Consultant
UK
The median Consultant salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 April 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 103 | 71 | 90 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -32 | +19 | +24 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant | 1,408 | 3,521 | 3,815 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.70% | 3.58% | 3.67% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.00% | 3.78% | 4.01% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,015 | 2,653 | 2,313 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £30,000 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £43,750 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £60,000 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.33% | -11.11% | +3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,500 | £77,500 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £92,500 | £92,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -19.23% | +13.04% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 46,971 | 93,051 | 95,196 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.06% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,308 | 66,827 | 59,871 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,750 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.00% | -12.08% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,344 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.69% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Consultant
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Consultant.
Consultant
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Consultant over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Consultant
Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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 |
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| England | -37 | 1,223 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 1,644 |
| UK excluding London | -67 | 703 | £57,500 | +9.52% | 773 |
| London | -19 | 526 | £72,500 | +3.57% | 911 |
| Work from Home | -24 | 505 | £66,215 | +11.18% | 969 |
| North of England | -50 | 201 | £55,000 | - | 242 |
| Midlands | -40 | 161 | £56,250 | +15.38% | 136 |
| South East | -49 | 155 | £53,500 | +7.00% | 162 |
| North West | -53 | 151 | £50,000 | -13.04% | 169 |
| West Midlands | -23 | 134 | £57,500 | +15.00% | 89 |
| South West | -53 | 68 | £50,250 | -16.25% | 121 |
| East of England | -36 | 49 | £66,215 | +39.40% | 43 |
| Yorkshire | -5 | 40 | £70,000 | +40.00% | 48 |
| Scotland | +38 | 35 | £74,870 | +57.62% | 44 |
| East Midlands | -19 | 27 | £55,000 | +46.67% | 47 |
| Northern Ireland | +27 | 19 | £60,000 | +100.00% | 14 |
| Wales | -20 | 12 | £49,104 | +0.73% | 11 |
| North East | +5 | 10 | £40,000 | -30.43% | 25 |
| Channel Islands | - | 5 | £80,000 | - |
Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 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 featuring Consultant in the job title.
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Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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