IT Consultant
UK

The median IT Consultant salary in the UK is £47,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 13 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
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 740 847 1042
Rank change year-on-year +107 +195 -254
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Consultant 138 125 195
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.14% 0.12% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.13% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 116 77 106
10th Percentile £26,250 £22,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £58,000 £58,750
Median % change year-on-year -18.10% -1.28% +17.50%
75th Percentile £52,813 £73,750 £75,250
90th Percentile £60,000 £77,500 £85,625
UK excluding London median annual salary £36,250 £37,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.33% -25.00% +5.26%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 93,699 92,665 152,640
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.54% 96.10%
Number of salaries quoted 67,079 58,510 84,912
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,611
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £80,719 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,173
% change year-on-year -5.66% +5.64% +5.63%

IT Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Consultant in the UK

IT Consultant
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for IT Consultant in the UK

IT Consultant
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Consultant over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Consultant in the UK

IT Consultant
Top 15 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 13 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
England +128 117 £47,500 -14.03% 42
UK excluding London +23 93 £36,250 -3.33% 34
Work from Home +109 59 £50,000 -17.01% 14
London +90 34 £50,000 -15.25% 13
South East +22 24 £51,250 +50.74% 7
East of England +36 20 £35,000 +7.69% 2
North of England +59 17 £33,750 -21.51% 13
Midlands +4 12 £35,250 -17.06%
South West -8 10 £34,000 - 7
Yorkshire +85 9 £40,000 -6.98% 5
Scotland -74 9 £60,000 -14.29% 4
North West +11 8 £31,250 - 8
West Midlands +18 7 £30,500 -34.05%
East Midlands -2 5 £40,000 +6.67%
Wales - 1 £37,500 -

IT Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 13 May 2024, IT 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 featuring IT Consultant in the job title.

1 48 (34.78%) Microsoft
2 39 (28.26%) Social Skills
3 38 (27.54%) Microsoft 365
4 35 (25.36%) Problem-Solving
5 30 (21.74%) Analytical Skills
5 30 (21.74%) Windows
6 29 (21.01%) Active Directory
7 28 (20.29%) Degree
8 24 (17.39%) Windows Server
9 22 (15.94%) Asset Management
9 22 (15.94%) ERP
10 21 (15.22%) Project Management
10 21 (15.22%) VMware
11 20 (14.49%) Cybersecurity
12 19 (13.77%) VMware Infrastructure
12 19 (13.77%) Business Development
12 19 (13.77%) Wireless
13 18 (13.04%) Agile
14 16 (11.59%) Firewall
14 16 (11.59%) Management Information System
15 15 (10.87%) Stakeholder Management
15 15 (10.87%) Microsoft Exchange
15 15 (10.87%) Azure
15 15 (10.87%) Computer Science
15 15 (10.87%) Vulnerability Scanning
15 15 (10.87%) IT Audit
16 14 (10.14%) Cyber Essentials
16 14 (10.14%) CRM
16 14 (10.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
17 13 (9.42%) Google

