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 12 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 121 | 72 | 89 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -49 | +17 | +32 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant | 1,370 | 3,539 | 3,725 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.48% | 3.57% | 3.69% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.74% | 3.77% | 4.04% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,026 | 2,639 | 2,264 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £30,000 | £42,623 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £43,750 | £52,688 |
| 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 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £91,250 | £93,750 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £57,500 | £51,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.75% | -21.54% | +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 | 49,922 | 93,907 | 92,301 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.55% | 94.63% | 91.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,447 | 67,290 | 58,243 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.57% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £80,627 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
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 12 May 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 12 May 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 | -63 | 1,189 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 2,529 |
| UK excluding London | -92 | 684 | £57,500 | +12.75% | 1,536 |
| London | -23 | 506 | £72,500 | +3.57% | 1,320 |
| Work from Home | -65 | 484 | £65,000 | +10.17% | 2,240 |
| North of England | -82 | 178 | £56,250 | +2.27% | 372 |
| South East | -59 | 167 | £53,500 | +7.00% | 542 |
| Midlands | -43 | 152 | £57,500 | +21.05% | 209 |
| North West | -92 | 127 | £52,500 | -8.70% | 248 |
| West Midlands | -38 | 111 | £63,750 | +27.50% | 118 |
| South West | -62 | 74 | £45,000 | -25.00% | 195 |
| East of England | -51 | 50 | £66,215 | +39.40% | 117 |
| Yorkshire | -8 | 41 | £70,000 | +40.00% | 90 |
| East Midlands | -13 | 41 | £48,750 | +30.00% | 80 |
| Scotland | +20 | 32 | £70,000 | +47.37% | 77 |
| Northern Ireland | +24 | 17 | £70,000 | +133.33% | 30 |
| Wales | -20 | 11 | £52,052 | +9.58% | 23 |
| North East | -2 | 10 | £40,000 | -30.43% | 36 |
| Channel Islands | - | 5 | £80,000 | - |
Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 May 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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