Senior Consultant
UK

The median Senior Consultant salary in the UK is £70,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 April 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
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 443 480 640
Rank change year-on-year +37 +160 -213
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Consultant 528 621 720
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.54% 0.59% 0.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.57% 0.65% 0.49%
Number of salaries quoted 358 378 483
10th Percentile £46,250 £52,500 £51,250
25th Percentile £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £70,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +7.69%
75th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £82,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £60,000 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -14.29% - +12.00%

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 92,756 95,826 148,057
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 91.56% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 66,592 60,202 85,221
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,550 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.42% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

Senior Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Consultant in the UK

Senior Consultant
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Senior Consultant in the UK

Senior Consultant
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Consultant over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior Consultant in the UK

Senior 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 Senior Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 27 April 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 +99 455 £70,000 -3.45% 208
UK excluding London +54 264 £60,000 -14.29% 119
Work from Home +65 235 £71,250 -1.72% 136
London +116 218 £75,000 -3.23% 105
North of England +40 65 £63,750 -4.14% 25
Midlands +33 57 £50,000 -23.08% 14
South East +56 52 £60,000 -18.64% 29
North West +1 51 £70,000 +7.69% 15
West Midlands +47 47 £62,500 -3.85% 14
South West +10 31 £60,000 -14.29% 19
East of England +4 20 £45,000 -32.08% 10
Scotland -72 19 £65,000 -7.14% 16
Wales +26 16 £47,500 +3.92% 6
Yorkshire +92 13 £55,000 -34.33% 6
East Midlands -10 10 £37,500 -46.43%
Northern Ireland - 5 £85,000 - 3
North East - 1 £70,000 - 4

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

For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Senior 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 Senior Consultant in the job title.

1 140 (26.52%) Social Skills
2 137 (25.95%) Finance
3 117 (22.16%) Microsoft
4 87 (16.48%) Project Management
5 81 (15.34%) Security Cleared
6 80 (15.15%) Azure
7 76 (14.39%) SAP
8 63 (11.93%) Problem-Solving
9 57 (10.80%) Agile
9 57 (10.80%) Roadmaps
10 55 (10.42%) Presales
11 52 (9.85%) Mentoring
11 52 (9.85%) Migration
11 52 (9.85%) Project Delivery
12 50 (9.47%) Analytics
13 49 (9.28%) Actionable Insight
14 47 (8.90%) Customer Service
15 44 (8.33%) Public Sector
15 44 (8.33%) Dynamics 365
16 42 (7.95%) JavaScript
16 42 (7.95%) Degree
17 41 (7.77%) AWS
18 39 (7.39%) Presentation Skills
19 38 (7.20%) Thought Leadership
19 38 (7.20%) Cybersecurity
19 38 (7.20%) CRM
20 37 (7.01%) SQL
20 37 (7.01%) SC Cleared
20 37 (7.01%) Azure Certification
21 36 (6.82%) SAP S/4HANA