IT Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 15 (10.87%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (5.80%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.45%) Papyrus
Applications
1 4 (2.90%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (0.72%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 7 (5.07%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (2.90%) Oracle Receivables
2 4 (2.90%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 38 (27.54%) Microsoft 365
2 15 (10.87%) Azure
3 12 (8.70%) Google Workspace
4 7 (5.07%) Entra ID
4 7 (5.07%) Power Platform
5 4 (2.90%) OneDrive
6 3 (2.17%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.72%) AWS
7 1 (0.72%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 19 (13.77%) Wireless
2 16 (11.59%) Firewall
3 12 (8.70%) DNS
4 11 (7.97%) Broadband
4 11 (7.97%) NAS
5 5 (3.62%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (2.90%) LAN
6 4 (2.90%) VPN
6 4 (2.90%) WAN
7 1 (0.72%) DHCP
7 1 (0.72%) Structured Cabling
7 1 (0.72%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (5.07%) Big Data
1 7 (5.07%) Power BI
2 4 (2.90%) DB2
2 4 (2.90%) GIS
General
1 39 (28.26%) Social Skills
2 30 (21.74%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (7.97%) Finance
3 11 (7.97%) Games
4 10 (7.25%) Public Sector
5 5 (3.62%) Japanese Language
5 5 (3.62%) Marketing
6 4 (2.90%) Automotive
6 4 (2.90%) Back Office
6 4 (2.90%) Brand Awareness
6 4 (2.90%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 4 (2.90%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (2.17%) Billing
7 3 (2.17%) Law
7 3 (2.17%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (1.45%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.72%) Advertising
9 1 (0.72%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (0.72%) Electronics
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (5.07%) REST
1 7 (5.07%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 16 (11.59%) Management Information System
2 13 (9.42%) Onboarding
3 11 (7.97%) Video Conferencing
4 8 (5.80%) IoT
5 7 (5.07%) Enterprise Software
5 7 (5.07%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (2.90%) Augmented Reality
6 4 (2.90%) Blog
6 4 (2.90%) Client/Server
6 4 (2.90%) Data Centre
6 4 (2.90%) Raspberry Pi
6 4 (2.90%) Social Network
6 4 (2.90%) Virtual Reality
7 2 (1.45%) Cyber Threat
7 2 (1.45%) Data Protection Act
8 1 (0.72%) Cyberattack
8 1 (0.72%) Driving Licence
8 1 (0.72%) Hybrid Cloud
8 1 (0.72%) Public Cloud
8 1 (0.72%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 30 (21.74%) Windows
2 24 (17.39%) Windows Server
3 11 (7.97%) Mac OS
4 8 (5.80%) Linux
5 4 (2.90%) Android
5 4 (2.90%) Apple iOS
5 4 (2.90%) Unix
6 3 (2.17%) Windows 10
6 3 (2.17%) Windows Server 2016
7 1 (0.72%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (25.36%) Problem-Solving
2 22 (15.94%) Asset Management
2 22 (15.94%) ERP
3 21 (15.22%) Project Management
4 20 (14.49%) Cybersecurity
5 19 (13.77%) Business Development
6 18 (13.04%) Agile
7 15 (10.87%) Computer Science
7 15 (10.87%) IT Audit
7 15 (10.87%) Stakeholder Management
7 15 (10.87%) Vulnerability Scanning
8 14 (10.14%) CRM
9 13 (9.42%) Business Continuity
9 13 (9.42%) Data Protection
9 13 (9.42%) Decision-Making
10 12 (8.70%) Analytics
10 12 (8.70%) Penetration Testing
11 11 (7.97%) Data Analytics
11 11 (7.97%) Identity Management
11 11 (7.97%) Mobile Device Management
Programming Languages
1 11 (7.97%) Bash
1 11 (7.97%) SQL
2 4 (2.90%) Java
Qualifications
1 28 (20.29%) Degree
2 5 (3.62%) Computer Science Degree
2 5 (3.62%) DBS Check
3 4 (2.90%) CISA
3 4 (2.90%) Master's Degree
4 1 (0.72%) BICSI Certification
4 1 (0.72%) BICSI RCDD
4 1 (0.72%) CCNA
4 1 (0.72%) Cisco Certification
4 1 (0.72%) CISM
4 1 (0.72%) CISSP
4 1 (0.72%) MCP
4 1 (0.72%) MCSA
4 1 (0.72%) MCSE
4 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (0.72%) RIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (10.14%) Cyber Essentials
1 14 (10.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (7.97%) SOC 2
3 6 (4.35%) QA
4 5 (3.62%) GDPR
5 4 (2.90%) ITGC
5 4 (2.90%) PMO
5 4 (2.90%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 2 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 2 (1.45%) NIST
System Software
1 29 (21.01%) Active Directory
2 19 (13.77%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (3.62%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 11 (7.97%) Single Sign-On
2 7 (5.07%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (2.17%) Backup Exec
3 3 (2.17%) SCCM
Vendors
1 48 (34.78%) Microsoft
2 21 (15.22%) VMware
3 13 (9.42%) Apple
3 13 (9.42%) Google
4 12 (8.70%) SAP
5 11 (7.97%) Oracle
6 6 (4.35%) ServiceNow
7 5 (3.62%) Sage
8 3 (2.17%) Salesforce
8 3 (2.17%) Veritas
9 1 (0.72%) Aruba
9 1 (0.72%) Avaya
9 1 (0.72%) Barracuda Networks
9 1 (0.72%) Cisco
9 1 (0.72%) HP
9 1 (0.72%) Nimble Storage
9 1 (0.72%) Palo Alto