Consultant Contract Job Trends in Central London

Consultant
London > Central London

The median Consultant daily rate in Central London is £550, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 September 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 36 34
Rank change year-on-year +5 -2 +14
Contract jobs requiring a Consultant 151 114 122
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 6.08% 5.85% 5.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.43% 6.28% 5.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 113 76 69
10th Percentile £394 £413 £435
25th Percentile £450 £475 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - +6.73%
75th Percentile £638 £725 £625
90th Percentile £745 £838 £728
London median daily rate £550 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £36.25 £61.25 £40.75
Median hourly rate £37.50 £62.50 £41.50
Median % change year-on-year -40.00% +50.60% -
75th Percentile £38.75 £63.75 £42.25
90th Percentile - - -
London median hourly rate £42.50 £39.91 £63.18
% change year-on-year +6.50% -36.83% +14.87%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Central London with a recognized job title 2,347 1,814 2,154
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.48% 93.03% 94.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,596 1,222 1,422
10th Percentile £356 £315 £363
25th Percentile £455 £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -0.09%
75th Percentile £668 £675 £688
90th Percentile £763 £775 £780
London median daily rate £550 £540 £550
% change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 30 21
10th Percentile £17.60 £18.69 £20.22
25th Percentile £18.75 £23.00 £23.13
Median hourly rate £24.00 £28.33 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.27% +4.91% -22.86%
75th Percentile £41.50 £41.81 £61.25
90th Percentile £63.75 £63.93 £137.50
London median hourly rate £39.00 £31.00 £34.25
% change year-on-year +25.83% -9.50% -8.47%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Consultant' in the job title 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 jobs citing Consultant in Central London over the 6 months to 4 September 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 IT jobs citing Consultant within the Central London region over the 6 months to 4 September 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London +2 144 £550 -5.98% 126
Southwark - 3 £600 - 2
City of Westminster -6 2 £513 - 17
West End of London -8 1 £585 - 17
Kensington and Chelsea - 1 £525 -
Consultant
London

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

For the 6 months to 4 September 2026, Consultant contract 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 contract job ads across the Central London region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 36 (23.84%) Microsoft
2 34 (22.52%) Migration
3 30 (19.87%) Stakeholder Management
4 26 (17.22%) Oracle
5 21 (13.91%) Azure
5 21 (13.91%) Security Cleared
6 17 (11.26%) Oracle Fusion
7 16 (10.60%) Power Platform
7 16 (10.60%) SQL
8 15 (9.93%) Data Migration
9 14 (9.27%) Dynamics 365
9 14 (9.27%) SAP
10 13 (8.61%) SC Cleared
11 12 (7.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 12 (7.95%) User Acceptance Testing
12 11 (7.28%) Decision-Making
12 11 (7.28%) ERP
12 11 (7.28%) SharePoint
13 10 (6.62%) Analytics
13 10 (6.62%) Oracle EBS
13 10 (6.62%) Problem-Solving
13 10 (6.62%) Workshop Facilitation
14 9 (5.96%) Business Intelligence
14 9 (5.96%) Power Automate
14 9 (5.96%) Power BI
14 9 (5.96%) Roadmaps
14 9 (5.96%) Translating Business Requirements
15 8 (5.30%) AI
15 8 (5.30%) AWS
15 8 (5.30%) Azure DevOps

