Consultant
UK
The median Consultant daily rate in the UK is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 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 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 25 | 40 | 53 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +15 | +13 | -23 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Consultant | 2,699 | 3,037 | 4,138 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 6.35% | 5.30% | 4.69% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.84% | 5.61% | 4.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,693 | 1,707 | 2,393 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £475 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £650 | £644 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £738 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £540 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.85% | -1.82% | +11.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 28 | 76 | 35 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.13 | £44.38 | £32.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.18 | £55.94 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £61.60 | £66.00 | £65.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.67% | +0.76% | +25.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.00 | £77.50 | £68.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.50 | £88.75 | £85.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £56.89 | £65.00 | £39.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.48% | +66.67% | -37.10% |
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 | 39,468 | 54,175 | 84,246 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.79% | 94.61% | 95.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,716 | 37,826 | 59,224 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £543 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.23% | +3.33% | +8.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £489 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.20% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,674 | 1,504 | 2,051 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.83 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +4.19% |
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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 20 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 20 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 20 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 | +18 | 2,160 | £550 | - | 1,496 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 1,187 | £550 | - | 786 |
| London | +19 | 1,082 | £550 | -4.35% | 665 |
| UK excluding London | +20 | 1,021 | £550 | +1.85% | 913 |
| South East | +7 | 318 | £595 | +3.48% | 239 |
| North of England | +26 | 252 | £525 | - | 239 |
| Midlands | +13 | 167 | £550 | -0.90% | 123 |
| North West | +16 | 155 | £550 | +4.96% | 155 |
| West Midlands | +16 | 113 | £550 | - | 88 |
| South West | +12 | 110 | £513 | +1.23% | 170 |
| East of England | +45 | 91 | £525 | +4.48% | 44 |
| Yorkshire | +24 | 89 | £475 | -13.64% | 74 |
| Scotland | +49 | 73 | £513 | +5.78% | 75 |
| East Midlands | +23 | 48 | £550 | -4.35% | 35 |
| Wales | +27 | 18 | £638 | +21.43% | 16 |
| North East | +8 | 8 | £450 | -13.04% | 11 |
| Northern Ireland | +3 | 3 | £488 | - | 17 |
Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 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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