Lead Consultant
UK
The median Lead Consultant salary in the UK is £87,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 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 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 666 | 771 | 635 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +105 | -136 | +442 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Consultant | 36 | 136 | 355 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.064% | 0.13% | 0.37% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.071% | 0.14% | 0.41% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 30 | 104 | 257 |
| 10th Percentile | £67,500 | £65,000 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £70,000 | £71,250 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £87,500 | £85,000 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.94% | +21.43% | -6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £103,750 | £95,000 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £135,000 | £97,500 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £72,750 | £85,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.41% | +21.43% | - |
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 | 50,444 | 98,297 | 87,491 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.33% | 94.81% | 91.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,384 | 69,991 | 55,965 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,748 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.49% |
Lead Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Consultant
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Consultant.
Lead Consultant
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Consultant over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
Lead Consultant
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 31 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 | +80 | 33 | £90,000 | +2.86% | 65 |
| London | +87 | 20 | £102,500 | +20.59% | 37 |
| Work from Home | +104 | 13 | £77,500 | -4.02% | 42 |
| UK excluding London | +114 | 11 | £72,750 | -14.41% | 30 |
| North of England | +24 | 6 | £75,000 | -16.67% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | +57 | 2 | £85,250 | - | 3 |
| Midlands | +52 | 2 | £58,750 | -21.67% | 11 |
| West Midlands | +45 | 2 | £58,750 | -21.67% | 7 |
| North West | -15 | 2 | £75,000 | -16.67% | 5 |
| North East | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| South East | +69 | 1 | £37,000 | -45.19% | 2 |
| Scotland | - | 1 | £70,000 | - | 2 |
| East of England | - | 1 | £75,000 | - | 2 |
Lead Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Lead 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 Lead Consultant in the job title.
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Lead 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: