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 26 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 26 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 104 | 73 | 92 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -31 | +19 | +23 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant | 1,406 | 3,521 | 3,809 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.72% | 3.59% | 3.62% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.03% | 3.79% | 3.95% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,012 | 2,650 | 2,320 |
| 10th Percentile | £33,750 | £30,000 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £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 | £79,813 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £92,500 | £92,625 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £52,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | -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 | 46,426 | 92,901 | 96,318 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.96% | 94.63% | 91.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,313 | 66,762 | 60,428 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,956 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.58% | -11.74% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £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 26 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 26 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 | -41 | 1,217 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 2,855 |
| UK excluding London | -60 | 695 | £60,000 | +14.29% | 1,404 |
| London | -21 | 527 | £72,500 | +3.57% | 1,691 |
| Work from Home | -27 | 509 | £66,240 | +11.22% | 1,565 |
| North of England | -52 | 199 | £55,000 | - | 404 |
| Midlands | -39 | 159 | £57,500 | +15.00% | 244 |
| South East | -40 | 151 | £55,000 | +10.00% | 370 |
| North West | -50 | 149 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 261 |
| West Midlands | -16 | 136 | £58,750 | +17.50% | 171 |
| South West | -51 | 68 | £50,250 | -16.25% | 161 |
| East of England | -32 | 49 | £66,215 | +39.40% | 74 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 40 | £70,000 | +40.00% | 80 |
| Scotland | +44 | 35 | £74,870 | +57.62% | 104 |
| East Midlands | -14 | 23 | £55,000 | +46.67% | 68 |
| Northern Ireland | +28 | 19 | £60,000 | +100.00% | 31 |
| Wales | -21 | 12 | £49,104 | +0.73% | 24 |
| North East | +5 | 10 | £40,000 | -30.43% | 63 |
| Channel Islands | - | 5 | £80,000 | - |
Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 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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