Consultant Jobs in England

Consultant
UK > England

The median Consultant salary in England is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 67 95 137
Rank change year-on-year +28 +42 -49
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 3,036 3,102 3,928
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 3.54% 3.43% 2.95%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.74% 3.75% 3.07%
Number of salaries quoted 2,327 1,892 2,454
10th Percentile £29,750 £42,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £43,750 £52,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +3.85% +8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £91,250 £95,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% +3.85% +8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 81,072 82,732 127,934
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.49% 91.46% 96.08%
Number of salaries quoted 60,480 52,417 75,087
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,500 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.01% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,669 £82,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,519 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Consultant in England

Consultant
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Consultant in England.

Salary trend for Consultant in England

Consultant
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Consultant in England over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Consultant in England

Consultant
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the England region over the 6 months to 8 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +30 1,053 £70,000 - 546
South East +51 470 £50,000 -24.53% 173
North of England +17 465 £55,000 -21.43% 207
South West +60 387 £57,500 -11.54% 135
Midlands +59 379 £47,500 -24.30% 128
North West -6 277 £57,500 -14.81% 135
West Midlands +69 275 £50,000 -20.63% 93
East of England +22 179 £47,500 -24.00% 53
Yorkshire +36 130 £50,000 -28.57% 56
East Midlands +27 101 £37,500 -42.31% 35
North East +44 58 £57,500 +4.55% 17
Consultant
UK

Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 8 May 2024, Consultant 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 permanent job ads across the England region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 983 (32.38%) Social Skills
2 823 (27.11%) Microsoft
3 634 (20.88%) Finance
4 489 (16.11%) Problem-Solving
5 448 (14.76%) Security Cleared
6 424 (13.97%) Azure
7 423 (13.93%) Degree
8 351 (11.56%) Cybersecurity
9 333 (10.97%) Agile
10 321 (10.57%) Project Management
11 316 (10.41%) SQL
12 309 (10.18%) Power Platform
13 289 (9.52%) Dynamics 365
14 284 (9.35%) Public Sector
15 277 (9.12%) Roadmaps
16 260 (8.56%) Presales
16 260 (8.56%) SAP
17 259 (8.53%) Analytical Skills
18 247 (8.14%) Microsoft 365
18 247 (8.14%) Customer Service
19 245 (8.07%) Migration
20 236 (7.77%) Business Intelligence
21 216 (7.11%) Retail
22 211 (6.95%) Windows
23 208 (6.85%) SQL Server
23 208 (6.85%) Power BI
24 204 (6.72%) Mentoring
25 203 (6.69%) Self-Motivation
26 201 (6.62%) CRM
27 200 (6.59%) AWS

Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 157 (5.17%) SharePoint
2 111 (3.66%) Microsoft Exchange
3 41 (1.35%) IIS
4 40 (1.32%) Apache
5 14 (0.46%) Confluence
6 12 (0.40%) SAS
7 9 (0.30%) Apache Spark
8 6 (0.20%) Appian
9 5 (0.16%) ArcGIS
9 5 (0.16%) CMS
10 3 (0.099%) Drupal
10 3 (0.099%) Oracle Workflow
10 3 (0.099%) Umbraco
11 2 (0.066%) Adobe Experience Manager
11 2 (0.066%) nginx
11 2 (0.066%) NServiceBus
11 2 (0.066%) Papyrus
12 1 (0.033%) Camunda
12 1 (0.033%) JOnAS
12 1 (0.033%) Oracle Application Server
Applications
1 116 (3.82%) Microsoft Office
2 70 (2.31%) Microsoft Excel
3 35 (1.15%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 20 (0.66%) MS Visio
5 15 (0.49%) Adobe XD
6 12 (0.40%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (0.16%) AutoCAD
7 5 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
8 4 (0.13%) Revit
9 2 (0.066%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.066%) InDesign
9 2 (0.066%) Photoshop
10 1 (0.033%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.033%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.033%) InVision
10 1 (0.033%) Sketch
10 1 (0.033%) SPSS
10 1 (0.033%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 130 (4.28%) Dynamics CRM
2 97 (3.19%) SAP S/4HANA
3 54 (1.78%) Workday HCM
4 33 (1.09%) Dynamics NAV
5 32 (1.05%) SAP FI
6 29 (0.96%) NetSuite
6 29 (0.96%) SAP CO
6 29 (0.96%) SAP FI/CO
7 25 (0.82%) SAP Business One
7 25 (0.82%) SAP SCM
8 21 (0.69%) SAP SD
9 20 (0.66%) SAP MM
10 19 (0.63%) Sage 200
11 18 (0.59%) SAP PP
12 17 (0.56%) SAP HR
13 15 (0.49%) Dynamics AX
13 15 (0.49%) Sage X3
14 14 (0.46%) SAP EWM
14 14 (0.46%) SAP WM
15 13 (0.43%) Adobe Campaign
Cloud Services
1 424 (13.97%) Azure
2 309 (10.18%) Power Platform
3 289 (9.52%) Dynamics 365
4 247 (8.14%) Microsoft 365
5 200 (6.59%) AWS
6 125 (4.12%) SaaS
7 91 (3.00%) Power Automate
8 71 (2.34%) Entra ID
9 65 (2.14%) PowerApps
10 50 (1.65%) IaaS
10 50 (1.65%) PaaS
11 46 (1.52%) Amazon S3
12 44 (1.45%) GCP
13 42 (1.38%) OneDrive
14 41 (1.35%) Azure DevOps
15 35 (1.15%) OCI
16 33 (1.09%) Cloud Computing
17 30 (0.99%) SuccessFactors
18 23 (0.76%) Azure Data Factory
19 16 (0.53%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 119 (3.92%) Firewall
2 68 (2.24%) Network Security
3 58 (1.91%) VPN
4 50 (1.65%) Internet
5 49 (1.61%) DNS
5 49 (1.61%) WAN
6 45 (1.48%) LAN
7 42 (1.38%) Wireless
8 36 (1.19%) SNMP
9 34 (1.12%) IPsec
10 29 (0.96%) DHCP
11 28 (0.92%) Unified Communications
12 19 (0.63%) TCP/IP
12 19 (0.63%) Wi-Fi
13 16 (0.53%) SAN
14 15 (0.49%) NAS
15 14 (0.46%) SD-WAN
16 13 (0.43%) Broadband
17 9 (0.30%) SSL
17 9 (0.30%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 208 (6.85%) Power BI
1 208 (6.85%) SQL Server
2 114 (3.75%) Data Warehouse
3 103 (3.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 44 (1.45%) Data Lake
5 37 (1.22%) MongoDB
6 36 (1.19%) Elasticsearch
7 29 (0.96%) Relational Database
8 28 (0.92%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 23 (0.76%) Tableau
10 22 (0.72%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 22 (0.72%) Big Data
11 21 (0.69%) Oracle Reports
11 21 (0.69%) PostgreSQL
12 15 (0.49%) Oracle Database
13 13 (0.43%) Azure SQL Database
13 13 (0.43%) GIS
