Consultant
UK
The median Consultant daily rate in the UK is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 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 3 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 24 | 40 | 51 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +16 | +11 | -22 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Consultant | 2,741 | 3,109 | 4,190 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 6.32% | 5.25% | 4.72% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.81% | 5.54% | 4.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,711 | 1,757 | 2,459 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £415 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £476 | £473 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £656 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £745 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +1.85% | +11.92% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 30 | 75 | 37 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.38 | £44.25 | £29.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £50.73 | £56.72 | £42.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £61.60 | £66.00 | £65.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.67% | +0.76% | +17.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.22 | £77.50 | £70.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.50 | £89.00 | £85.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £56.89 | £66.00 | £33.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.81% | +100.00% | -46.77% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 40,241 | 56,070 | 84,738 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.76% | 94.64% | 95.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,194 | 39,189 | 59,507 |
| 10th Percentile | £277 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,676 | 1,567 | 2,091 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.28 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.16 | £15.52 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +91.49% | +4.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.26 | £65.75 | £48.76 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £39.55 | £42.37 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.64% | +117.03% | +2.74% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Consultant.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Consultant over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Consultant.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Consultant over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.
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Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 3 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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| England | +19 | 2,186 | £550 | -4.35% | 1,287 |
| Work from Home | +8 | 1,232 | £540 | -1.82% | 694 |
| London | +22 | 1,099 | £550 | -4.35% | 545 |
| UK excluding London | +23 | 1,023 | £550 | - | 770 |
| South East | +7 | 328 | £575 | -2.54% | 183 |
| North of England | +22 | 250 | £525 | +0.10% | 198 |
| Midlands | +18 | 167 | £550 | -4.35% | 110 |
| North West | +20 | 154 | £550 | +8.00% | 124 |
| West Midlands | +16 | 111 | £550 | -4.35% | 79 |
| South West | +12 | 101 | £525 | - | 136 |
| East of England | +50 | 93 | £525 | -4.55% | 59 |
| Yorkshire | +22 | 87 | £475 | -13.64% | 60 |
| Scotland | +54 | 77 | £525 | +10.53% | 66 |
| East Midlands | +29 | 49 | £550 | -4.35% | 31 |
| Wales | +26 | 17 | £650 | +33.33% | 22 |
| North East | +15 | 9 | £425 | -20.56% | 15 |
| Northern Ireland | +11 | 2 | £469 | - | 10 |
Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 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 featuring Consultant in the job title.
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Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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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