Consultant Jobs in the South East

Consultant
England > South East

The median Consultant salary in the South East is £50,000 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 94 152 141
Rank change year-on-year +58 -11 -59
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 476 308 504
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 2.82% 2.15% 2.52%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.00% 2.38% 2.61%
Number of salaries quoted 388 230 318
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,750 £25,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,438 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £67,250 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -25.65% +12.08% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,963 £74,688
90th Percentile £75,000 £90,250 £82,500
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
South East

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 15,863 12,953 19,286
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.01% 90.32% 96.45%
Number of salaries quoted 11,342 8,193 12,383
10th Percentile £27,500 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £85,000 £82,500
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 South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Consultant in the South East

Consultant
Salary Trend in the South East

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

Salary trend for Consultant in the South East

Consultant
Salary Histogram in the South East

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

Salary histogram for Consultant in the South East

Consultant
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the South East 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
Thames Valley +25 206 £55,000 -15.38% 60
Hampshire +32 119 £52,500 -25.00% 28
Berkshire +10 116 £55,000 -19.03% 31
Surrey +20 62 £50,000 -20.00% 17
Oxfordshire +47 49 £55,000 -8.33% 13
Kent +31 45 £43,500 +27.94% 8
Buckinghamshire -5 41 £57,500 -11.54% 16
East Sussex +31 19 £43,500 -26.27% 14
Middlesex - 7 £77,500 -
West Sussex +28 6 £35,000 -37.78% 3
Sussex - 2 £55,000 - 1
Consultant
England

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

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 South East region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 189 (39.71%) Social Skills
2 157 (32.98%) Microsoft
3 111 (23.32%) Problem-Solving
4 97 (20.38%) Degree
5 94 (19.75%) Finance
6 75 (15.76%) Self-Motivation
7 74 (15.55%) Power Platform
7 74 (15.55%) Azure
8 63 (13.24%) SQL
9 62 (13.03%) Analytical Skills
10 59 (12.39%) Security Cleared
11 58 (12.18%) Customer Service
12 55 (11.55%) Business Intelligence
13 54 (11.34%) Agile
14 53 (11.13%) Migration
15 52 (10.92%) SAP
16 51 (10.71%) Public Sector
17 49 (10.29%) ERP
17 49 (10.29%) Project Management
17 49 (10.29%) Dynamics 365
18 48 (10.08%) Roadmaps
19 47 (9.87%) DevOps
20 45 (9.45%) SC Cleared
21 44 (9.24%) Microsoft 365
21 44 (9.24%) Power BI
22 43 (9.03%) Presales
23 42 (8.82%) ETL
23 42 (8.82%) SharePoint
24 40 (8.40%) Management Information System
25 39 (8.19%) CRM

Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 42 (8.82%) SharePoint
2 8 (1.68%) Microsoft Exchange
3 5 (1.05%) Apache
3 5 (1.05%) IIS
4 2 (0.42%) Papyrus
Applications
1 32 (6.72%) Microsoft Office
2 18 (3.78%) Microsoft Excel
3 12 (2.52%) MS Visio
4 5 (1.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (1.05%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.21%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 31 (6.51%) Dynamics CRM
2 11 (2.31%) NetSuite
2 11 (2.31%) SAP S/4HANA
3 9 (1.89%) SAP HCM
4 7 (1.47%) SAP FI
5 5 (1.05%) SAP CO
5 5 (1.05%) SAP FI/CO
5 5 (1.05%) SAP MM
6 4 (0.84%) SAP GRC
6 4 (0.84%) SAP PP
6 4 (0.84%) SAP SCM
6 4 (0.84%) SAP WM
7 3 (0.63%) Sage 200
7 3 (0.63%) SAP HR
7 3 (0.63%) SAP SD
7 3 (0.63%) Unit4 Business World
7 3 (0.63%) Workday HCM
8 2 (0.42%) Dynamics NAV
8 2 (0.42%) Oracle Receivables
8 2 (0.42%) SAP BPC
Cloud Services
1 74 (15.55%) Azure
1 74 (15.55%) Power Platform
2 49 (10.29%) Dynamics 365
3 44 (9.24%) Microsoft 365
4 30 (6.30%) AWS
4 30 (6.30%) Power Automate
5 18 (3.78%) Cloud Computing
6 11 (2.31%) PowerApps
7 9 (1.89%) Amazon S3
7 9 (1.89%) SaaS
8 8 (1.68%) Azure DevOps
8 8 (1.68%) OCI
8 8 (1.68%) SuccessFactors
9 7 (1.47%) Entra ID
9 7 (1.47%) GCP
10 4 (0.84%) Alation
10 4 (0.84%) Amazon EC2
10 4 (0.84%) Collibra
10 4 (0.84%) GitHub
11 3 (0.63%) dbt
Communications & Networking
1 28 (5.88%) Firewall
2 13 (2.73%) DNS
3 12 (2.52%) DHCP
4 10 (2.10%) LAN
4 10 (2.10%) WAN
5 9 (1.89%) VPN
6 8 (1.68%) Unified Communications
7 7 (1.47%) Network Security
7 7 (1.47%) SNMP
8 5 (1.05%) Internet
8 5 (1.05%) IPsec
9 4 (0.84%) HTTP
10 3 (0.63%) TCP/IP
11 2 (0.42%) Broadband
11 2 (0.42%) Converged Networks
11 2 (0.42%) Radio Access Network
12 1 (0.21%) BGP
12 1 (0.21%) FTP
12 1 (0.21%) SAN
12 1 (0.21%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (9.24%) Power BI
2 34 (7.14%) SQL Server
3 27 (5.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 26 (5.46%) Data Warehouse
5 11 (2.31%) Relational Database
5 11 (2.31%) Tableau
6 7 (1.47%) Oracle Reports
6 7 (1.47%) Qlik Sense
7 6 (1.26%) Oracle Database
8 5 (1.05%) Elasticsearch
8 5 (1.05%) Metadata
8 5 (1.05%) MongoDB
9 4 (0.84%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 4 (0.84%) Data Lake
9 4 (0.84%) SAP BW
10 3 (0.63%) BigQuery
10 3 (0.63%) Looker
10 3 (0.63%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 2 (0.42%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 2 (0.42%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 14 (2.94%) Jenkins
2 13 (2.73%) JIRA
2 13 (2.73%) Robot Framework
3 5 (1.05%) Hudson
4 2 (0.42%) PowerBuilder
5 1 (0.21%) JMeter
5 1 (0.21%) LoadRunner
5 1 (0.21%) Rational DOORS
5 1 (0.21%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.21%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 189 (39.71%) Social Skills
2 94 (19.75%) Finance
3 62 (13.03%) Analytical Skills
4 51 (10.71%) Public Sector
5 39 (8.19%) Retail
6 35 (7.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 25 (5.25%) Law
8 22 (4.62%) Presentation Skills
9 21 (4.41%) Manufacturing
9 21 (4.41%) Marketing
10 18 (3.78%) Aerospace
11 9 (1.89%) Organisational Skills
12 6 (1.26%) Military
13 5 (1.05%) Telecoms
14 4 (0.84%) Documentation Skills
15 3 (0.63%) Automotive
16 2 (0.42%) Advertising
16 2 (0.42%) French Language
16 2 (0.42%) Games
16 2 (0.42%) Swedish Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (3.36%) XML
2 13 (2.73%) HTML
3 5 (1.05%) RabbitMQ
3 5 (1.05%) YAML
4 4 (0.84%) HTML5 Canvas
4 4 (0.84%) JSON
4 4 (0.84%) Web Services
5 3 (0.63%) .NET
6 2 (0.42%) SPFx
7 1 (0.21%) AngularJS
7 1 (0.21%) jQuery
7 1 (0.21%) React
7 1 (0.21%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 75 (15.76%) Self-Motivation