14 11 (0.36%) Metadata
14 11 (0.36%) SAP BW
15 10 (0.33%) Crystal Reports
Development Applications
1 31 (1.02%) JIRA
2 21 (0.69%) Git
3 19 (0.63%) Jenkins
4 13 (0.43%) Axure RP
4 13 (0.43%) Balsamiq
5 11 (0.36%) Robot Framework
6 9 (0.30%) TeamCity
7 7 (0.23%) GitLab
7 7 (0.23%) Visual Studio
8 6 (0.20%) Hudson
8 6 (0.20%) Team Foundation Server
9 5 (0.16%) Octopus Deploy
10 4 (0.13%) Bitbucket
10 4 (0.13%) Burp Suite
10 4 (0.13%) PowerBuilder
10 4 (0.13%) Subversion
11 3 (0.099%) Metasploit
11 3 (0.099%) Rational DOORS
11 3 (0.099%) Visual Studio Code
12 2 (0.066%) LoadRunner
General
1 983 (32.38%) Social Skills
2 634 (20.88%) Finance
3 284 (9.35%) Public Sector
4 259 (8.53%) Analytical Skills
5 216 (7.11%) Retail
6 176 (5.80%) Marketing
7 161 (5.30%) Presentation Skills
8 143 (4.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 127 (4.18%) Law
10 126 (4.15%) Manufacturing
11 74 (2.44%) Organisational Skills
12 57 (1.88%) Telecoms
13 55 (1.81%) Military
14 50 (1.65%) Aerospace
15 48 (1.58%) Automotive
16 37 (1.22%) Banking
17 27 (0.89%) Legal
18 22 (0.72%) Games
19 21 (0.69%) Documentation Skills
19 21 (0.69%) Electronics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 96 (3.16%) HTML
2 47 (1.55%) XML
3 46 (1.52%) CSS
4 39 (1.28%) Web Services
5 38 (1.25%) RabbitMQ
6 34 (1.12%) YAML
7 31 (1.02%) REST
8 27 (0.89%) .NET
9 25 (0.82%) Elastic Stack
9 25 (0.82%) JSON
10 23 (0.76%) AngularJS
11 22 (0.72%) SOAP
12 21 (0.69%) EDI
13 13 (0.43%) Node.js
14 10 (0.33%) ARM Templates
15 8 (0.26%) LDAP
15 8 (0.26%) SAP TM
16 7 (0.23%) Ajax
16 7 (0.23%) HTML5 Canvas
16 7 (0.23%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 203 (6.69%) Self-Motivation
2 116 (3.82%) Data Centre
3 115 (3.79%) Management Information System
4 63 (2.08%) Driving Licence
5 57 (1.88%) IoT
6 53 (1.75%) Public Cloud
7 52 (1.71%) Operational Technology
8 51 (1.68%) Onboarding
9 37 (1.22%) Product Ownership
10 34 (1.12%) Cyber Defence
10 34 (1.12%) Security Operations Centre
11 31 (1.02%) Low-Code
12 28 (0.92%) Cloud Native
13 25 (0.82%) Cyber Kill Chain
14 24 (0.79%) Client/Server
15 23 (0.76%) FMCG
15 23 (0.76%) Hybrid Cloud
15 23 (0.76%) Legacy Systems
16 22 (0.72%) Blog
17 21 (0.69%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 211 (6.95%) Windows
2 130 (4.28%) Linux
3 95 (3.13%) Windows Server
4 34 (1.12%) Data ONTAP
5 25 (0.82%) Windows 10
6 24 (0.79%) Android
7 22 (0.72%) Apple iOS
8 15 (0.49%) Unix
9 12 (0.40%) Mac OS
10 6 (0.20%) Windows Server 2016
11 5 (0.16%) VMS
12 4 (0.13%) Windows 7
12 4 (0.13%) Windows Server 2003
13 3 (0.099%) Kali Linux
13 3 (0.099%) Windows Server 2012
14 2 (0.066%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
15 1 (0.033%) Debian
15 1 (0.033%) Ubuntu
15 1 (0.033%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 489 (16.11%) Problem-Solving
2 351 (11.56%) Cybersecurity
3 333 (10.97%) Agile
4 321 (10.57%) Project Management
5 277 (9.12%) Roadmaps
6 260 (8.56%) Presales
7 247 (8.14%) Customer Service
8 245 (8.07%) Migration
9 236 (7.77%) Business Intelligence
10 204 (6.72%) Mentoring
11 201 (6.62%) CRM
12 190 (6.26%) Project Delivery
13 186 (6.13%) ERP
14 182 (5.99%) Artificial Intelligence
15 179 (5.90%) Analytics
16 177 (5.83%) DevOps
