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 3 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 3 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 105 | 78 | 98 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -27 | +20 | +14 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant | 1,396 | 3,309 | 3,728 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.76% | 3.56% | 3.39% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.08% | 3.76% | 3.69% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 959 | 2,563 | 2,271 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £30,000 | £40,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £43,750 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.33% | -7.69% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £82,500 | £77,500 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £93,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £50,000 | £62,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | -19.35% | +12.73% |
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 | 45,395 | 87,903 | 100,964 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.80% | 94.66% | 91.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,615 | 64,309 | 62,934 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £28,550 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £38,750 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £54,645 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.22% | -8.93% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £72,433 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £91,250 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -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 3 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 3 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 | -34 | 1,210 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 2,119 |
| UK excluding London | -51 | 671 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 1,250 |
| London | -17 | 544 | £72,500 | +1.40% | 1,060 |
| Work from Home | -23 | 493 | £70,000 | +16.67% | 1,265 |
| North of England | -21 | 215 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 309 |
| North West | -12 | 171 | £55,000 | +2.33% | 194 |
| Midlands | -41 | 165 | £55,000 | +13.11% | 198 |
| West Midlands | -19 | 148 | £54,500 | +9.00% | 133 |
| South East | -63 | 109 | £63,750 | +27.50% | 375 |
| South West | -57 | 67 | £55,000 | -7.99% | 143 |
| East of England | -33 | 47 | £66,215 | +39.40% | 123 |
| Scotland | +43 | 38 | £74,870 | +76.16% | 71 |
| Yorkshire | -2 | 36 | £70,000 | +33.33% | 80 |
| Northern Ireland | +37 | 17 | £60,000 | +100.00% | 19 |
| East Midlands | -15 | 17 | £55,000 | +46.67% | 55 |
| Wales | -13 | 13 | £49,104 | -1.79% | 24 |
| North East | -1 | 8 | £40,000 | -30.43% | 35 |
| Channel Islands | - | 2 | £78,750 | - |
Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 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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