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 2 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 2 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 104 | 78 | 99 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -26 | +21 | +14 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant | 1,397 | 3,301 | 3,759 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.76% | 3.56% | 3.40% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.08% | 3.76% | 3.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 959 | 2,560 | 2,286 |
| 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 | 87,713 | 101,679 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.82% | 94.66% | 91.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,632 | 64,228 | 63,419 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £28,501 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £38,750 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £54,650 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.22% | -8.92% | - |
| 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 2 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 2 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 | 1,213 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 1,883 |
| UK excluding London | -53 | 671 | £60,000 | +20.00% | 1,074 |
| London | -20 | 544 | £72,500 | +1.40% | 1,000 |
| Work from Home | -22 | 491 | £68,750 | +14.58% | 1,170 |
| North of England | -14 | 217 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 267 |
| North West | -10 | 173 | £56,250 | +7.14% | 171 |
| Midlands | -42 | 167 | £55,000 | +13.11% | 157 |
| West Midlands | -25 | 149 | £54,000 | +8.00% | 109 |
| South East | -68 | 107 | £62,500 | +25.00% | 350 |
| South West | -55 | 67 | £55,000 | -7.65% | 112 |
| East of England | -36 | 46 | £66,215 | +39.40% | 97 |
| Scotland | +43 | 38 | £74,870 | +76.16% | 62 |
| Yorkshire | -11 | 36 | £70,000 | +33.33% | 67 |
| East Midlands | -17 | 18 | £55,000 | +46.67% | 40 |
| Northern Ireland | +39 | 17 | £60,000 | +100.00% | 16 |
| Wales | -13 | 12 | £52,052 | +4.10% | 19 |
| North East | -3 | 8 | £40,000 | -30.43% | 29 |
| Channel Islands | - | 2 | £78,750 | - | 1 |
Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 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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