17 169 (5.57%) Stakeholder Management
18 159 (5.24%) Requirements Gathering
19 151 (4.97%) Risk Management
20 131 (4.31%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 316 (10.41%) SQL
2 151 (4.97%) Python
3 118 (3.89%) JavaScript
4 72 (2.37%) PowerShell
5 52 (1.71%) C#
6 48 (1.58%) Java
7 39 (1.28%) Bash
8 24 (0.79%) T-SQL
9 20 (0.66%) Bicep
9 20 (0.66%) C
10 17 (0.56%) R
11 16 (0.53%) PL/SQL
12 13 (0.43%) TypeScript
13 11 (0.36%) C++
14 9 (0.30%) Go
14 9 (0.30%) Ruby
15 8 (0.26%) Kotlin
16 7 (0.23%) VB.NET
17 6 (0.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
18 4 (0.13%) ABAP
Qualifications
1 448 (14.76%) Security Cleared
2 423 (13.93%) Degree
3 193 (6.36%) SC Cleared
4 109 (3.59%) DV Cleared
5 102 (3.36%) CISSP
6 87 (2.87%) Microsoft Certification
7 85 (2.80%) CISM
8 60 (1.98%) CRISC
9 54 (1.78%) Azure Certification
10 53 (1.75%) BPSS Clearance
11 50 (1.65%) CESG Certified Professional
12 48 (1.58%) AWS Certification
13 43 (1.42%) DBS Check
14 33 (1.09%) Computer Science Degree
15 31 (1.02%) Master's Degree
16 27 (0.89%) CISMP
17 23 (0.76%) PMI Certification
18 21 (0.69%) CREST Certified
19 18 (0.59%) CEH
20 17 (0.56%) PCI QSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 131 (4.31%) NIST
2 106 (3.49%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 47 (1.55%) JSP 440
4 43 (1.42%) Cyber Essentials
5 42 (1.38%) GDPR
6 39 (1.28%) GRC
7 38 (1.25%) NIST 800
8 35 (1.15%) NCSC
9 33 (1.09%) Data Quality
9 33 (1.09%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 31 (1.02%) QA
11 24 (0.79%) RMADS
12 21 (0.69%) PCI DSS
13 20 (0.66%) Accessibility
14 19 (0.63%) GMP
15 18 (0.59%) PMO
16 13 (0.43%) SOC 2
16 13 (0.43%) WCAG
17 12 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
18 11 (0.36%) COBIT
System Software
1 141 (4.64%) Active Directory
2 77 (2.54%) VMware Infrastructure
3 43 (1.42%) Docker
4 32 (1.05%) vSphere
5 30 (0.99%) Hyper-V
6 7 (0.23%) Virtual Desktop
7 6 (0.20%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.13%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.066%) Microsoft App-V
9 2 (0.066%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.066%) XenApp
10 1 (0.033%) Firmware
10 1 (0.033%) KVM
10 1 (0.033%) OpenAM
10 1 (0.033%) OpenDJ
10 1 (0.033%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 96 (3.16%) Kubernetes
2 68 (2.24%) Microsoft Intune
3 53 (1.75%) Ansible
3 53 (1.75%) Terraform
4 42 (1.38%) vCenter Server
5 34 (1.12%) Prometheus
6 17 (0.56%) Puppet
7 13 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
8 7 (0.23%) HP UCMDB
8 7 (0.23%) SCCM
9 6 (0.20%) VxRail
10 4 (0.13%) FortiGate
10 4 (0.13%) ZABBIX
11 3 (0.099%) Backup Exec
11 3 (0.099%) Nessus
11 3 (0.099%) Nmap
12 2 (0.066%) HP ALM
12 2 (0.066%) Nagios
12 2 (0.066%) Netcool
12 2 (0.066%) ThinApp
Vendors
1 823 (27.11%) Microsoft
2 260 (8.56%) SAP
3 130 (4.28%) Oracle
4 104 (3.43%) VMware
5 94 (3.10%) ServiceNow
6 62 (2.04%) Workday
7 57 (1.88%) Adobe
8 50 (1.65%) Sage
9 45 (1.48%) Palo Alto
10 42 (1.38%) Red Hat
11 41 (1.35%) Cisco
11 41 (1.35%) Salesforce
12 40 (1.32%) Apple
13 36 (1.19%) NetApp
14 34 (1.12%) SolidFire
15 33 (1.09%) Google
16 28 (0.92%) SolarWinds
17 24 (0.79%) Tanium
17 24 (0.79%) Tripwire
18 22 (0.72%) IBM