Functional Consultant
UK

The median Functional Consultant salary in the UK is £62,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

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 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 617 764 955
Rank change year-on-year +147 +191 -237
Permanent jobs requiring a Functional Consultant 294 217 247
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.30% 0.21% 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.31% 0.23% 0.16%
Number of salaries quoted 212 138 153
10th Percentile £46,250 £52,500 £45,000
25th Percentile £51,250 £60,000 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £65,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% -7.14% +12.00%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £80,000 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £65,000 £66,250
% change year-on-year -15.38% -1.89% +14.22%

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 93,878 92,381 151,160
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.45% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 67,248 58,258 84,340
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Functional Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Functional Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Functional Consultant in the UK

Functional Consultant
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Functional Consultant.

Salary trend for Functional Consultant in the UK

Functional Consultant
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Functional Consultant over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Functional Consultant in the UK

Functional 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 Functional Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 10 May 2024. 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 +115 220 £62,500 -3.85% 49
UK excluding London +48 175 £55,000 -15.38% 30
Work from Home +111 113 £65,000 -7.14% 37
London +84 53 £75,000 +7.14% 9
North of England +38 50 £57,500 -11.54% 3
Midlands -4 47 £58,750 -9.62% 13
West Midlands +22 46 £60,000 -7.69% 12
North West +17 26 £55,000 -15.38% 2
South East +24 23 £55,000 -15.38% 6
Scotland - 16 £50,000 -
South West -9 15 £53,750 -10.42%
Wales +19 13 £55,000 -
Yorkshire +52 12 £92,500 +32.14% 1
North East - 12 £57,500 -
East of England +18 7 £71,500 +3.62% 8
Northern Ireland - 4 £100,000 -
East Midlands -26 1 £57,500 -19.30% 1

Functional Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 10 May 2024, Functional 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 Functional Consultant in the job title.

1 114 (38.78%) Dynamics 365
2 107 (36.39%) Microsoft
3 73 (24.83%) Agile
4 71 (24.15%) Finance
5 66 (22.45%) Problem-Solving
6 62 (21.09%) Social Skills
7 54 (18.37%) CRM
8 52 (17.69%) Security Cleared
9 50 (17.01%) Power Platform
10 49 (16.67%) Oracle
11 41 (13.95%) Dynamics CRM
12 35 (11.90%) GAP Analysis
12 35 (11.90%) ERP
13 34 (11.56%) Degree
13 34 (11.56%) Roadmaps
14 33 (11.22%) Migration
15 32 (10.88%) SAP
15 32 (10.88%) Requirements Gathering
16 30 (10.20%) Presales
17 28 (9.52%) Data Migration
18 27 (9.18%) Process Improvement
18 27 (9.18%) Workday
19 26 (8.84%) User Acceptance Testing
20 25 (8.50%) Workday HCM
21 24 (8.16%) PowerApps
22 23 (7.82%) Stakeholder Management
22 23 (7.82%) User Stories
22 23 (7.82%) Customer Service
23 22 (7.48%) Azure
23 22 (7.48%) Power BI

Functional 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:

