Consultant Contract Job Trends in Wiltshire
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South West > Wiltshire
The median Consultant daily rate in Wiltshire is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 29 | 29 | 28 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | -1 | +14 |
| Contract Consultant jobs | 40 | 30 | 36 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Wiltshire | 5.33% | 6.74% | 6.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 5.57% | 7.52% | 7.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 33 | 24 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £463 | £544 | £498 |
| 25th Percentile | £525 | £550 | £550 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | £625 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | +4.17% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £725 | £688 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £745 | £731 | £850 |
| South West median daily rate | £600 | £550 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -8.33% | +14.29% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £55.03 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £61.06 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £71.75 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £83.06 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £89.48 | - | - |
| South West median hourly rate | £75.00 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Wiltshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Wiltshire matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 24 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Wiltshire matching a recognised job title | 718 | 399 | 503 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 95.61% | 89.66% | 85.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 447 | 256 | 357 |
| 10th Percentile | £413 | £314 | £356 |
| 25th Percentile | £466 | £502 | £459 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £575 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.70% | +4.55% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £656 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £725 | £725 |
| South West median daily rate | £538 | £525 | £513 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.38% | +2.44% | -4.65% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 70 | 26 | 11 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.98 | £18.87 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £20.58 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £41.71 | £24.00 | £12.79 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +73.79% | +87.65% | -74.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.40 | £25.15 | £15.58 |
| 90th Percentile | £85.25 | - | £25.00 |
| South West median hourly rate | £57.50 | £25.15 | £65.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +128.63% | -61.60% | +14.25% |
Consultant Job Vacancy Trend in Wiltshire
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Consultant job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Wiltshire.
Consultant Daily Rate Trend in Wiltshire
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Wiltshire.
Consultant Daily Rate Histogram in Wiltshire
Daily rate distribution for Consultant jobs in Wiltshire over the 6 months to 24 October 2026.
Consultant Hourly Rate Trend in Wiltshire
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Consultant job vacancies in Wiltshire.
Consultant Hourly Rate Histogram in Wiltshire
Hourly rate distribution for Consultant jobs in Wiltshire over the 6 months to 24 October 2026.
Consultant Contract Job Locations in Wiltshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Consultant jobs within the Wiltshire region over the 6 months to 24 October 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corsham | 0 | 23 | £687 | +1.81% | 8 |
| Swindon | -13 | 14 | £600 | +9.09% | 7 |
| Salisbury | -4 | 1 | £800 | +44.80% | |
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Consultant Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wiltshire
For the 6 months to 24 October 2026, Consultant contract job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract Consultant job ads across the Wiltshire region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Security Cleared | 62.5% | 25 |
| 2 | DV Cleared | 32.5% | 13 |
| 3 | SC Cleared | 27.5% | 11 |
| 4 | Microsoft | 17.5% | 7 |
| 4 | Oracle | 17.5% | 7 |
| 4 | Stakeholder Management | 17.5% | 7 |
| 7 | ACCA | 15.0% | 6 |
| 7 | Budgeting | 15.0% | 6 |
| 7 | Change Management | 15.0% | 6 |
| 7 | CIMA | 15.0% | 6 |
| 7 | Migration | 15.0% | 6 |
| 7 | NetSuite | 15.0% | 6 |
| 7 | Oracle Payables | 15.0% | 6 |
| 7 | Oracle Receivables | 15.0% | 6 |
| 7 | PMP | 15.0% | 6 |
| 7 | PRINCE2 | 15.0% | 6 |
| 7 | Python | 15.0% | 6 |
| 7 | Requirements Gathering | 15.0% | 6 |
| 7 | SQL | 15.0% | 6 |
| 7 | Workflow | 15.0% | 6 |
| 21 | BMC | 12.5% | 5 |
| 21 | Cyber Assurance | 12.5% | 5 |
| 21 | Splunk | 12.5% | 5 |
| 21 | Stakeholder Engagement | 12.5% | 5 |
| 21 | Technology Enablement | 12.5% | 5 |
| 26 | AIX | 10.0% | 4 |
| 26 | HP | 10.0% | 4 |
| 26 | IBM | 10.0% | 4 |
| 26 | Infrastructure Engineering | 10.0% | 4 |
| 26 | ISO/IEC 27001 | 10.0% | 4 |
Consultant Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Wiltshire by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Management Consultant | 20.0% | 8 |
| 2 | Audit Consultant | 15.0% | 6 |
| 2 | Implementation Consultant | 15.0% | 6 |
| 2 | Junior Consultant | 15.0% | 6 |
| 5 | Lead Consultant | 12.5% | 5 |
| 5 | NetSuite Consultant | 12.5% | 5 |
| 5 | Transformation Consultant | 12.5% | 5 |
| 8 | Hyper-V Consultant | 7.5% | 3 |
| 8 | Infrastructure Consultant | 7.5% | 3 |
| 8 | Security Consultant | 7.5% | 3 |
| 8 | Virtualisation Consultant | 7.5% | 3 |
| 12 | Disaster Recovery Consultant | 5.0% | 2 |
| 12 | Dynamics 365 Consultant | 5.0% | 2 |
| 12 | IT Consultant | 5.0% | 2 |
| 12 | Migration Consultant | 5.0% | 2 |
| 16 | BASE24 Consultant | 2.5% | 1 |
| 16 | Cloud Consultant | 2.5% | 1 |
| 16 | Cybersecurity Consultant | 2.5% | 1 |
| 16 | Data Governance Consultant | 2.5% | 1 |
| 16 | Databricks Consultant | 2.5% | 1 |