Consultant Jobs in the North of England

Consultant
England > North of England

The median Consultant salary in the North of England is £55,000 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 86 105 138
Rank change year-on-year +19 +33 +5
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 486 554 475
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 2.75% 3.28% 2.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.89% 3.66% 2.72%
Number of salaries quoted 330 316 199
10th Percentile £26,225 £40,625 £33,950
25th Percentile £40,000 £55,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £70,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -21.43% +16.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £72,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £88,875 £80,000 £87,750
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
North of England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the North of 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 16,796 15,129 17,477
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.98% 89.56% 96.19%
Number of salaries quoted 12,986 8,111 10,905
10th Percentile £27,250 £30,500 £27,875
25th Percentile £36,250 £39,669 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £53,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.54% +7.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £65,000 £69,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £78,750 £81,250 £80,000
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 North of England

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

Job vacancy trend for Consultant in the North of England

Consultant
Salary Trend in the North of England

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

Salary trend for Consultant in the North of England

Consultant
Salary Histogram in the North of England

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

Salary histogram for Consultant in the North of England

Consultant
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the North of England 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
North West -5 287 £57,500 -17.86% 152
Yorkshire +31 141 £50,000 -28.57% 73
North East +47 58 £57,500 +4.55% 14
Consultant
England

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

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 North of England region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 149 (30.66%) Microsoft
2 114 (23.46%) Social Skills
3 109 (22.43%) Finance
4 88 (18.11%) Azure
5 85 (17.49%) Problem-Solving
6 55 (11.32%) Degree
7 52 (10.70%) Roadmaps
8 51 (10.49%) Dynamics 365
9 45 (9.26%) Power Platform
9 45 (9.26%) Microsoft 365
9 45 (9.26%) SQL
10 44 (9.05%) Public Sector
11 42 (8.64%) Customer Service
11 42 (8.64%) Analytical Skills
12 41 (8.44%) Agile
13 38 (7.82%) Windows
14 36 (7.41%) Artificial Intelligence
15 34 (7.00%) Migration
15 34 (7.00%) Business Intelligence
15 34 (7.00%) DevOps
15 34 (7.00%) Actionable Insight
16 33 (6.79%) Cybersecurity
17 32 (6.58%) Power BI
17 32 (6.58%) SAP
17 32 (6.58%) Data Warehouse
17 32 (6.58%) Service Delivery
17 32 (6.58%) Project Management
18 31 (6.38%) Presales
18 31 (6.38%) Data Architecture
19 30 (6.17%) AWS

Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of 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 17 (3.50%) Microsoft Exchange
1 17 (3.50%) SharePoint
2 15 (3.09%) Apache
3 2 (0.41%) IIS
4 1 (0.21%) SAS
Applications
1 8 (1.65%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (0.82%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.62%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.21%) Acrobat
4 1 (0.21%) Adobe Illustrator
4 1 (0.21%) Adobe XD
4 1 (0.21%) InDesign
4 1 (0.21%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.21%) Sketch
4 1 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.21%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 20 (4.12%) Dynamics CRM
2 15 (3.09%) Dynamics NAV
3 14 (2.88%) Sage 200
4 12 (2.47%) SAP S/4HANA
5 9 (1.85%) Sage X3
5 9 (1.85%) SAP Business One
6 6 (1.23%) Infor M3
7 5 (1.03%) SAP PM
7 5 (1.03%) SAP WM
8 4 (0.82%) Exchequer
8 4 (0.82%) NetSuite
8 4 (0.82%) Sage 50
8 4 (0.82%) SAP MDG
8 4 (0.82%) SAP MM
9 3 (0.62%) Oracle Financials
9 3 (0.62%) Oracle Manufacturing
9 3 (0.62%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 3 (0.62%) SAP MDM
9 3 (0.62%) SAP Retail
9 3 (0.62%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 88 (18.11%) Azure
2 51 (10.49%) Dynamics 365
3 45 (9.26%) Microsoft 365
3 45 (9.26%) Power Platform
4 30 (6.17%) AWS
4 30 (6.17%) SaaS
5 19 (3.91%) Amazon S3
6 14 (2.88%) Power Automate
7 12 (2.47%) Entra ID
8 9 (1.85%) PowerApps
9 5 (1.03%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (1.03%) GCP
10 4 (0.82%) Amazon EC2
10 4 (0.82%) FinancialForce
10 4 (0.82%) Intacct
11 2 (0.41%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 2 (0.41%) Azure Data Factory
11 2 (0.41%) Azure Sentinel
11 2 (0.41%) Microsoft Purview
11 2 (0.41%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 20 (4.12%) Firewall
2 17 (3.50%) VPN
3 15 (3.09%) Internet
3 15 (3.09%) IPsec
3 15 (3.09%) SNMP
4 10 (2.06%) Unified Communications
5 8 (1.65%) WAN
6 7 (1.44%) LAN
7 4 (0.82%) DHCP
7 4 (0.82%) DNS
7 4 (0.82%) WLAN
8 2 (0.41%) NAS
8 2 (0.41%) SAN
8 2 (0.41%) SSL
8 2 (0.41%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.41%) Wireless
9 1 (0.21%) Extranet
9 1 (0.21%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 32 (6.58%) Data Warehouse
1 32 (6.58%) Power BI
2 23 (4.73%) SQL Server
3 17 (3.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 15 (3.09%) Data Lake
4 15 (3.09%) Elasticsearch
4 15 (3.09%) MongoDB
5 12 (2.47%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
6 4 (0.82%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.41%) Big Data
7 2 (0.41%) Tableau
8 1 (0.21%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.21%) Data Hub
8 1 (0.21%) Metadata
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.21%) Power Query
8 1 (0.21%) SAP HANA
8 1 (0.21%) SAS EBI
Development Applications
1 3 (0.62%) JIRA
General
1 114 (23.46%) Social Skills
2 109 (22.43%) Finance
3 44 (9.05%) Public Sector
4 42 (8.64%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (5.56%) Law
6 24 (4.94%) Marketing
7 23 (4.73%) Retail
8 20 (4.12%) Manufacturing
9 19 (3.91%) Presentation Skills
10 13 (2.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 4 (0.82%) Aerospace
11 4 (0.82%) Telecoms
12 3 (0.62%) Organisational Skills
13 2 (0.41%) Electronics
13 2 (0.41%) Games
14 1 (0.21%) Advertising
14 1 (0.21%) Banking
14 1 (0.21%) Legal
14 1 (0.21%) Multimedia
14 1 (0.21%) Swedish Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (3.91%) EDI
2 15 (3.09%) RabbitMQ
2 15 (3.09%) YAML
3 4 (0.82%) SAP ALE
4 2 (0.41%) .NET
4 2 (0.41%) Web Services
5 1 (0.21%) ADO
5 1 (0.21%) Middleware
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle Fusion
5 1 (0.21%) Web Dynpro
Miscellaneous
1 27 (5.56%) Self-Motivation
2 24 (4.94%) Data Centre
3 11 (2.26%) Low-Code
4 10 (2.06%) Data Protection Act
5 8 (1.65%) Public Cloud
6 5 (1.03%) Legacy Systems
6 5 (1.03%) Management Information System
7 4 (0.82%) Cyber Threat
7 4 (0.82%) Onboarding
8 3 (0.62%) IoT
9 2 (0.41%) Cyberattack
9 2 (0.41%) Driving Licence
9 2 (0.41%) FMCG
9 2 (0.41%) Product Ownership
10 1 (0.21%) Analytical Mindset
10 1 (0.21%) Cyber Defence
10 1 (0.21%) Cyber Kill Chain
10 1 (0.21%) Greenfield Project
10 1 (0.21%) Housing Association
10 1 (0.21%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 38 (7.82%) Windows
2 22 (4.53%) Linux
3 15 (3.09%) Data ONTAP
4 4 (0.82%) Unix
5 3 (0.62%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.62%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.21%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2016
6 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 85 (17.49%) Problem-Solving
2 52 (10.70%) Roadmaps
3 42 (8.64%) Customer Service
4 41 (8.44%) Agile
5 36 (7.41%) Artificial Intelligence
6 34 (7.00%) Actionable Insight
6 34 (7.00%) Business Intelligence
6 34 (7.00%) DevOps
6 34 (7.00%) Migration
7 33 (6.79%) Cybersecurity
8 32 (6.58%) Project Management
8 32 (6.58%) Service Delivery
9 31 (6.38%) Data Architecture
9 31 (6.38%) Presales
10 29 (5.97%) ERP
11 27 (5.56%) CRM
11 27 (5.56%) Strategic Roadmap
12 23 (4.73%) Information Security
13 20 (4.12%) Analytics
14 19 (3.91%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 45 (9.26%) SQL
2 25 (5.14%) Python
3 10 (2.06%) PowerShell
4 9 (1.85%) Bash
5 3 (0.62%) Java
6 2 (0.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 2 (0.41%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.21%) ABAP
7 1 (0.21%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (0.21%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 55 (11.32%) Degree
2 16 (3.29%) AWS Certification
2 16 (3.29%) Security Cleared
3 12 (2.47%) Azure Certification
4 9 (1.85%) Microsoft Certification
5 4 (0.82%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 3 (0.62%) CISSP
6 3 (0.62%) DV Cleared
7 2 (0.41%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (0.41%) DBS Check
7 2 (0.41%) GCFA
7 2 (0.41%) GCIH
8 1 (0.21%) BPSS Clearance
8 1 (0.21%) CCNA
8 1 (0.21%) Cisco Certification
8 1 (0.21%) CISM
8 1 (0.21%) CREST Certified
8 1 (0.21%) GCIA
8 1 (0.21%) GIAC
8 1 (0.21%) GREM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (3.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 13 (2.67%) Cyber Essentials
3 11 (2.26%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
4 10 (2.06%) GDPR
5 9 (1.85%) NIST
6 7 (1.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 5 (1.03%) COBIT
7 5 (1.03%) QA
8 3 (0.62%) GRC
9 2 (0.41%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.41%) NCSC
9 2 (0.41%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.21%) Data Quality
10 1 (0.21%) SLA
System Software
1 23 (4.73%) Active Directory
2 20 (4.12%) VMware Infrastructure
3 15 (3.09%) Docker
4 5 (1.03%) Hyper-V
5 2 (0.41%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 25 (5.14%) Kubernetes
2 17 (3.50%) vCenter Server
3 15 (3.09%) Ansible
3 15 (3.09%) Prometheus
4 12 (2.47%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.62%) HP ALM
6 2 (0.41%) Backup Exec
6 2 (0.41%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 149 (30.66%) Microsoft
2 32 (6.58%) SAP
3 28 (5.76%) Oracle
4 22 (4.53%) VMware
5 21 (4.32%) Sage
6 17 (3.50%) NetApp
7 16 (3.29%) Palo Alto
8 15 (3.09%) Red Hat
8 15 (3.09%) SolidFire
9 12 (2.47%) Apple
10 9 (1.85%) Adobe
11 6 (1.23%) Infor
12 5 (1.03%) IFS
13 4 (0.82%) CODA
13 4 (0.82%) Sun
13 4 (0.82%) Xero
14 3 (0.62%) Ariba
14 3 (0.62%) IBM
14 3 (0.62%) JDA
14 3 (0.62%) Veeam