Application Platforms
1 18 (6.12%) SharePoint
2 12 (4.08%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 7 (2.38%) MS Visio
2 4 (1.36%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (0.34%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 41 (13.95%) Dynamics CRM
2 25 (8.50%) Workday HCM
3 18 (6.12%) NetSuite
4 16 (5.44%) SAP Business One
5 13 (4.42%) Oracle General Ledger
5 13 (4.42%) Oracle Payables
5 13 (4.42%) Oracle Receivables
6 11 (3.74%) Oracle Cash Management
7 6 (2.04%) Dynamics NAV
7 6 (2.04%) SAP S/4HANA
8 3 (1.02%) Endur
8 3 (1.02%) OpenLink RightAngle
8 3 (1.02%) Oracle Applications
8 3 (1.02%) Oracle Manufacturing
8 3 (1.02%) SAP EWM
8 3 (1.02%) SAP SD
9 2 (0.68%) Dynamics GP
9 2 (0.68%) Oracle Assets
9 2 (0.68%) SAP MDG
10 1 (0.34%) SAP Retail
Cloud Services
1 114 (38.78%) Dynamics 365
2 50 (17.01%) Power Platform
3 24 (8.16%) PowerApps
4 22 (7.48%) Azure
5 21 (7.14%) Microsoft 365
6 14 (4.76%) Power Automate
7 13 (4.42%) OCI
8 11 (3.74%) SaaS
9 9 (3.06%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (2.04%) Entra ID
11 4 (1.36%) Azure Logic Apps
12 2 (0.68%) MailChimp
12 2 (0.68%) Miro
13 1 (0.34%) SuccessFactors
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (7.48%) Power BI
2 10 (3.40%) SQL Server
3 4 (1.36%) Data Lake
4 3 (1.02%) RDBMS
4 3 (1.02%) Relational Database
4 3 (1.02%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 2 (0.68%) MS Access
5 2 (0.68%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 6 (2.04%) Git
2 1 (0.34%) JIRA
General
1 71 (24.15%) Finance
2 62 (21.09%) Social Skills
3 20 (6.80%) Law
4 19 (6.46%) Manufacturing
5 13 (4.42%) Analytical Skills
6 11 (3.74%) Presentation Skills
6 11 (3.74%) Retail
7 10 (3.40%) Public Sector
8 9 (3.06%) Marketing
9 8 (2.72%) General Ledger
10 3 (1.02%) Back Office
10 3 (1.02%) Games
10 3 (1.02%) Organisational Skills
11 2 (0.68%) Financial Institution
11 2 (0.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (0.68%) Publishing
12 1 (0.34%) Agriculture
12 1 (0.34%) Banking
12 1 (0.34%) Billing
12 1 (0.34%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (0.68%) Middleware
1 2 (0.68%) ODBC
1 2 (0.68%) Oracle Fusion
1 2 (0.68%) SAP ALE
2 1 (0.34%) .NET
2 1 (0.34%) EDI
2 1 (0.34%) HTML
2 1 (0.34%) JSON
2 1 (0.34%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 13 (4.42%) Legacy Systems
2 9 (3.06%) Virtual Team
3 7 (2.38%) Low-Code
4 6 (2.04%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (1.36%) Greenfield Project
6 3 (1.02%) Swaptions
7 2 (0.68%) iSeries
8 1 (0.34%) Analytical Mindset
8 1 (0.34%) FMCG
8 1 (0.34%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 1 (0.34%) Onboarding
8 1 (0.34%) Product Ownership
8 1 (0.34%) Replication
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (24.83%) Agile
2 66 (22.45%) Problem-Solving
3 54 (18.37%) CRM
4 35 (11.90%) ERP
4 35 (11.90%) GAP Analysis
5 34 (11.56%) Roadmaps
6 33 (11.22%) Migration
7 32 (10.88%) Requirements Gathering
8 30 (10.20%) Presales
9 28 (9.52%) Data Migration
10 27 (9.18%) Process Improvement
11 26 (8.84%) User Acceptance Testing
12 23 (7.82%) Customer Service
12 23 (7.82%) Stakeholder Management
12 23 (7.82%) User Stories
13 21 (7.14%) Product Backlog
14 19 (6.46%) Scrum
14 19 (6.46%) System Testing
15 18 (6.12%) Business Intelligence
16 16 (5.44%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 14 (4.76%) SQL
2 6 (2.04%) C#
3 3 (1.02%) Java
3 3 (1.02%) JavaScript
3 3 (1.02%) VB
4 1 (0.34%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 52 (17.69%) Security Cleared
2 34 (11.56%) Degree
3 16 (5.44%) BPSS Clearance
4 10 (3.40%) SC Cleared
5 9 (3.06%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (2.04%) MCSE
7 1 (0.34%) ACCA
7 1 (0.34%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (0.68%) PMO
2 1 (0.34%) QA
2 1 (0.34%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (1.02%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.68%) Microsoft App-V
2 2 (0.68%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 2 (0.68%) ThinApp
2 1 (0.34%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 107 (36.39%) Microsoft
2 49 (16.67%) Oracle
3 32 (10.88%) SAP
4 27 (9.18%) Workday
5 5 (1.70%) Salesforce
6 3 (1.02%) OpenLink
6 3 (1.02%) Sybase
6 3 (1.02%) TIBCO
7 2 (0.68%) Citrix
7 2 (0.68%) VMware
8 1 (0.34%) IFS
8 1 (0.34%) JDA
8 1 (0.34%) Pega