Functional Consultant Job Trends

Functional Consultant
UK

The median Functional Consultant salary in the UK is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 545 554 529
Rank change year-on-year +9 -25 +311
Permanent jobs requiring a Functional Consultant 104 157 186
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.17% 0.29% 0.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.32% 0.35%
Number of salaries quoted 55 116 156
10th Percentile £60,000 - £47,500
25th Percentile £64,375 £38,750 £53,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £55,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +36.36% -15.38% -
75th Percentile £78,125 £72,500 £85,000
90th Percentile £86,250 £77,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £75,000 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +50.00% -16.67% -4.00%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 54,710 49,797 52,819
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.74% 92.91% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 33,899 25,819 40,678
10th Percentile £28,560 £33,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,250 £45,000 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £95,325
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% -5.18%

Functional Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Functional Consultant' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Functional Consultant job vacancy trend in the UK

Functional Consultant
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Functional Consultant job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Functional Consultant job vacancies in the UK

Functional Consultant
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Functional Consultant over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Functional Consultant in the UK

Functional Consultant
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Functional Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 15 January 2026. 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
England -1 72 £75,000 +36.36% 25
UK excluding London +7 58 £75,000 +50.00% 23
South East +34 18 £75,000 -1.64% 10
London +31 17 £83,750 +55.81% 8
Work from Home +32 15 £75,000 +36.36% 17
North of England -8 11 - - 7
Scotland +7 10 £75,000 +36.36% 2
East of England +32 8 £82,500 +40.43% 1
Midlands +6 7 £60,000 +41.18% 4
West Midlands +4 5 £60,000 +41.18% 2
North West 0 5 - - 3
South West +2 4 £75,000 +17.65%
Yorkshire -10 4 - - 3
North East +12 2 - - 1
East Midlands -11 2 £75,000 +30.43% 2

Functional Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 15 January 2026, Functional Consultant job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Functional Consultant in the job title.

1 34 (32.69%) Security Cleared
2 33 (31.73%) SC Cleared
3 28 (26.92%) Microsoft
4 27 (25.96%) Dynamics 365
5 23 (22.12%) SAP
6 16 (15.38%) Workday
7 14 (13.46%) SAP S/4HANA
8 13 (12.50%) AI
8 13 (12.50%) Requirements Gathering
9 12 (11.54%) Oracle
9 12 (11.54%) Roadmaps
9 12 (11.54%) Workday HCM
9 12 (11.54%) Workshop Facilitation
10 11 (10.58%) ERP
10 11 (10.58%) Stakeholder Management
11 10 (9.62%) Change Management
11 10 (9.62%) Validation
12 9 (8.65%) CRM
12 9 (8.65%) Migration
12 9 (8.65%) Power Platform
13 8 (7.69%) Product Roadmap
13 8 (7.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
13 8 (7.69%) Translating Business Requirements
14 7 (6.73%) Azure
14 7 (6.73%) Continuous Improvement
14 7 (6.73%) User Acceptance Testing
15 6 (5.77%) Agile
15 6 (5.77%) Degree
15 6 (5.77%) Dynamics CRM
15 6 (5.77%) Oracle Assets

Functional Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (0.96%) Confluence
1 1 (0.96%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (2.88%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.96%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 14 (13.46%) SAP S/4HANA
2 12 (11.54%) Workday HCM
3 6 (5.77%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (5.77%) Oracle Assets
3 6 (5.77%) Oracle Cash Management
3 6 (5.77%) Oracle General Ledger
3 6 (5.77%) Oracle Payables
3 6 (5.77%) Oracle Receivables
3 6 (5.77%) SAP SD
4 5 (4.81%) NetSuite
5 4 (3.85%) Odoo
6 3 (2.88%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 3 (2.88%) SAP HCM
7 2 (1.92%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (1.92%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (1.92%) Oracle Financials
7 2 (1.92%) Oracle Payroll
7 2 (1.92%) SAP MM
7 2 (1.92%) SAP PM
7 2 (1.92%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 27 (25.96%) Dynamics 365
2 9 (8.65%) Power Platform
3 7 (6.73%) Azure
4 5 (4.81%) OCI
5 4 (3.85%) Azure DevOps
5 4 (3.85%) Power Automate
5 4 (3.85%) SuccessFactors
6 2 (1.92%) Microsoft Copilot
6 2 (1.92%) PowerApps
7 1 (0.96%) Lucidchart
7 1 (0.96%) Microsoft 365
7 1 (0.96%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
7 1 (0.96%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 1 (0.96%) SAP Commerce Cloud
7 1 (0.96%) Viva Engage
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (3.85%) Power BI
2 2 (1.92%) Oracle Reports
3 1 (0.96%) Oracle BI Publisher
Development Applications
1 2 (1.92%) JIRA
General
1 28 (26.92%) Finance
2 18 (17.31%) Social Skills
3 10 (9.62%) Analytical Skills
3 10 (9.62%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 10 (9.62%) Presentation Skills
4 6 (5.77%) Law
5 5 (4.81%) Manufacturing
6 4 (3.85%) Marketing
6 4 (3.85%) Public Sector
7 3 (2.88%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (2.88%) General Ledger
7 3 (2.88%) Retail
8 2 (1.92%) Billing
9 1 (0.96%) Organisational Skills
9 1 (0.96%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (1.92%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (0.96%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 2 (1.92%) Management Information System
2 1 (0.96%) Data Structures
2 1 (0.96%) PMI
2 1 (0.96%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (12.50%) AI
1 13 (12.50%) Requirements Gathering
2 12 (11.54%) Roadmaps
2 12 (11.54%) Workshop Facilitation
3 11 (10.58%) ERP
3 11 (10.58%) Stakeholder Management
4 10 (9.62%) Change Management
4 10 (9.62%) Validation
5 9 (8.65%) CRM
5 9 (8.65%) Migration
6 8 (7.69%) Product Roadmap
6 8 (7.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 8 (7.69%) Translating Business Requirements
7 7 (6.73%) Continuous Improvement
7 7 (6.73%) User Acceptance Testing
8 6 (5.77%) Agile
8 6 (5.77%) Problem-Solving
9 5 (4.81%) Business Intelligence
9 5 (4.81%) DevOps
9 5 (4.81%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.88%) SQL
2 2 (1.92%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 34 (32.69%) Security Cleared
2 33 (31.73%) SC Cleared
3 6 (5.77%) Degree
4 2 (1.92%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (1.92%) Master's Degree
4 2 (1.92%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (0.96%) ACCA
5 1 (0.96%) CIMA
5 1 (0.96%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (3.85%) QA
1 4 (3.85%) SLA
2 1 (0.96%) Disclosure Scotland
Systems Management
1 1 (0.96%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 28 (26.92%) Microsoft
2 23 (22.12%) SAP
3 16 (15.38%) Workday
4 12 (11.54%) Oracle
5 3 (2.88%) Computacenter
6 2 (1.92%) Cognizant
6 2 (1.92%) IFS
6 2 (1.92%) Infor
6 2 (1.92%) Salesforce
7 1 (0.96%) Ariba
7 1 (0.96%) Concur
7 1 (0.96%) ServiceNow