2 40 (8.40%) Management Information System
3 34 (7.14%) Data Centre
4 22 (4.62%) Driving Licence
5 13 (2.73%) Linux Command Line
6 11 (2.31%) Data Structures
7 8 (1.68%) Public Cloud
8 6 (1.26%) Enterprise Software
8 6 (1.26%) Low-Code
9 5 (1.05%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 4 (0.84%) FMCG
10 4 (0.84%) Virtual Reality
11 3 (0.63%) Data Protection Act
11 3 (0.63%) Mobile App
12 2 (0.42%) Educational Technology
12 2 (0.42%) EPoS
12 2 (0.42%) Greenfield Project
12 2 (0.42%) Onboarding
12 2 (0.42%) Product Ownership
12 2 (0.42%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 27 (5.67%) Windows
2 21 (4.41%) Linux
3 11 (2.31%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.05%) Data ONTAP
5 4 (0.84%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 111 (23.32%) Problem-Solving
2 58 (12.18%) Customer Service
3 55 (11.55%) Business Intelligence
4 54 (11.34%) Agile
5 53 (11.13%) Migration
6 49 (10.29%) ERP
6 49 (10.29%) Project Management
7 48 (10.08%) Roadmaps
8 47 (9.87%) DevOps
9 43 (9.03%) Presales
10 42 (8.82%) ETL
11 39 (8.19%) CRM
12 37 (7.77%) Cybersecurity
13 36 (7.56%) Artificial Intelligence
14 31 (6.51%) Mentoring
15 28 (5.88%) Data Science
16 27 (5.67%) Budget Management
16 27 (5.67%) Decision-Making
16 27 (5.67%) Machine Learning
16 27 (5.67%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 63 (13.24%) SQL
2 31 (6.51%) Python
3 13 (2.73%) Bash
4 10 (2.10%) C#
5 8 (1.68%) Java
5 8 (1.68%) PowerShell
6 7 (1.47%) Go
6 7 (1.47%) JavaScript
6 7 (1.47%) PL/SQL
6 7 (1.47%) Ruby
7 5 (1.05%) T-SQL
8 4 (0.84%) R
9 2 (0.42%) VB.NET
10 1 (0.21%) C
10 1 (0.21%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.21%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 97 (20.38%) Degree
2 59 (12.39%) Security Cleared
3 45 (9.45%) SC Cleared
4 19 (3.99%) DBS Check
5 13 (2.73%) AWS Certification
5 13 (2.73%) Azure Certification
5 13 (2.73%) CISSP
6 10 (2.10%) CESG Certified Professional
6 10 (2.10%) Master's Degree
7 9 (1.89%) Computer Science Degree
8 8 (1.68%) BPSS Clearance
9 7 (1.47%) CISMP
9 7 (1.47%) CREST Certified
10 6 (1.26%) CISM
11 4 (0.84%) A+ Certification
11 4 (0.84%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
12 3 (0.63%) DV Cleared
12 3 (0.63%) PCI QSA
12 3 (0.63%) SAP Certification
13 2 (0.42%) ISACA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 22 (4.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 16 (3.36%) NIST
3 14 (2.94%) GDPR
4 9 (1.89%) GRC
5 8 (1.68%) HMG Security Policy Framework
5 8 (1.68%) JSP 440
5 8 (1.68%) RMADS
6 7 (1.47%) Data Quality
6 7 (1.47%) PMO
7 4 (0.84%) Accessibility
7 4 (0.84%) COBIT
7 4 (0.84%) GMP
7 4 (0.84%) NIST 800
8 3 (0.63%) NCSC
8 3 (0.63%) PCI DSS
9 2 (0.42%) ITGC
9 2 (0.42%) SLA
10 1 (0.21%) Def Stans
10 1 (0.21%) ECSS
10 1 (0.21%) QA
System Software
1 26 (5.46%) Active Directory
2 9 (1.89%) Hyper-V
3 6 (1.26%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.26%) vSphere
4 5 (1.05%) Docker
Systems Management
1 18 (3.78%) Kubernetes
2 11 (2.31%) vCenter Server
3 7 (1.47%) Microsoft Intune
4 6 (1.26%) VxRail
5 5 (1.05%) Ansible
5 5 (1.05%) Prometheus
6 2 (0.42%) Nagios
6 2 (0.42%) Netcool
6 2 (0.42%) ZABBIX
7 1 (0.21%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 157 (32.98%) Microsoft
2 52 (10.92%) SAP
3 37 (7.77%) Oracle
4 21 (4.41%) Sage
5 19 (3.99%) ServiceNow
6 18 (3.78%) VMware
7 10 (2.10%) Epicor
8 8 (1.68%) Adobe
8 8 (1.68%) Apple
9 7 (1.47%) Dell
9 7 (1.47%) Palo Alto
10 6 (1.26%) Infor
10 6 (1.26%) Red Hat
11 5 (1.05%) Adaptive Insights
11 5 (1.05%) Anaplan
11 5 (1.05%) Informatica
11 5 (1.05%) Jedox
11 5 (1.05%) NetApp
11 5 (1.05%) SolidFire
11 5 (1.05%) Tagetik