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 7 August 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 40 28
Rank change year-on-year +8 -12 +28
Contract jobs requiring a Consultant 155 111 151
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 5.95% 5.41% 6.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.31% 5.82% 6.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 111 75 101
10th Percentile £368 £432 £430
25th Percentile £425 £509 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% +6.48%
75th Percentile £638 £731 £638
90th Percentile £725 £833 £725
London median daily rate £550 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -4.35%
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 £50.75 £42.82 £63.36
% change year-on-year +18.53% -32.42% +15.19%

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 2,456 1,907 2,167
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.28% 93.02% 94.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,662 1,268 1,480
10th Percentile £356 £325 £363
25th Percentile £455 £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -3.28%
75th Percentile £668 £675 £688
90th Percentile £763 £775 £788
London median daily rate £550 £545 £550
% change year-on-year +0.92% -0.91% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 30 19
10th Percentile £17.60 £21.51 £18.98
25th Percentile £18.75 £24.66 £22.56
Median hourly rate £22.50 £29.07 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.60% +7.67% -22.86%
75th Percentile £53.50 £50.06 £70.00
90th Percentile £64.50 £67.89 £137.50
London median hourly rate £38.25 £30.00 £33.07
% change year-on-year +27.50% -9.28% -11.81%

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 7 August 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 7 August 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 +10 148 £550 -15.38% 124
Southwark - 3 £600 -
City of Westminster -8 2 £513 - 2
Kensington and Chelsea - 1 £525 -
Consultant
London

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

For the 6 months to 7 August 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 37 (23.87%) Migration
2 35 (22.58%) Microsoft
3 27 (17.42%) Stakeholder Management
4 25 (16.13%) Oracle
5 21 (13.55%) Azure
5 21 (13.55%) Security Cleared
6 18 (11.61%) SAP
7 16 (10.32%) Data Migration
7 16 (10.32%) Dynamics 365
8 15 (9.68%) Oracle Fusion
8 15 (9.68%) SQL
9 14 (9.03%) User Acceptance Testing
10 12 (7.74%) Oracle EBS
10 12 (7.74%) Power Platform
10 12 (7.74%) Problem-Solving
10 12 (7.74%) SC Cleared
10 12 (7.74%) SharePoint
10 12 (7.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 11 (7.10%) Analytics
11 11 (7.10%) ERP
11 11 (7.10%) Power Automate
11 11 (7.10%) Validation
12 10 (6.45%) Workshop Facilitation
13 9 (5.81%) AWS
14 8 (5.16%) AI
14 8 (5.16%) Azure DevOps
14 8 (5.16%) Decision-Making
14 8 (5.16%) DevOps
14 8 (5.16%) SAP S/4HANA
15 7 (4.52%) Citrix

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 12 (7.74%) SharePoint
2 1 (0.65%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 1 (0.65%) ArcGIS
2 1 (0.65%) CMS
2 1 (0.65%) Confluence
2 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (0.65%) SAS
2 1 (0.65%) WordPress
Applications
1 3 (1.94%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 12 (7.74%) Oracle EBS
2 8 (5.16%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (4.52%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (4.52%) Oracle Payables
4 6 (3.87%) Dynamics AX
4 6 (3.87%) Oracle ERP
4 6 (3.87%) Oracle Financials
5 5 (3.23%) Oracle General Ledger
5 5 (3.23%) Oracle Receivables
6 4 (2.58%) Oracle EBS R12
7 2 (1.29%) NEC Housing
7 2 (1.29%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 2 (1.29%) SAP EWM
7 2 (1.29%) SAP GRC
7 2 (1.29%) SAP SD
8 1 (0.65%) iTrent
8 1 (0.65%) Oracle Assets
8 1 (0.65%) Oracle E-Business Tax
8 1 (0.65%) SAP BRIM
8 1 (0.65%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 21 (13.55%) Azure
2 16 (10.32%) Dynamics 365
3 12 (7.74%) Power Platform
4 11 (7.10%) Power Automate
5 9 (5.81%) AWS
6 8 (5.16%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (2.58%) Microsoft 365
8 3 (1.94%) Azure Logic Apps
8 3 (1.94%) Microsoft Copilot
8 3 (1.94%) Microsoft Purview
8 3 (1.94%) PowerApps
8 3 (1.94%) SaaS
9 2 (1.29%) Azure AI
9 2 (1.29%) Azure AKS
9 2 (1.29%) Copilot Studio
9 2 (1.29%) GCP
9 2 (1.29%) OCI
9 2 (1.29%) ShareGate
10 1 (0.65%) Entra ID
10 1 (0.65%) Google Drive
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.29%) VSAN
2 1 (0.65%) Cisco IPT
2 1 (0.65%) DKIM
2 1 (0.65%) DMARC
2 1 (0.65%) MPLS
2 1 (0.65%) SD-WAN
2 1 (0.65%) WAN
2 1 (0.65%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (3.87%) Power BI
1 6 (3.87%) SQL Server
2 5 (3.23%) Oracle Reports
3 2 (1.29%) SAP BW
4 1 (0.65%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (0.65%) Looker
4 1 (0.65%) Metadata
4 1 (0.65%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (1.94%) JIRA
2 1 (0.65%) Git
2 1 (0.65%) GitLab
2 1 (0.65%) PowerBuilder
General
1 41 (26.45%) Finance
2 24 (15.48%) Social Skills
3 6 (3.87%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (3.23%) Banking
4 5 (3.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 5 (3.23%) Law
4 5 (3.23%) Legal
5 4 (2.58%) Public Sector
6 3 (1.94%) General Ledger
7 2 (1.29%) Billing
7 2 (1.29%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (1.29%) Local Government
7 2 (1.29%) Retail
8 1 (0.65%) Advertising
8 1 (0.65%) Brand Awareness
8 1 (0.65%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (0.65%) Japanese Language
8 1 (0.65%) Manufacturing
8 1 (0.65%) Marketing
8 1 (0.65%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (9.68%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (1.29%) EDI
2 2 (1.29%) Flash
2 2 (1.29%) IDoc
2 2 (1.29%) SAP Fiori
2 2 (1.29%) YAML
3 1 (0.65%) .NET
3 1 (0.65%) BAPI
3 1 (0.65%) FIX Protocol
3 1 (0.65%) HTML
3 1 (0.65%) Middleware
3 1 (0.65%) Murex MxML
3 1 (0.65%) SailPoint
3 1 (0.65%) SAP ALE
3 1 (0.65%) SAP PI
3 1 (0.65%) SAP TM
3 1 (0.65%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (3.87%) Legacy Systems
2 5 (3.23%) Onboarding
3 2 (1.29%) CMDB
3 2 (1.29%) Market Risk
3 2 (1.29%) Security Posture
4 1 (0.65%) AI Agents
4 1 (0.65%) CCTV
4 1 (0.65%) Credit Risk
4 1 (0.65%) Data Centre
4 1 (0.65%) Derivative
4 1 (0.65%) Equities
4 1 (0.65%) Fixed Income
4 1 (0.65%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (0.65%) Hybrid Cloud
4 1 (0.65%) IoT
4 1 (0.65%) Legacy Applications
4 1 (0.65%) Marketing Technology
4 1 (0.65%) Operational Technology
4 1 (0.65%) PMI
4 1 (0.65%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.94%) Solaris
2 2 (1.29%) Unix
2 2 (1.29%) Windows
3 1 (0.65%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (23.87%) Migration
2 27 (17.42%) Stakeholder Management
3 16 (10.32%) Data Migration
4 14 (9.03%) User Acceptance Testing
5 12 (7.74%) Problem-Solving
5 12 (7.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 11 (7.10%) Analytics
6 11 (7.10%) ERP
6 11 (7.10%) Validation
7 10 (6.45%) Workshop Facilitation
8 8 (5.16%) AI
8 8 (5.16%) Decision-Making
8 8 (5.16%) DevOps
9 7 (4.52%) CRM
9 7 (4.52%) Customer Service
9 7 (4.52%) Translating Business Requirements
10 6 (3.87%) Cybersecurity
10 6 (3.87%) Requirements Gathering
10 6 (3.87%) Roadmaps
10 6 (3.87%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 15 (9.68%) SQL
2 4 (2.58%) PL/SQL
3 3 (1.94%) PowerShell
4 2 (1.29%) JavaScript
4 2 (1.29%) Python
5 1 (0.65%) ABAP
5 1 (0.65%) C#
5 1 (0.65%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 1 (0.65%) Korn
5 1 (0.65%) XMLA
Qualifications
1 21 (13.55%) Security Cleared
2 12 (7.74%) SC Cleared
3 5 (3.23%) DV Cleared
4 3 (1.94%) Degree
5 1 (0.65%) (ISC)2 CCSP
5 1 (0.65%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (0.65%) CISA
5 1 (0.65%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (0.65%) CISM
5 1 (0.65%) CISSP
5 1 (0.65%) CRISC
5 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (0.65%) Oracle Certification
5 1 (0.65%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (3.87%) QA
2 5 (3.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 5 (3.23%) NIST
3 3 (1.94%) Data Quality
3 3 (1.94%) NCSC
4 2 (1.29%) GDPR
4 2 (1.29%) GRC
4 2 (1.29%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.65%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.65%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.65%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
5 1 (0.65%) GAAP
5 1 (0.65%) IFRS
5 1 (0.65%) JSP 440
5 1 (0.65%) MiFID
5 1 (0.65%) NIST 800
5 1 (0.65%) PERC
5 1 (0.65%) PSD2
5 1 (0.65%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (1.29%) IAG
2 1 (0.65%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.65%) BitLocker
2 1 (0.65%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (3.87%) SCCM
2 3 (1.94%) Terraform
3 2 (1.29%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.65%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.65%) WSUS
Vendors
1 35 (22.58%) Microsoft
2 25 (16.13%) Oracle
3 18 (11.61%) SAP
4 7 (4.52%) Citrix
5 6 (3.87%) Databricks
6 5 (3.23%) Pure Storage
6 5 (3.23%) Salesforce
7 4 (2.58%) VMware
8 3 (1.94%) Broadcom
8 3 (1.94%) Google
8 3 (1.94%) Murex
8 3 (1.94%) Okta
8 3 (1.94%) ServiceNow
9 2 (1.29%) Adobe
9 2 (1.29%) NEC
9 2 (1.29%) Workday
9 2 (1.29%) Xero
10 1 (0.65%) Charles River
10 1 (0.65%) ESRI
10 1 (0.65%) JD Edwards