Senior 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 19 (3.60%) IIS
2 18 (3.41%) Microsoft Exchange
3 11 (2.08%) Apache Spark
4 9 (1.70%) SharePoint
5 8 (1.52%) Apache
6 3 (0.57%) Oracle Workflow
7 2 (0.38%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 28 (5.30%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (2.27%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (2.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (0.76%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (0.76%) MS Visio
4 4 (0.76%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.19%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 36 (6.82%) SAP S/4HANA
2 18 (3.41%) Dynamics CRM
3 14 (2.65%) NetSuite
4 13 (2.46%) SAP FI
5 12 (2.27%) SAP SCM
6 11 (2.08%) SAP CO
6 11 (2.08%) SAP FI/CO
7 9 (1.70%) SAP HR
7 9 (1.70%) SAP SD
8 8 (1.52%) Remedy ITSM
9 7 (1.33%) Adobe Campaign
9 7 (1.33%) C-CURE
10 6 (1.14%) SAP BPC
10 6 (1.14%) SAP CRM
10 6 (1.14%) SAP MM
10 6 (1.14%) SAP PP
10 6 (1.14%) SAP Travel Management
11 5 (0.95%) SAP CX
11 5 (0.95%) SAP GTS
11 5 (0.95%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 80 (15.15%) Azure
2 44 (8.33%) Dynamics 365
3 41 (7.77%) AWS
4 25 (4.73%) Power Platform
5 21 (3.98%) Microsoft 365
6 17 (3.22%) SaaS
7 15 (2.84%) Azure DevOps
8 14 (2.65%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 13 (2.46%) Azure Data Factory
10 12 (2.27%) SuccessFactors
11 11 (2.08%) Azure Stack
12 10 (1.89%) Boomi
12 10 (1.89%) IaaS
12 10 (1.89%) PaaS
13 6 (1.14%) GCP
13 6 (1.14%) PowerApps
14 5 (0.95%) AWS IoT
15 4 (0.76%) Entra ID
15 4 (0.76%) OneDrive
15 4 (0.76%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 27 (5.11%) Firewall
2 21 (3.98%) WAN
3 20 (3.79%) LAN
4 13 (2.46%) Cisco ASA
5 12 (2.27%) TCP/IP
6 11 (2.08%) Cisco IOS
6 11 (2.08%) VPN
7 10 (1.89%) Network Security
8 8 (1.52%) Internet
8 8 (1.52%) SSL
9 7 (1.33%) BGP
9 7 (1.33%) Cisco Firepower
9 7 (1.33%) Cisco ISE
9 7 (1.33%) IGRP
9 7 (1.33%) MPLS
9 7 (1.33%) VPLS
9 7 (1.33%) VRRP
10 5 (0.95%) Cisco Nexus
11 4 (0.76%) DHCP
11 4 (0.76%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (5.87%) Data Lake
2 29 (5.49%) SQL Server
3 24 (4.55%) Data Warehouse
4 23 (4.36%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 18 (3.41%) Power BI
6 10 (1.89%) Big Data
6 10 (1.89%) Relational Database
7 6 (1.14%) Azure SQL Database
7 6 (1.14%) Tableau
8 5 (0.95%) SAP BW
8 5 (0.95%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 4 (0.76%) DB2
9 4 (0.76%) Microsoft Analysis Services
9 4 (0.76%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 4 (0.76%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 3 (0.57%) Power Query
10 3 (0.57%) RDBMS
11 2 (0.38%) GIS
11 2 (0.38%) SAP Data Services
12 1 (0.19%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 4 (0.76%) Burp Suite
2 3 (0.57%) Git
2 3 (0.57%) Metasploit
3 2 (0.38%) LSMW
3 2 (0.38%) Team Foundation Server
3 2 (0.38%) Visual Studio
3 2 (0.38%) Visual Studio Code
4 1 (0.19%) Rational DOORS
4 1 (0.19%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 140 (26.52%) Social Skills
2 137 (25.95%) Finance
3 44 (8.33%) Public Sector
4 39 (7.39%) Presentation Skills
5 29 (5.49%) Marketing
6 26 (4.92%) Retail
7 25 (4.73%) Analytical Skills
8 24 (4.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 19 (3.60%) Law
10 17 (3.22%) Telecoms
11 15 (2.84%) Legal
12 14 (2.65%) Military
13 13 (2.46%) Documentation Skills
14 12 (2.27%) Aerospace
15 10 (1.89%) Aviation
16 9 (1.70%) Electronics
17 8 (1.52%) Manufacturing
17 8 (1.52%) Publishing
18 7 (1.33%) Banking
18 7 (1.33%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 33 (6.25%) HTML
2 17 (3.22%) AngularJS
2 17 (3.22%) Web Services
2 17 (3.22%) XML
3 16 (3.03%) EDI
4 8 (1.52%) Ajax
4 8 (1.52%) CSS
4 8 (1.52%) LDAP
4 8 (1.52%) PySpark
4 8 (1.52%) SOAP
5 6 (1.14%) SAP TM
6 5 (0.95%) Node.js
7 4 (0.76%) .NET