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

Application Platforms
1 11 (7.28%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.66%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 1 (0.66%) CMS
2 1 (0.66%) Confluence
2 1 (0.66%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.66%) SAS
2 1 (0.66%) WordPress
Applications
1 4 (2.65%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.66%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 10 (6.62%) Oracle EBS
2 7 (4.64%) Oracle Payables
3 6 (3.97%) Dynamics CRM
3 6 (3.97%) Oracle ERP
3 6 (3.97%) Oracle Financials
3 6 (3.97%) Oracle General Ledger
3 6 (3.97%) Oracle Receivables
3 6 (3.97%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (2.65%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (1.99%) Oracle EBS R12
5 3 (1.99%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 2 (1.32%) NEC Housing
6 2 (1.32%) Oracle SCM
6 2 (1.32%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.66%) Oracle Applications
7 1 (0.66%) Oracle Payroll
7 1 (0.66%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.66%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.66%) SAP Payroll
7 1 (0.66%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 21 (13.91%) Azure
2 16 (10.60%) Power Platform
3 14 (9.27%) Dynamics 365
4 9 (5.96%) Power Automate
5 8 (5.30%) AWS
5 8 (5.30%) Azure DevOps
6 5 (3.31%) Azure Logic Apps
6 5 (3.31%) Microsoft 365
7 4 (2.65%) Azure AKS
7 4 (2.65%) Microsoft Purview
8 3 (1.99%) Azure Databricks
8 3 (1.99%) Entra ID
8 3 (1.99%) PowerApps
9 2 (1.32%) Azure AI
9 2 (1.32%) Microsoft Copilot
9 2 (1.32%) OCI
9 2 (1.32%) SaaS
9 2 (1.32%) ShareGate
10 1 (0.66%) Azure Functions
10 1 (0.66%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.32%) BGP
1 2 (1.32%) Firewall
1 2 (1.32%) Network Security
2 1 (0.66%) Cisco IOS
2 1 (0.66%) Cisco IPT
2 1 (0.66%) DKIM
2 1 (0.66%) DMARC
2 1 (0.66%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (5.96%) Power BI
2 4 (2.65%) SQL Server
3 3 (1.99%) Metadata
3 3 (1.99%) Oracle Reports
4 2 (1.32%) SAP BW
5 1 (0.66%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (0.66%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.66%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (0.66%) Looker
5 1 (0.66%) Metadata Repository
5 1 (0.66%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 1 (0.66%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (1.99%) JIRA
2 2 (1.32%) Git
3 1 (0.66%) PowerBuilder
General
1 44 (29.14%) Finance
2 30 (19.87%) Social Skills
3 7 (4.64%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (4.64%) Legal
4 5 (3.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 5 (3.31%) Law
4 5 (3.31%) Public Sector
5 4 (2.65%) Documentation Skills
5 4 (2.65%) General Ledger
6 3 (1.99%) Banking
6 3 (1.99%) Influencing Skills
6 3 (1.99%) Local Government
6 3 (1.99%) Retail
7 2 (1.32%) Billing
8 1 (0.66%) Advertising
8 1 (0.66%) Automotive
8 1 (0.66%) Japanese Language
8 1 (0.66%) Manufacturing
8 1 (0.66%) Marketing
8 1 (0.66%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (11.26%) Oracle Fusion
2 4 (2.65%) Terraform
2 4 (2.65%) YAML
3 2 (1.32%) SAP Fiori
4 1 (0.66%) .NET
4 1 (0.66%) HTML
4 1 (0.66%) Murex MxML
4 1 (0.66%) OAuth
4 1 (0.66%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.66%) SAML
4 1 (0.66%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (3.97%) Legacy Systems
1 6 (3.97%) Onboarding
2 2 (1.32%) Enterprise Cloud
2 2 (1.32%) Hybrid Cloud
2 2 (1.32%) Market Risk
2 2 (1.32%) Security Posture
3 1 (0.66%) CCTV
3 1 (0.66%) CMDB
3 1 (0.66%) Credit Risk
3 1 (0.66%) Data Structures
3 1 (0.66%) Derivative
3 1 (0.66%) Enterprise Software
3 1 (0.66%) Equities
3 1 (0.66%) Fixed Income
3 1 (0.66%) Life Science
3 1 (0.66%) Mobile App
3 1 (0.66%) NHS
3 1 (0.66%) Operational Technology
3 1 (0.66%) PMI
3 1 (0.66%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.99%) Solaris
2 2 (1.32%) Unix
2 2 (1.32%) Windows
3 1 (0.66%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 34 (22.52%) Migration
2 30 (19.87%) Stakeholder Management
3 15 (9.93%) Data Migration
4 12 (7.95%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 12 (7.95%) User Acceptance Testing
5 11 (7.28%) Decision-Making
5 11 (7.28%) ERP
6 10 (6.62%) Analytics
6 10 (6.62%) Problem-Solving
6 10 (6.62%) Workshop Facilitation
7 9 (5.96%) Business Intelligence
7 9 (5.96%) Roadmaps
7 9 (5.96%) Translating Business Requirements
8 8 (5.30%) AI
8 8 (5.30%) Cybersecurity
8 8 (5.30%) DevOps
8 8 (5.30%) Requirements Gathering
9 7 (4.64%) Validation
10 6 (3.97%) Continuous Improvement
10 6 (3.97%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 16 (10.60%) SQL
2 5 (3.31%) PowerShell
3 3 (1.99%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 3 (1.99%) Python
4 2 (1.32%) JavaScript
4 2 (1.32%) PL/SQL
4 2 (1.32%) XMLA
5 1 (0.66%) C#
Qualifications
1 21 (13.91%) Security Cleared
2 13 (8.61%) SC Cleared
3 6 (3.97%) DV Cleared
4 2 (1.32%) Degree
5 1 (0.66%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (0.66%) CCIE
5 1 (0.66%) CCIE Routing and Switching
5 1 (0.66%) CCIE Security
5 1 (0.66%) CISA
5 1 (0.66%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (0.66%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
5 1 (0.66%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (0.66%) Oracle Certification
5 1 (0.66%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (3.97%) NIST
2 5 (3.31%) QA
3 4 (2.65%) Data Quality
3 4 (2.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 4 (2.65%) NCSC
4 3 (1.99%) GDPR
4 3 (1.99%) GRC
5 2 (1.32%) Accessibility
5 2 (1.32%) Actionable Recommendations
5 2 (1.32%) PMO
6 1 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials
6 1 (0.66%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 1 (0.66%) EU AI Act
6 1 (0.66%) IFRS
6 1 (0.66%) ISO/IEC 42001
6 1 (0.66%) JSP 440
6 1 (0.66%) MiFID
6 1 (0.66%) PSD2
6 1 (0.66%) SLA
6 1 (0.66%) UCITS
System Software
1 2 (1.32%) IAG
2 1 (0.66%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.66%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 6 (3.97%) SCCM
2 4 (2.65%) Kubernetes
3 2 (1.32%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.66%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.66%) WSUS
Vendors
1 36 (23.84%) Microsoft
2 26 (17.22%) Oracle
3 14 (9.27%) SAP
4 8 (5.30%) Databricks
5 7 (4.64%) Citrix
6 5 (3.31%) Salesforce
7 4 (2.65%) Okta
8 3 (1.99%) Murex
9 2 (1.32%) Adobe
9 2 (1.32%) Broadcom
9 2 (1.32%) Cisco
9 2 (1.32%) eFront
9 2 (1.32%) Google
9 2 (1.32%) NEC
9 2 (1.32%) ServiceNow
9 2 (1.32%) VMware
9 2 (1.32%) Workday
9 2 (1.32%) Xero
9 2 (1.32%) Zscaler
10 1 (0.66%) HubSpot