IT Consultant
UK
The median IT Consultant daily rate in the UK is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 21 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 21 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 517 | 635 | 791 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +118 | +156 | -138 |
| Contract jobs requiring an IT Consultant | 54 | 61 | 72 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.13% | 0.11% | 0.082% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.14% | 0.11% | 0.085% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 33 | 47 | 56 |
| 10th Percentile | £368 | £336 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £454 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £520 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.77% | +9.47% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £563 | £656 |
| 90th Percentile | £735 | £638 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £600 | £600 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +33.33% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £12.13 | £61.00 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £12.25 | £62.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -80.24% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £12.38 | £63.00 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £12.25 | £62.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -80.24% | - | - |
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 | 39,413 | 53,669 | 84,232 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.81% | 94.62% | 95.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,677 | 37,466 | 59,216 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £543 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.31% | +3.43% | +8.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,675 | 1,499 | 2,051 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £24.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +87.50% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.74 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
IT Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured IT Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
IT Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Consultant.
IT Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Consultant over the 6 months to 21 May 2024.
IT Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Consultant.
IT Consultant
Top 11 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 21 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 | +86 | 43 | £588 | +15.76% | 34 |
| London | +82 | 24 | £525 | +5.00% | 12 |
| UK excluding London | +48 | 24 | £600 | - | 28 |
| Work from Home | +106 | 17 | £500 | -7.41% | 13 |
| Midlands | +31 | 11 | £600 | -7.69% | 2 |
| West Midlands | - | 9 | £600 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | +42 | 5 | £475 | -21.42% | 3 |
| South West | - | 5 | £250 | - | 8 |
| East Midlands | +18 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
| East of England | +13 | 2 | £600 | +26.32% | |
| South East | +12 | 2 | £500 | -18.37% | 4 |
IT Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 21 May 2024, IT 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 IT Consultant in the job title.
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IT 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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