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.72%) Middleware
1 1 (1.72%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 1 (1.72%) Data Structures
1 1 (1.72%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (12.07%) Translating Business Requirements
2 6 (10.34%) Stakeholder Management
3 5 (8.62%) AI
3 5 (8.62%) Change Management
3 5 (8.62%) Data Conversion
3 5 (8.62%) Requirements Gathering
4 4 (6.90%) ERP
4 4 (6.90%) Workshop Facilitation
5 3 (5.17%) Cash Management
5 3 (5.17%) SAP Implementation
6 2 (3.45%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (3.45%) Data Validation
6 2 (3.45%) Defect Management
6 2 (3.45%) Line Management
6 2 (3.45%) Order to Cash
6 2 (3.45%) Performance Management
6 2 (3.45%) Procure-to-Pay
6 2 (3.45%) Record to Report
6 2 (3.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 2 (3.45%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 15 (25.86%) SC Cleared
1 15 (25.86%) Security Cleared
2 1 (1.72%) ACCA
2 1 (1.72%) CIMA
2 1 (1.72%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.45%) SLA
2 1 (1.72%) Disclosure Scotland
2 1 (1.72%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (1.72%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 17 (29.31%) Microsoft
2 14 (24.14%) SAP
3 5 (8.62%) Oracle
4 3 (5.17%) Computacenter
5 2 (3.45%) Workday