Lead Consultant Job Trends in the West Midlands

Lead Consultant
England > West Midlands

The median Lead Consultant salary in the West Midlands is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 169 191 172
Rank change year-on-year +22 -19 +95
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Consultant 9 7 6
As % of all permanent jobs in the West Midlands 0.17% 0.17% 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.18% 0.17%
Number of salaries quoted 5 3 6
10th Percentile £44,250 £75,000 -
25th Percentile £52,500 £80,625 £72,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £90,000 £77,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +16.13% -8.82%
75th Percentile £84,550 - £80,000
90th Percentile £87,820 - £83,750
England median annual salary £80,050 £90,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year -11.06% +5.88% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 4,766 3,874 3,522
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.86% 93.35% 93.77%
Number of salaries quoted 2,761 1,845 2,938
10th Percentile £28,750 £31,500 £26,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £40,000 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £49,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +6.06% -5.71%
75th Percentile £67,500 £67,500 £62,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £80,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

Lead Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Lead Consultant' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Lead Consultant job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Lead Consultant
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

Salary distribution trend for Lead Consultant job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Salary distribution trend for Lead Consultant job vacancies in the West Midlands

Lead Consultant
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Consultant in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Lead Consultant in the West Midlands

Lead Consultant
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Consultant within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 15 January 2026. 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
Birmingham +25 6 £75,000 -16.67% 2
Lead Consultant
England

Lead Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 15 January 2026, Lead Consultant job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the West Midlands region featuring Lead Consultant in the job title.

1 3 (33.33%) Agile
1 3 (33.33%) Dynamics 365
2 2 (22.22%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (22.22%) Decision-Making
2 2 (22.22%) Incident Management
2 2 (22.22%) ITIL
2 2 (22.22%) ITSM
2 2 (22.22%) Mentoring
2 2 (22.22%) Observability
2 2 (22.22%) Problem Management
2 2 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (22.22%) Risk Management
2 2 (22.22%) Service Management
2 2 (22.22%) Strategic Thinking
2 2 (22.22%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (11.11%) Business Analysis
3 1 (11.11%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (11.11%) Data Analysis
3 1 (11.11%) Data Modelling
3 1 (11.11%) Kanban
3 1 (11.11%) Lean Software Development
3 1 (11.11%) Microsoft
3 1 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (11.11%) Project Management
3 1 (11.11%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (11.11%) SAP
3 1 (11.11%) SAP Basis
3 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
3 1 (11.11%) SDLC
3 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared

Lead Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 3 (33.33%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
General
1 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (22.22%) Banking
1 2 (22.22%) Finance
1 2 (22.22%) Legal
1 2 (22.22%) Retail
2 1 (11.11%) Billing
2 1 (11.11%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (11.11%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (33.33%) Agile
2 2 (22.22%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (22.22%) Decision-Making
2 2 (22.22%) Incident Management
2 2 (22.22%) ITIL
2 2 (22.22%) ITSM
2 2 (22.22%) Mentoring
2 2 (22.22%) Observability
2 2 (22.22%) Problem Management
2 2 (22.22%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (22.22%) Risk Management
2 2 (22.22%) Service Management
2 2 (22.22%) Strategic Thinking
2 2 (22.22%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (11.11%) Collaborative Culture
3 1 (11.11%) Data Modelling
3 1 (11.11%) Kanban
3 1 (11.11%) Lean Software Development
3 1 (11.11%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (11.11%) SDLC
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
1 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft
1 1 (11.11%) SAP