Technical Consultant
UK

The median Technical Consultant salary in the UK is £57,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 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
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 526 624 792
Rank change year-on-year +98 +168 -257
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Consultant 414 408 449
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.42% 0.39% 0.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.44% 0.43% 0.30%
Number of salaries quoted 345 280 363
10th Percentile £37,500 £40,225 £40,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £47,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £76,250 £80,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £88,875 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -

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 93,212 94,769 150,357
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.51% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 66,814 59,630 85,382
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 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,225
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Technical Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Technical Consultant in the UK

Technical Consultant
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Technical Consultant in the UK

Technical Consultant
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Consultant over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Technical Consultant in the UK

Technical Consultant
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 4 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 +140 371 £60,000 - 92
UK excluding London +102 245 £55,000 - 63
Work from Home +43 198 £57,250 -11.92% 53
London +70 121 £70,000 +7.69% 35
South East +36 62 £50,000 -33.33% 12
North of England +43 53 £74,000 +40.95% 12
South West +18 52 £55,000 +4.76% 14
North West +45 48 £74,000 +34.55% 10
Midlands +46 40 £50,000 -9.09% 12
West Midlands +42 31 £42,500 -22.73% 9
East of England +45 30 £55,000 +29.41% 2
East Midlands -5 9 £55,000 +2.33% 3
Wales +14 6 £47,500 -20.83% 7
Yorkshire +65 5 £28,000 -42.56% 2
Scotland -66 2 £90,000 - 2

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

For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, Technical 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 Technical Consultant in the job title.

1 146 (35.27%) Microsoft
2 119 (28.74%) Social Skills
3 79 (19.08%) Presales
4 72 (17.39%) Microsoft 365
5 71 (17.15%) Windows
6 70 (16.91%) Azure
7 65 (15.70%) JavaScript
8 63 (15.22%) Active Directory
9 59 (14.25%) Problem-Solving
10 55 (13.29%) Security Cleared
11 53 (12.80%) ServiceNow
12 51 (12.32%) HTML
13 48 (11.59%) Requirements Gathering
14 47 (11.35%) Public Sector
14 47 (11.35%) AWS
14 47 (11.35%) Degree
15 46 (11.11%) SQL
15 46 (11.11%) Microsoft Exchange
15 46 (11.11%) Entra ID
16 43 (10.39%) Analytical Skills
17 42 (10.14%) SQL Server
18 41 (9.90%) Windows Server
19 37 (8.94%) Microsoft Intune
20 36 (8.70%) Cybersecurity
20 36 (8.70%) CRM
20 36 (8.70%) Migration
21 34 (8.21%) Dynamics 365
22 32 (7.73%) Data Centre
23 31 (7.49%) SC Cleared
23 31 (7.49%) SharePoint

Technical 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 46 (11.11%) Microsoft Exchange
2 31 (7.49%) SharePoint
3 22 (5.31%) IIS
4 2 (0.48%) CMS
4 2 (0.48%) nginx
4 2 (0.48%) NServiceBus
5 1 (0.24%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.24%) SAS
Applications
1 17 (4.11%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (3.14%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.21%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 23 (5.56%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.93%) Remedy ITSM
3 6 (1.45%) Adobe Campaign
4 4 (0.97%) SAP HR
4 4 (0.97%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.72%) Oracle Financials
5 3 (0.72%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.24%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.24%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.24%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.24%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.24%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.24%) SAP PA-EC
6 1 (0.24%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 72 (17.39%) Microsoft 365
2 70 (16.91%) Azure
3 47 (11.35%) AWS
4 46 (11.11%) Entra ID
5 34 (8.21%) Dynamics 365
6 30 (7.25%) SaaS
7 22 (5.31%) Power Platform
8 17 (4.11%) OneDrive
9 12 (2.90%) Amazon EC2
9 12 (2.90%) Amazon S3
10 11 (2.66%) GCP
11 8 (1.93%) IaaS
11 8 (1.93%) OCI
11 8 (1.93%) PaaS
12 6 (1.45%) Microsoft Purview
13 5 (1.21%) PowerApps
14 4 (0.97%) SuccessFactors
15 3 (0.72%) Cloud Computing
16 2 (0.48%) Asana
16 2 (0.48%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 27 (6.52%) DHCP
1 27 (6.52%) DNS
2 24 (5.80%) Firewall
2 24 (5.80%) Unified Communications
3 18 (4.35%) VPN
4 9 (2.17%) LAN
5 8 (1.93%) SSL
6 6 (1.45%) WAN
7 5 (1.21%) Wi-Fi
8 4 (0.97%) Internet
8 4 (0.97%) Remote Desktop
8 4 (0.97%) SAN
8 4 (0.97%) Wireless
9 2 (0.48%) Intranet
10 1 (0.24%) Cisco Firepower
10 1 (0.24%) MPLS
10 1 (0.24%) SD-WAN
10 1 (0.24%) TETRA
10 1 (0.24%) VLAN
10 1 (0.24%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (10.14%) SQL Server
2 18 (4.35%) Power BI
3 16 (3.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 12 (2.90%) Oracle Database
5 9 (2.17%) Oracle Reports
5 9 (2.17%) Relational Database
6 8 (1.93%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 4 (0.97%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.72%) GIS
8 3 (0.72%) MySQL
9 2 (0.48%) BusinessObjects
9 2 (0.48%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.48%) QlikView
9 2 (0.48%) RDBMS
9 2 (0.48%) SQLite
10 1 (0.24%) Base SAS
10 1 (0.24%) Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.24%) Delta Lake
10 1 (0.24%) OLAP
10 1 (0.24%) SAS Data Integration Studio
Development Applications
1 9 (2.17%) Git
2 4 (0.97%) Bitbucket
2 4 (0.97%) Subversion
2 4 (0.97%) TeamCity
3 3 (0.72%) JIRA
3 3 (0.72%) Team Foundation Server
3 3 (0.72%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.48%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.24%) GitLab
5 1 (0.24%) SoapUI
General
1 119 (28.74%) Social Skills
2 47 (11.35%) Public Sector
3 43 (10.39%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (7.25%) Finance
5 20 (4.83%) Presentation Skills
6 16 (3.86%) Retail
7 13 (3.14%) Marketing
7 13 (3.14%) Organisational Skills
8 12 (2.90%) Law
8 12 (2.90%) Telecoms
9 7 (1.69%) Electronics
10 6 (1.45%) Banking
10 6 (1.45%) Publishing
11 4 (0.97%) Games
11 4 (0.97%) Legal
12 3 (0.72%) Advertising
12 3 (0.72%) Manufacturing
13 2 (0.48%) Automotive
13 2 (0.48%) Pharmaceutical
13 2 (0.48%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 51 (12.32%) HTML
2 21 (5.07%) AngularJS
2 21 (5.07%) CSS
3 20 (4.83%) Web Services
3 20 (4.83%) XML
4 10 (2.42%) SOAP
5 9 (2.17%) JSON
5 9 (2.17%) LDAP
6 8 (1.93%) .NET
7 7 (1.69%) Ajax
8 4 (0.97%) RabbitMQ
8 4 (0.97%) React
9 3 (0.72%) .NET Framework
9 3 (0.72%) Semantic UI
9 3 (0.72%) Twitter Bootstrap
9 3 (0.72%) XSD
10 2 (0.48%) ASP.NET
10 2 (0.48%) DOM
10 2 (0.48%) WCF
