Consultant Jobs in the Midlands

Consultant
England > Midlands

The median Consultant salary in the Midlands is £47,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 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
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 74 129 113
Rank change year-on-year +55 -16 -24
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 387 225 322
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Midlands 3.20% 2.47% 2.93%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.39% 2.76% 3.09%
Number of salaries quoted 306 179 226
10th Percentile £24,000 £41,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £30,688 £51,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -26.92% +18.18% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £73,125 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £60,000 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% +3.85% +8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 11,421 8,155 10,435
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.42% 89.69% 95.09%
Number of salaries quoted 8,440 4,585 7,006
10th Percentile £26,250 £28,500 £27,565
25th Percentile £33,750 £37,500 £37,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £60,741 £67,500 £63,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £77,500
England median annual salary £53,000 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.83% +1.33% +9.09%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Consultant in the Midlands

Consultant
Salary Trend in the Midlands

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

Salary trend for Consultant in the Midlands

Consultant
Salary Histogram in the Midlands

Salary distribution for jobs citing Consultant in the Midlands over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Consultant in the Midlands

Consultant
Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 19 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
West Midlands +66 277 £50,000 -23.08% 88
East Midlands +26 107 £37,500 -42.31% 35
Consultant
England

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

For the 6 months to 19 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 Midlands region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 151 (39.02%) Social Skills
2 121 (31.27%) Microsoft
3 102 (26.36%) Finance
4 82 (21.19%) Problem-Solving
5 65 (16.80%) Dynamics 365
6 63 (16.28%) Customer Service
7 62 (16.02%) SQL
8 56 (14.47%) Degree
9 54 (13.95%) Power Platform
10 51 (13.18%) Project Management
11 49 (12.66%) Public Sector
12 46 (11.89%) SQL Server
13 43 (11.11%) Migration
14 42 (10.85%) Power BI
15 40 (10.34%) Roadmaps
16 39 (10.08%) Presales
17 38 (9.82%) CRM
18 37 (9.56%) Azure
18 37 (9.56%) Organisational Skills
19 36 (9.30%) Dynamics CRM
20 34 (8.79%) Retail
20 34 (8.79%) Security Cleared
20 34 (8.79%) Business Intelligence
21 33 (8.53%) Requirements Gathering
22 32 (8.27%) Project Delivery
22 32 (8.27%) ERP
22 32 (8.27%) Agile
23 30 (7.75%) Data Centre
24 29 (7.49%) Process Improvement
24 29 (7.49%) SAP

Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 16 (4.13%) Microsoft Exchange
1 16 (4.13%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.29%) Apache
3 3 (0.78%) IIS
4 1 (0.26%) NetWeaver
4 1 (0.26%) SAP Portal
Applications
1 14 (3.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (2.07%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.03%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.26%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.26%) InDesign
5 1 (0.26%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 36 (9.30%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (3.36%) Dynamics NAV
3 11 (2.84%) NetSuite
4 9 (2.33%) SAP S/4HANA
5 7 (1.81%) SAP Business One
6 5 (1.29%) SAP SD
7 4 (1.03%) SAP CO
7 4 (1.03%) SAP FI
7 4 (1.03%) SAP FI/CO
7 4 (1.03%) Unit4 Business World
8 3 (0.78%) SAP MM
8 3 (0.78%) SAP PP
9 2 (0.52%) Dynamics AX
9 2 (0.52%) SAP Business ByDesign
9 2 (0.52%) SAP CRM
9 2 (0.52%) SAP SCM
10 1 (0.26%) Sage 200
10 1 (0.26%) SAP MDG
10 1 (0.26%) SAP QM
10 1 (0.26%) SAP Retail
Cloud Services
1 65 (16.80%) Dynamics 365
2 54 (13.95%) Power Platform
3 37 (9.56%) Azure
4 24 (6.20%) Microsoft 365
5 19 (4.91%) PowerApps
6 14 (3.62%) SaaS
7 13 (3.36%) AWS
8 10 (2.58%) Entra ID
9 9 (2.33%) Amazon S3
10 8 (2.07%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (1.81%) Power Automate
11 7 (1.81%) SuccessFactors
12 6 (1.55%) IaaS
12 6 (1.55%) PaaS
13 5 (1.29%) Azure Stack
14 4 (1.03%) Amazon EC2
14 4 (1.03%) Azure Logic Apps
15 3 (0.78%) Cloud Computing
15 3 (0.78%) GCP
15 3 (0.78%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.07%) Unified Communications
2 7 (1.81%) DHCP
2 7 (1.81%) DNS
2 7 (1.81%) Firewall
3 6 (1.55%) Internet
3 6 (1.55%) VPN
4 5 (1.29%) IPsec
4 5 (1.29%) SNMP
4 5 (1.29%) WAN
5 4 (1.03%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (0.52%) Intranet
7 1 (0.26%) Cisco Firepower
7 1 (0.26%) Network Security
7 1 (0.26%) NGFW
7 1 (0.26%) SAN
7 1 (0.26%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.26%) Software-Defined Networking
7 1 (0.26%) VLAN
7 1 (0.26%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (11.89%) SQL Server
2 42 (10.85%) Power BI
3 19 (4.91%) Data Warehouse
4 17 (4.39%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 6 (1.55%) Data Lake
6 5 (1.29%) Elasticsearch
6 5 (1.29%) MongoDB
6 5 (1.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (1.03%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
7 4 (1.03%) Crystal Reports
8 3 (0.78%) Oracle Database
8 3 (0.78%) SAP BW
9 2 (0.52%) Relational Database
10 1 (0.26%) DB2
10 1 (0.26%) SAP Data Services
10 1 (0.26%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 6 (1.55%) Git
General
1 151 (39.02%) Social Skills
2 102 (26.36%) Finance
3 49 (12.66%) Public Sector
4 37 (9.56%) Organisational Skills
5 34 (8.79%) Retail
6 28 (7.24%) Analytical Skills
7 22 (5.68%) Manufacturing
7 22 (5.68%) Marketing
8 20 (5.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 20 (5.17%) Presentation Skills
9 11 (2.84%) Law
10 9 (2.33%) Telecoms
11 6 (1.55%) Documentation Skills
12 5 (1.29%) Banking
12 5 (1.29%) Local Government
13 4 (1.03%) General Ledger
13 4 (1.03%) Retail Finance
14 3 (0.78%) Social Science
15 2 (0.52%) Swedish Language
16 1 (0.26%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.36%) HTML
2 10 (2.58%) CSS
3 5 (1.29%) RabbitMQ
3 5 (1.29%) YAML
4 4 (1.03%) .NET
5 3 (0.78%) JSON
5 3 (0.78%) XML
6 2 (0.52%) React
6 2 (0.52%) SAP Smart Forms
6 2 (0.52%) Web Services
7 1 (0.26%) BAPI
7 1 (0.26%) IDoc
7 1 (0.26%) Node.js
7 1 (0.26%) SAP Fiori
