Software Implementation Consultant Job Trends

Software Implementation Consultant
UK

The median Software Implementation Consultant salary in the UK is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 September 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 656 773 776
Rank change year-on-year +117 +3 +417
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Implementation Consultant 7 21 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.014% 0.027% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.016% 0.028% 0.002%
Number of salaries quoted 4 15 1
10th Percentile £35,750 £32,500 -
25th Percentile £36,875 £47,500 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% +5.26% -13.64%
75th Percentile £47,813 - £51,250
90th Percentile £48,375 - -
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £50,000 -
% change year-on-year -15.00% - -

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 44,334 74,253 58,491
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.67% 95.25% 93.90%
Number of salaries quoted 26,030 45,319 45,191
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -8.33% -
75th Percentile £74,258 £73,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £92,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% -4.76% -

Software Implementation Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Implementation Consultant in the UK

Software Implementation Consultant
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Software Implementation Consultant job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Software Implementation Consultant job vacancies in the UK

Software Implementation Consultant
Top 6 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Implementation Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 14 September 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
England +105 4 £42,500 -15.00% 2
Work from Home +73 4 £35,000 - 1
UK excluding London +70 4 £42,500 -15.00% 1
Midlands +51 3 £45,000 -10.00%
East Midlands - 3 £45,000 -
South East +22 1 £35,000 -30.00%

Software Implementation Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 14 September 2025, Software Implementation 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 Software Implementation Consultant in the job title.

1 5 (71.43%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (57.14%) Social Skills
3 3 (42.86%) End-to-End Testing
3 3 (42.86%) Critical Thinking
3 3 (42.86%) Environmental Health
3 3 (42.86%) Spreadsheet
3 3 (42.86%) Analytical Mindset
3 3 (42.86%) Decision-Making
3 3 (42.86%) Statistical Analysis
3 3 (42.86%) Incident Management
3 3 (42.86%) NHS
3 3 (42.86%) Degree
3 3 (42.86%) QA
3 3 (42.86%) User Acceptance Testing
3 3 (42.86%) Test Scripting
3 3 (42.86%) System Testing
3 3 (42.86%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (42.86%) Mentoring
3 3 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (42.86%) Quality Management
3 3 (42.86%) Risk Management
3 3 (42.86%) ETL
3 3 (42.86%) SQL
4 2 (28.57%) XML
4 2 (28.57%) C#
4 2 (28.57%) Advertising
4 2 (28.57%) Migration
4 2 (28.57%) Data Migration
4 2 (28.57%) Project Delivery
4 2 (28.57%) Organisational Skills

Software Implementation 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 1 (14.29%) IIS
Applications
1 3 (42.86%) Spreadsheet
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) SaaS
General
1 4 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Environmental Health
3 2 (28.57%) Advertising
3 2 (28.57%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (14.29%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (28.57%) XML
2 1 (14.29%) CSS
2 1 (14.29%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 3 (42.86%) Analytical Mindset
1 3 (42.86%) NHS
2 1 (14.29%) Driving Licence
2 1 (14.29%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (14.29%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (71.43%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (42.86%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (42.86%) Critical Thinking
2 3 (42.86%) Decision-Making
2 3 (42.86%) End-to-End Testing
2 3 (42.86%) ETL
2 3 (42.86%) Incident Management
2 3 (42.86%) Mentoring
2 3 (42.86%) Quality Management
2 3 (42.86%) Risk Management
2 3 (42.86%) Statistical Analysis
2 3 (42.86%) System Testing
2 3 (42.86%) Test Scripting
2 3 (42.86%) User Acceptance Testing
3 2 (28.57%) Data Migration
3 2 (28.57%) Migration
3 2 (28.57%) Project Delivery
4 1 (14.29%) Agile
4 1 (14.29%) Data Management
4 1 (14.29%) Data Mapping
Programming Languages
1 3 (42.86%) SQL
2 2 (28.57%) C#
2 2 (28.57%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (42.86%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft