Consultant
England > South East
The median Consultant daily rate in the South East is £595 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 16 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 16 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 27 | 35 | 55 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | +20 | -30 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Consultant | 318 | 311 | 330 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East | 5.85% | 5.57% | 4.32% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.34% | 5.88% | 4.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 200 | 204 | 215 |
| 10th Percentile | £425 | £441 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £500 | £500 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £595 | £583 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.06% | +6.00% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | £700 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £765 | £750 | £700 |
| England median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 14 | 14 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £52.90 | £55.94 | £37.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £53.66 | £60.00 | £52.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £60.80 | £64.68 | £80.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.99% | -19.16% | +29.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £72.80 | £85.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £83.98 | £86.50 |
| England median hourly rate | £60.80 | £65.50 | £70.25 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.18% | -6.76% | +22.17% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South East
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title | 5,018 | 5,291 | 7,308 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.26% | 94.69% | 95.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,016 | 3,707 | 4,981 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £221 | £203 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £495 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +1.01% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £601 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £700 | £675 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +4.76% | +7.69% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 480 | 230 | 327 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.78 | £16.25 | £12.24 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.20 | £21.95 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £47.50 | £48.40 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.86% | +142.00% | -19.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £65.00 | £42.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £75.00 | £57.85 |
| England median hourly rate | £37.18 | £45.00 | £23.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.38% | +93.72% | +5.59% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Consultant in the South East.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the South East
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Consultant in the South East over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Consultant in the South East.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Consultant in the South East over the 6 months to 16 May 2024.
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Contract Job Locations in the South East
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the South East region over the 6 months to 16 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Thames Valley | +8 | 207 | £605 | +0.83% | 65 |
| Berkshire | +2 | 180 | £625 | -1.96% | 34 |
| Hampshire | +6 | 73 | £583 | -1.34% | 32 |
| Buckinghamshire | +25 | 21 | £475 | -15.93% | 16 |
| Surrey | -2 | 11 | £528 | -4.09% | 21 |
| West Sussex | 0 | 9 | £515 | +4.04% | 5 |
| Oxfordshire | +9 | 6 | £450 | -14.29% | 15 |
| Kent | +8 | 4 | £540 | +27.06% | 8 |
| East Sussex | +1 | 2 | £475 | -20.83% | 17 |
| Home Counties | +4 | 1 | - | - | |
| Middlesex | +1 | 1 | - | - | |
| M4 Corridor | - | 1 | £510 | - | |
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Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East
For the 6 months to 16 May 2024, Consultant contract 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 contract job ads across the South East region featuring Consultant in the job title.
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Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:
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