IT Consultant
UK
The median IT Consultant salary in the UK is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 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 9 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 600 | 765 | 849 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +165 | +84 | +191 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an IT Consultant | 90 | 137 | 124 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.17% | 0.14% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.18% | 0.15% | 0.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 49 | 114 | 75 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,150 | £26,250 | £22,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £30,000 | £26,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £47,500 | £58,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.32% | -18.10% | +1.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £53,438 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £76,500 | £60,000 | £77,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £38,750 | £35,750 |
| % change year-on-year | +41.94% | +8.39% | -26.67% |
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 | 49,007 | 93,784 | 92,686 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.47% | 94.63% | 91.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,411 | 67,216 | 58,370 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,375 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 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% |
IT Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Consultant
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Consultant.
IT Consultant
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Consultant over the 6 months to 9 May 2025.
IT Consultant
Top 16 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 9 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 | +116 | 72 | £45,000 | -5.26% | 48 |
| UK excluding London | +148 | 57 | £55,000 | +41.94% | 31 |
| Work from Home | +122 | 38 | £57,500 | +15.00% | 31 |
| London | +101 | 23 | £47,250 | -5.50% | 23 |
| South East | +83 | 14 | £45,000 | -12.20% | 10 |
| Midlands | +65 | 14 | £30,000 | -14.89% | 4 |
| North of England | +48 | 13 | £70,000 | +100.00% | 13 |
| West Midlands | +64 | 12 | £50,000 | +63.93% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +62 | 8 | £55,000 | +12.82% | 6 |
| North West | +10 | 5 | £70,000 | +124.00% | 5 |
| Scotland | +121 | 4 | £72,500 | +20.83% | 1 |
| South West | +108 | 4 | £32,500 | -4.41% | 3 |
| East of England | +21 | 4 | £25,000 | -28.57% | 1 |
| Wales | +42 | 2 | £70,000 | +86.67% | |
| East Midlands | +42 | 2 | £23,500 | -41.25% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 2 | £70,000 | - |
IT Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 May 2025, IT 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 IT Consultant in the job title.
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IT 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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