10 2 (0.48%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 32 (7.73%) Data Centre
2 30 (7.25%) Public Cloud
3 24 (5.80%) Self-Motivation
4 18 (4.35%) Management Information System
5 12 (2.90%) Onboarding
6 8 (1.93%) CMDB
7 7 (1.69%) NHS
8 6 (1.45%) Digital Media
8 6 (1.45%) Home Automation
8 6 (1.45%) Product Ownership
8 6 (1.45%) Smart Home
9 5 (1.21%) Driving Licence
9 5 (1.21%) IoT
9 5 (1.21%) Mobile App
10 4 (0.97%) Cloud Native
10 4 (0.97%) Enterprise Cloud
10 4 (0.97%) Hedge funds
10 4 (0.97%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (0.97%) Low-Code
11 3 (0.72%) Hybrid Cloud
Operating Systems
1 71 (17.15%) Windows
2 41 (9.90%) Windows Server
3 20 (4.83%) Linux
3 20 (4.83%) Windows 10
4 5 (1.21%) Unix
5 3 (0.72%) Windows Server 2016
6 2 (0.48%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.48%) VMS
7 1 (0.24%) Debian
7 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (19.08%) Presales
2 59 (14.25%) Problem-Solving
3 48 (11.59%) Requirements Gathering
4 36 (8.70%) CRM
4 36 (8.70%) Cybersecurity
4 36 (8.70%) Migration
5 29 (7.00%) Business Intelligence
5 29 (7.00%) Customer Service
5 29 (7.00%) Software Licensing
6 28 (6.76%) Customer Requirements
6 28 (6.76%) DevOps
7 26 (6.28%) Project Management
7 26 (6.28%) Time Management
8 25 (6.04%) Agile
8 25 (6.04%) ITIL
8 25 (6.04%) Service Management
9 21 (5.07%) Infrastructure as Code
10 20 (4.83%) Requirements Workshops
11 17 (4.11%) ITSM
11 17 (4.11%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 65 (15.70%) JavaScript
2 46 (11.11%) SQL
3 19 (4.59%) T-SQL
4 18 (4.35%) Python
5 16 (3.86%) C#
5 16 (3.86%) Java
5 16 (3.86%) PowerShell
6 12 (2.90%) PL/SQL
7 5 (1.21%) C
8 4 (0.97%) Bash
8 4 (0.97%) PHP
9 2 (0.48%) XPath
10 1 (0.24%) ABAP
10 1 (0.24%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.24%) Perl
10 1 (0.24%) SAS Macro
10 1 (0.24%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.24%) VB
10 1 (0.24%) X++
10 1 (0.24%) XAML
Qualifications
1 55 (13.29%) Security Cleared
2 47 (11.35%) Degree
3 31 (7.49%) SC Cleared
4 22 (5.31%) AWS Certification
5 12 (2.90%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
5 12 (2.90%) BPSS Clearance
6 5 (1.21%) Azure Certification
6 5 (1.21%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (1.21%) DV Cleared
6 5 (1.21%) PCI QSA
7 3 (0.72%) DBS Check
7 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (0.72%) RIBA
8 2 (0.48%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (0.48%) MCP
9 1 (0.24%) A+ Certification
9 1 (0.24%) CCSP
9 1 (0.24%) Check Point Certification
9 1 (0.24%) CISSP
9 1 (0.24%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (1.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (1.45%) GRC
3 5 (1.21%) Cyber Essentials
3 5 (1.21%) PCI DSS
4 3 (0.72%) QA
4 3 (0.72%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 3 (0.72%) SLA
5 2 (0.48%) NIST
System Software
1 63 (15.22%) Active Directory
2 25 (6.04%) Hyper-V
3 19 (4.59%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.69%) Virtual Desktop
5 4 (0.97%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.48%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.48%) vSphere
7 1 (0.24%) Docker
7 1 (0.24%) KVM
7 1 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 37 (8.94%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (2.42%) SCCM
3 7 (1.69%) HP UCMDB
4 6 (1.45%) Kubernetes
5 4 (0.97%) Ansible
5 4 (0.97%) Backup Exec
5 4 (0.97%) Puppet
5 4 (0.97%) Terraform
6 2 (0.48%) Aspera SmartTrack
7 1 (0.24%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 146 (35.27%) Microsoft
2 53 (12.80%) ServiceNow
3 30 (7.25%) Adobe
4 29 (7.00%) VMware
5 27 (6.52%) Apple
5 27 (6.52%) Oracle
6 11 (2.66%) Adaptive Insights
7 10 (2.42%) Anaplan
7 10 (2.42%) Jedox
7 10 (2.42%) Salesforce
7 10 (2.42%) Tagetik
8 8 (1.93%) BMC
8 8 (1.93%) Remedy
9 7 (1.69%) HP
10 6 (1.45%) Cisco
10 6 (1.45%) Sun
10 6 (1.45%) Veeam
11 5 (1.21%) SAP
12 4 (0.97%) Commvault
12 4 (0.97%) Veritas