8 3 (0.57%) JSON
8 3 (0.57%) RESTful
9 2 (0.38%) .NET Core
9 2 (0.38%) .NET Framework
9 2 (0.38%) ASP.NET
9 2 (0.38%) XSD
9 2 (0.38%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 26 (4.92%) Management Information System
2 20 (3.79%) Data Centre
3 15 (2.84%) Self-Motivation
4 14 (2.65%) CESG
4 14 (2.65%) Legacy Systems
5 13 (2.46%) Driving Licence
6 11 (2.08%) Onboarding
7 9 (1.70%) IoT
8 8 (1.52%) CMDB
8 8 (1.52%) Virtual Team
9 7 (1.33%) Operational Technology
10 5 (0.95%) Acoustics
10 5 (0.95%) Cyberattack
10 5 (0.95%) Life Science
10 5 (0.95%) Product Ownership
10 5 (0.95%) Public Cloud
10 5 (0.95%) Renewable Energy
11 4 (0.76%) Data Structures
11 4 (0.76%) Social Network
12 3 (0.57%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 21 (3.98%) Windows
2 16 (3.03%) Windows Server
3 10 (1.89%) Linux
4 4 (0.76%) Unix
5 3 (0.57%) Kali Linux
6 1 (0.19%) Android
6 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 87 (16.48%) Project Management
2 63 (11.93%) Problem-Solving
3 57 (10.80%) Agile
3 57 (10.80%) Roadmaps
4 55 (10.42%) Presales
5 52 (9.85%) Mentoring
5 52 (9.85%) Migration
5 52 (9.85%) Project Delivery
6 50 (9.47%) Analytics
7 49 (9.28%) Actionable Insight
8 47 (8.90%) Customer Service
9 38 (7.20%) CRM
9 38 (7.20%) Cybersecurity
9 38 (7.20%) Thought Leadership
10 35 (6.63%) Data Privacy
11 34 (6.44%) Artificial Intelligence
12 33 (6.25%) Requirements Gathering
13 31 (5.87%) Information Security
14 30 (5.68%) Collaborative Working
15 29 (5.49%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 42 (7.95%) JavaScript
2 37 (7.01%) SQL
3 30 (5.68%) Python
4 10 (1.89%) Bicep
5 9 (1.70%) R
6 6 (1.14%) PowerShell
7 5 (0.95%) C#
7 5 (0.95%) Java
7 5 (0.95%) TypeScript
8 4 (0.76%) VB
9 3 (0.57%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.38%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.38%) XPath
11 1 (0.19%) ABAP
11 1 (0.19%) Go
11 1 (0.19%) Lua
11 1 (0.19%) Objective-C
11 1 (0.19%) PHP
11 1 (0.19%) Ruby
11 1 (0.19%) SAPscript
Qualifications
1 81 (15.34%) Security Cleared
2 42 (7.95%) Degree
3 37 (7.01%) Azure Certification
3 37 (7.01%) SC Cleared
4 28 (5.30%) AWS Certification
5 21 (3.98%) Cisco Certification
5 21 (3.98%) Microsoft Certification
6 14 (2.65%) CISMP
6 14 (2.65%) CISSP
7 12 (2.27%) IISP
8 11 (2.08%) CCNA
9 10 (1.89%) CISM
10 9 (1.70%) DBS Check
11 8 (1.52%) CCNP
11 8 (1.52%) CREST Certified
12 7 (1.33%) CISA
12 7 (1.33%) CRISC
12 7 (1.33%) PCI QSA
12 7 (1.33%) RIBA
13 6 (1.14%) CompTIA Security+
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (5.30%) NIST
2 15 (2.84%) NIST 800
3 14 (2.65%) JSP 440
4 12 (2.27%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 11 (2.08%) RMADS
6 10 (1.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 10 (1.89%) QA
7 9 (1.70%) GDPR
8 8 (1.52%) Data Quality
8 8 (1.52%) NCSC
8 8 (1.52%) PCI DSS
9 6 (1.14%) GRC
10 5 (0.95%) PMO
11 4 (0.76%) ITGC
12 3 (0.57%) GMP
12 3 (0.57%) ISO 9001
13 2 (0.38%) Accessibility
13 2 (0.38%) Cyber Essentials
13 2 (0.38%) IFRS
13 2 (0.38%) ISO 22301
System Software
1 17 (3.22%) Active Directory
2 7 (1.33%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.19%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.19%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 11 (2.08%) Terraform
2 8 (1.52%) HP UCMDB
3 3 (0.57%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (0.57%) Nessus
3 3 (0.57%) Nmap
4 1 (0.19%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 117 (22.16%) Microsoft
2 76 (14.39%) SAP
3 33 (6.25%) ServiceNow
4 27 (5.11%) Cisco
4 27 (5.11%) Oracle
5 18 (3.41%) Fortinet
6 16 (3.03%) Databricks
7 15 (2.84%) Palo Alto
8 12 (2.27%) CheckPoint
9 11 (2.08%) McAfee
10 10 (1.89%) Dell
11 9 (1.70%) HP
12 8 (1.52%) BMC
12 8 (1.52%) Remedy
13 7 (1.33%) Aderant
13 7 (1.33%) Adobe
13 7 (1.33%) Meraki
14 6 (1.14%) Sage
14 6 (1.14%) VMware
15 5 (0.95%) Salesforce