Consultant
UK
The median Consultant salary in the UK is £65,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 December 2023.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 10 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
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| Rank | 65 | 96 | 77 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +31 | -19 | 0 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant | 2,313 | 4,250 | 5,163 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 4.42% | 3.48% | 4.06% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 4.64% | 3.64% | 4.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,666 | 2,713 | 3,353 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,500 | £39,750 | £37,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £52,500 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £65,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.00% | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £81,188 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £93,750 | £90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | +9.09% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 49,872 | 116,646 | 121,025 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.41% | 95.43% | 95.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 36,454 | 73,520 | 84,381 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £32,750 | £32,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +4.35% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £81,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £98,750 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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 10 December 2023.
Consultant
Top 17 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 10 December 2023. 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 | 1,887 | £65,000 | - | 1,573 |
| UK excluding London | +80 | 1,147 | £52,500 | -12.50% | 841 |
| Work from Home | +23 | 948 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 885 |
| London | +28 | 831 | £72,500 | +3.57% | 720 |
| Midlands | +121 | 285 | £50,000 | -13.04% | 131 |
| North of England | +89 | 230 | £65,000 | +13.04% | 212 |
| South East | +39 | 226 | £63,750 | +6.25% | 207 |
| West Midlands | +107 | 210 | £50,000 | -13.04% | 107 |
| Scotland | +49 | 189 | £25,000 | -56.52% | 58 |
| North West | +83 | 143 | £65,000 | +13.04% | 118 |
| South West | +10 | 117 | £70,000 | +16.67% | 143 |
| Yorkshire | +77 | 78 | £53,750 | -6.52% | 68 |
| East Midlands | +70 | 61 | £45,000 | -18.18% | 22 |
| Wales | +21 | 49 | £45,000 | - | 29 |
| East of England | +10 | 47 | £70,000 | +27.27% | 80 |
| Northern Ireland | +45 | 15 | £50,000 | - | 5 |
| North East | +40 | 9 | £56,500 | -11.02% | 26 |
Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 December 2023, 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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