7 1 (0.26%) SAPUI5
Miscellaneous
1 30 (7.75%) Data Centre
2 21 (5.43%) Self-Motivation
3 15 (3.88%) Driving Licence
4 11 (2.84%) Legacy Systems
5 10 (2.58%) Virtual Team
6 9 (2.33%) Low-Code
7 8 (2.07%) NHS
7 8 (2.07%) Public Cloud
8 7 (1.81%) Onboarding
8 7 (1.81%) Renewable Energy
9 5 (1.29%) Acoustics
9 5 (1.29%) Management Information System
10 4 (1.03%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (1.03%) Credit Risk
10 4 (1.03%) Greenfield Project
11 2 (0.52%) FMCG
11 2 (0.52%) iPhone
11 2 (0.52%) Operational Technology
11 2 (0.52%) Team-Oriented Environment
12 1 (0.26%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 19 (4.91%) Windows
2 6 (1.55%) Linux
3 5 (1.29%) Data ONTAP
4 4 (1.03%) Windows 7
4 4 (1.03%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.26%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (21.19%) Problem-Solving
2 63 (16.28%) Customer Service
3 51 (13.18%) Project Management
4 43 (11.11%) Migration
5 40 (10.34%) Roadmaps
6 39 (10.08%) Presales
7 38 (9.82%) CRM
8 34 (8.79%) Business Intelligence
9 33 (8.53%) Requirements Gathering
10 32 (8.27%) Agile
10 32 (8.27%) ERP
10 32 (8.27%) Project Delivery
11 29 (7.49%) Process Improvement
12 27 (6.98%) Customer Requirements
13 22 (5.68%) Artificial Intelligence
13 22 (5.68%) Data Migration
14 21 (5.43%) Change Management
14 21 (5.43%) Decision-Making
15 20 (5.17%) Continuous Improvement
15 20 (5.17%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 62 (16.02%) SQL
2 20 (5.17%) JavaScript
3 14 (3.62%) C#
4 11 (2.84%) Java
5 6 (1.55%) Python
6 5 (1.29%) Bicep
7 3 (0.78%) PL/SQL
7 3 (0.78%) T-SQL
8 2 (0.52%) ABAP
8 2 (0.52%) SAPscript
9 1 (0.26%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 56 (14.47%) Degree
2 34 (8.79%) Security Cleared
3 11 (2.84%) Azure Certification
4 10 (2.58%) Microsoft Certification
5 8 (2.07%) AWS Certification
6 6 (1.55%) Computer Science Degree
6 6 (1.55%) MCSE
7 4 (1.03%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 3 (0.78%) AAT
8 3 (0.78%) DBS Check
8 3 (0.78%) Postgraduate
9 2 (0.52%) APMP
9 2 (0.52%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 2 (0.52%) SC Cleared
10 1 (0.26%) CCA
10 1 (0.26%) Cisco Certification
10 1 (0.26%) CISSP
10 1 (0.26%) CRISC
10 1 (0.26%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (0.26%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (1.81%) QA
2 5 (1.29%) NIST
3 3 (0.78%) GMP
3 3 (0.78%) GRC
3 3 (0.78%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.52%) NCSC
4 2 (0.52%) PMO
5 1 (0.26%) COBIT
5 1 (0.26%) GDPR
5 1 (0.26%) ISO 31000
5 1 (0.26%) ISO 9001
5 1 (0.26%) ISO/IEC 27005
5 1 (0.26%) NIST 800
5 1 (0.26%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.26%) SOC 2
System Software
1 9 (2.33%) VMware Infrastructure
2 7 (1.81%) Active Directory
3 5 (1.29%) Docker
4 3 (0.78%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 6 (1.55%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.29%) Ansible
2 5 (1.29%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (1.29%) Prometheus
2 5 (1.29%) Terraform
2 5 (1.29%) vCenter Server
3 1 (0.26%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 121 (31.27%) Microsoft
2 29 (7.49%) SAP
3 11 (2.84%) Cisco
4 9 (2.33%) Adobe
4 9 (2.33%) Apple
4 9 (2.33%) ServiceNow
4 9 (2.33%) VMware
5 6 (1.55%) Palo Alto
6 5 (1.29%) NetApp
6 5 (1.29%) Oracle
6 5 (1.29%) Qualtrics
6 5 (1.29%) Red Hat
6 5 (1.29%) SolidFire
7 3 (0.78%) Adaptive Insights
7 3 (0.78%) Anaplan
7 3 (0.78%) Jedox
7 3 (0.78%) Tagetik
8 2 (0.52%) Google
8 2 (0.52%) Sun
9 1 (0.26%) Fortinet