Recruitment Consultant Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Recruitment Consultant
UK > UK excluding London

The median Recruitment Consultant salary in the UK excluding London is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 219 549 562
Rank change year-on-year +330 +13 +170
Permanent jobs requiring a Recruitment Consultant 351 17 11
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.83% 0.047% 0.032%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.91% 0.051% 0.033%
Number of salaries quoted 322 10 7
10th Percentile £24,000 £27,475 £20,000
25th Percentile £25,000 £27,750 £21,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 £28,500 £26,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +9.62% -8.77%
75th Percentile £40,000 £51,219 £32,000
90th Percentile £51,250 £58,625 £35,950
UK median annual salary £32,625 £28,500 £22,000
% change year-on-year +14.47% +29.55% -20.00%

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 38,388 33,377 32,893
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.52% 92.91% 95.32%
Number of salaries quoted 23,454 16,215 24,936
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £36,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,609 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.96% +5.22% -5.25%
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%

Recruitment Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Recruitment Consultant job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Recruitment Consultant
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

Recruitment Consultant
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Recruitment Consultant in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Recruitment Consultant in the UK excluding London

Recruitment 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 Recruitment Consultant within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 14 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 West +137 163 £30,000 +20.00% 82
North of England +43 41 £30,000 -42.86% 55
South East +67 37 £30,000 +5.26% 109
Scotland - 37 £26,000 - 1
East of England - 34 £30,000 - 13
North West +39 26 £26,000 -50.48% 32
Midlands +39 21 £35,000 - 15
West Midlands - 18 £35,000 - 11
Northern Ireland - 13 £27,000 - 8
Yorkshire - 8 £32,750 - 21
North East - 7 £42,500 - 2
Wales - 5 £25,800 - 7
East Midlands -8 3 £40,000 - 4
Recruitment Consultant
UK

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

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Recruitment 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 Recruitment Consultant in the job title.

1 73 (20.80%) Business Development
2 27 (7.69%) B2B
2 27 (7.69%) B2B Sales
3 24 (6.84%) Degree
4 21 (5.98%) CRM
5 17 (4.84%) Collaborative Working
6 16 (4.56%) Mentoring
7 13 (3.70%) Market Research
8 10 (2.85%) Commercial Awareness
8 10 (2.85%) Customer Service
8 10 (2.85%) Lead Generation
9 9 (2.56%) Coaching
9 9 (2.56%) Decision-Making
9 9 (2.56%) ERP
10 8 (2.28%) Cybersecurity
10 8 (2.28%) Red Team
11 7 (1.99%) Collaborative Culture
12 6 (1.71%) AI
12 6 (1.71%) Business Transformation
13 5 (1.42%) Project Management
14 4 (1.14%) Problem-Solving
14 4 (1.14%) SaaS
15 3 (0.85%) E-Commerce
15 3 (0.85%) Machine Learning
15 3 (0.85%) Requirements Gathering
15 3 (0.85%) Roadmaps
15 3 (0.85%) Strategic Thinking
15 3 (0.85%) Task Automation
16 2 (0.57%) Business Strategy
17 1 (0.28%) Data Science

Recruitment 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (1.14%) SaaS
General
1 94 (26.78%) Finance
2 83 (23.65%) Social Skills
3 46 (13.11%) Advertising
4 33 (9.40%) Manufacturing
5 25 (7.12%) Billing
6 22 (6.27%) Legal
7 21 (5.98%) Organisational Skills
8 19 (5.41%) Public Sector
9 17 (4.84%) Marketing
10 10 (2.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 9 (2.56%) Law
12 8 (2.28%) Influencing Skills
12 8 (2.28%) Telecoms
13 2 (0.57%) Electronics
13 2 (0.57%) Games
14 1 (0.28%) Aerospace
14 1 (0.28%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 48 (13.68%) Self-Motivation
2 18 (5.13%) Onboarding
3 15 (4.27%) Mobile App
4 14 (3.99%) Renewable Energy
5 11 (3.13%) Social Media
6 8 (2.28%) Augmented Reality
6 8 (2.28%) Virtual Reality
7 6 (1.71%) Enterprise Software
7 6 (1.71%) Life Science
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (20.80%) Business Development
2 27 (7.69%) B2B
2 27 (7.69%) B2B Sales
3 21 (5.98%) CRM
4 17 (4.84%) Collaborative Working
5 16 (4.56%) Mentoring
6 13 (3.70%) Market Research
7 10 (2.85%) Commercial Awareness
7 10 (2.85%) Customer Service
7 10 (2.85%) Lead Generation
8 9 (2.56%) Coaching
8 9 (2.56%) Decision-Making
8 9 (2.56%) ERP
9 8 (2.28%) Cybersecurity
9 8 (2.28%) Red Team
10 7 (1.99%) Collaborative Culture
11 6 (1.71%) AI
11 6 (1.71%) Business Transformation
12 5 (1.42%) Project Management
13 4 (1.14%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 24 (6.84%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (0.28%) GDPR
1 1 (0.28%) SLA