Consultant Contract Job Trends in Central London

Consultant
London > Central London

The median Consultant daily rate in Central London is £595, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
24 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 40 34 32
Rank change year-on-year -6 -2 +6
Contract Consultant jobs 130 114 126
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 5.54% 6.14% 5.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.92% 6.56% 5.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 102 78 70
10th Percentile £407 £413 £408
25th Percentile £456 £466 £506
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £595 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year +3.48% - +6.48%
75th Percentile £664 £725 £625
90th Percentile £761 £829 £740
London median daily rate £550 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £36.25 - £40.75
Median hourly rate £37.50 - £41.50
75th Percentile £38.75 - £42.25
90th Percentile - - -
London median hourly rate £42.50 £32.20 £63.00
% change year-on-year +31.99% -48.89% -25.44%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Central London matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
24 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract job adverts in Central London matching a recognised job title 2,195 1,737 2,189
% of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title 93.52% 93.49% 93.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,507 1,202 1,376
10th Percentile £363 £325 £363
25th Percentile £450 £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £675 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £775
London median daily rate £550 £545 £550
% change year-on-year +0.92% -0.91% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 21 24
10th Percentile £15.00 £17.08 £21.29
25th Percentile £17.89 £20.18 £30.19
Median hourly rate £25.00 £27.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -21.43% -2.78%
75th Percentile £57.69 £36.00 £82.19
90th Percentile £72.13 £63.75 £129.85
London median hourly rate £41.00 £26.50 £38.75
% change year-on-year +54.72% -31.61% -4.32%

Consultant Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Consultant job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Consultant job vacancy trend in Central London

Consultant Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Central London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Central London

Consultant Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for Consultant jobs in Central London over the 6 months to 24 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Consultant in Central London

Consultant Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Central London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Central London

Consultant Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Consultant jobs within the Central London region over the 6 months to 24 October 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months		 Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
City of London -9 120 £600 +4.35% 166
Kensington and Chelsea - 3 £625 -
City of Westminster -9 2 £513 - 19
West End of London -11 2 £530 - 3
Southwark - 2 £600 - 7
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London

Consultant Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 24 October 2026, Consultant contract job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract Consultant job ads across the Central London region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Microsoft26.9%35
1Stakeholder Management26.9%35
3Migration23.8%31
4Oracle16.2%21
5Security Cleared14.6%19
6SQL13.8%18
7Problem-Solving13.1%17
8Data Migration12.3%16
8Oracle Fusion12.3%16
10Power Platform11.5%15
10SC Cleared11.5%15
10Stakeholder Engagement11.5%15
10Workshop Facilitation11.5%15
14Azure10.8%14
15Analytics9.2%12
15Dynamics 3659.2%12
15SAP9.2%12
18Business Intelligence8.5%11
18Cybersecurity8.5%11
18Decision-Making8.5%11
18User Acceptance Testing8.5%11
22Data Quality7.7%10
22Power BI7.7%10
22Roadmaps7.7%10
22Translating Business Requirements7.7%10
26Data Modelling6.9%9
26DevOps6.9%9
26ERP6.9%9
26Requirements Gathering6.9%9
30Asset Management6.2%8

Consultant Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Oracle Consultant14.6%19
2Data Consultant12.3%16
3Functional Consultant9.2%12
3Security Consultant9.2%12
5Dynamics 365 Consultant7.7%10
6SAP Consultant6.9%9
6Technical Consultant6.9%9
8Analyst6.2%8
8Senior Consultant6.2%8
10Migration Consultant4.6%6
11Business Analyst3.8%5
11CRM Consultant3.8%5
11Murex Consultant3.8%5
11Oracle Data Migration Consultant3.8%5
11Oracle Financials Consultant3.8%5
11Oracle Functional Consultant3.8%5
11Senior Analyst3.8%5
11Workday Consultant3.8%5
19Azure Consultant3.1%4
19Business Consultant3.1%4
198 Consultant jobs in Central London