Technical Consultant
UK
The median Technical Consultant daily rate in the UK is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 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 5 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 471 | 544 | 594 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +73 | +50 | -151 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Consultant | 130 | 172 | 275 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.30% | 0.29% | 0.31% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.32% | 0.31% | 0.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 70 | 96 | 157 |
| 10th Percentile | £425 | £425 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £502 | £494 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £556 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.12% | +1.14% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £666 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £825 | £697 | £680 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £595 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +13.33% | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 6 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £60.48 | £54.00 | £59.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £61.20 | £55.50 | £63.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £61.60 | £63.00 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.22% | -4.55% | +5.60% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £66.00 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £75.00 | £69.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £61.60 | £60.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +2.67% | - | - |
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 | 40,029 | 55,895 | 84,701 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.62% | 95.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,060 | 39,048 | 59,505 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £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 | 2,665 | 1,566 | 2,078 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.11 | £15.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +90.68% | +4.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.00 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +115.16% | +2.74% |
Technical Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Technical Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Technical Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Consultant.
Technical Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Consultant over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
Technical Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Consultant.
Technical Consultant
Top 14 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 5 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 | +111 | 108 | £550 | -1.12% | 95 |
| Work from Home | +86 | 63 | £550 | - | 53 |
| London | +108 | 56 | £600 | +9.09% | 36 |
| UK excluding London | +56 | 45 | £525 | -11.76% | 63 |
| South East | +27 | 16 | £483 | -10.23% | 12 |
| East of England | +24 | 12 | £550 | - | 2 |
| North of England | +31 | 6 | £550 | +10.00% | 13 |
| South West | +21 | 6 | £540 | -8.47% | 13 |
| Yorkshire | +23 | 5 | £550 | +8.64% | 2 |
| Midlands | +17 | 4 | £513 | -25.45% | 13 |
| West Midlands | +15 | 3 | £513 | -25.45% | 9 |
| Scotland | +41 | 2 | £525 | -4.55% | 2 |
| North West | +24 | 1 | £525 | +5.00% | 11 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
Technical Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 May 2024, Technical 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 Technical Consultant in the job title.
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Technical 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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