Technical Consultant
UK

The median Technical Consultant salary in the UK is £57,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 14 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
14 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 524 617 811
Rank change year-on-year +93 +194 -257
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Consultant 417 385 451
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.42% 0.38% 0.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.44% 0.42% 0.29%
Number of salaries quoted 348 266 365
10th Percentile £35,000 £42,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £48,313 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,313 £80,000 £71,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £89,375 £82,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% -

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 93,739 91,836 153,630
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.65% 91.52% 96.11%
Number of salaries quoted 67,104 57,926 84,939
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,604
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £80,750 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Technical Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Technical Consultant in the UK

Technical Consultant
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Technical Consultant in the UK

Technical Consultant
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Technical Consultant over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Technical Consultant in the UK

Technical 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 Technical Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 14 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 +137 372 £58,750 -4.08% 112
UK excluding London +108 250 £52,500 -4.55% 68
Work from Home +47 199 £57,000 -15.56% 63
London +79 116 £70,000 +4.48% 40
South East +30 63 £50,000 -33.33% 19
South West +16 54 £50,000 -4.76% 12
North of England +41 53 £74,000 +34.55% 14
North West +36 48 £74,000 +34.55% 11
Midlands +37 42 £42,500 -22.73% 14
West Midlands +35 33 £42,500 -22.73% 8
East of England +29 30 £55,000 +29.41% 2
East Midlands -10 9 £55,000 +2.33% 6
Wales +13 6 £47,500 -20.83% 4
Yorkshire +64 5 £28,000 -46.67% 3
Scotland -55 2 £90,000 - 1

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

For the 6 months to 14 May 2024, Technical 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 Technical Consultant in the job title.

1 147 (35.25%) Microsoft
2 117 (28.06%) Social Skills
3 76 (18.23%) Presales
4 69 (16.55%) Azure
4 69 (16.55%) Microsoft 365
5 68 (16.31%) Windows
6 63 (15.11%) JavaScript
6 63 (15.11%) Active Directory
7 59 (14.15%) Problem-Solving
8 52 (12.47%) Security Cleared
9 50 (11.99%) ServiceNow
10 49 (11.75%) HTML
11 47 (11.27%) Requirements Gathering
11 47 (11.27%) Entra ID
11 47 (11.27%) SQL
12 46 (11.03%) Microsoft Exchange
12 46 (11.03%) Public Sector
12 46 (11.03%) AWS
13 45 (10.79%) Analytical Skills
13 45 (10.79%) Degree
14 41 (9.83%) SQL Server
15 38 (9.11%) Windows Server
16 37 (8.87%) Migration
17 36 (8.63%) Microsoft Intune
18 35 (8.39%) Cybersecurity
19 33 (7.91%) Dynamics 365
19 33 (7.91%) CRM
20 32 (7.67%) Data Centre
21 30 (7.19%) Software Licensing
21 30 (7.19%) SharePoint

Technical 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 46 (11.03%) Microsoft Exchange
2 30 (7.19%) SharePoint
3 21 (5.04%) IIS
4 2 (0.48%) CMS
4 2 (0.48%) nginx
4 2 (0.48%) NServiceBus
5 1 (0.24%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.24%) SAS
Applications
1 16 (3.84%) Microsoft Office
2 13 (3.12%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (1.20%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 22 (5.28%) Dynamics CRM
2 7 (1.68%) Remedy ITSM
3 6 (1.44%) Adobe Campaign
4 4 (0.96%) Oracle Financials
4 4 (0.96%) SAP HR
4 4 (0.96%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.72%) SAP HCM
6 2 (0.48%) Oracle Receivables
7 1 (0.24%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (0.24%) Oracle Applications
7 1 (0.24%) Oracle EBS
7 1 (0.24%) Oracle ERP
7 1 (0.24%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.24%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.24%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.24%) SAP MM
7 1 (0.24%) SAP PA-EC
7 1 (0.24%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 69 (16.55%) Azure
1 69 (16.55%) Microsoft 365
2 47 (11.27%) Entra ID
3 46 (11.03%) AWS
4 33 (7.91%) Dynamics 365
5 29 (6.95%) SaaS
6 20 (4.80%) Power Platform
7 17 (4.08%) OneDrive
8 12 (2.88%) Amazon EC2
8 12 (2.88%) Amazon S3
9 11 (2.64%) GCP
10 9 (2.16%) OCI
11 7 (1.68%) IaaS
11 7 (1.68%) PaaS
12 6 (1.44%) Microsoft Purview
13 4 (0.96%) PowerApps
13 4 (0.96%) SuccessFactors
14 3 (0.72%) Cloud Computing
15 2 (0.48%) Power Automate
16 1 (0.24%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 27 (6.47%) DHCP
1 27 (6.47%) DNS
2 24 (5.76%) Firewall
2 24 (5.76%) Unified Communications
3 17 (4.08%) VPN
4 9 (2.16%) LAN
5 7 (1.68%) SSL
6 6 (1.44%) WAN
7 5 (1.20%) Wi-Fi
8 4 (0.96%) Remote Desktop
8 4 (0.96%) SAN
8 4 (0.96%) Wireless
9 3 (0.72%) Internet
10 2 (0.48%) Cisco Firepower
10 2 (0.48%) Intranet
10 2 (0.48%) TETRA
11 1 (0.24%) Cisco ASA
11 1 (0.24%) NGFW
11 1 (0.24%) SD-WAN
11 1 (0.24%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (9.83%) SQL Server
2 18 (4.32%) Power BI
3 15 (3.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 12 (2.88%) Oracle Database
5 9 (2.16%) Oracle Reports
5 9 (2.16%) Relational Database
6 8 (1.92%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 4 (0.96%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.72%) GIS
8 3 (0.72%) MySQL
9 2 (0.48%) BusinessObjects
9 2 (0.48%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.48%) QlikView
9 2 (0.48%) RDBMS
9 2 (0.48%) SQLite
10 1 (0.24%) Base SAS
10 1 (0.24%) Data Warehouse
10 1 (0.24%) Delta Lake
10 1 (0.24%) OLAP
10 1 (0.24%) SAS Data Integration Studio
Development Applications
1 9 (2.16%) Git
2 4 (0.96%) Bitbucket
2 4 (0.96%) Subversion
3 3 (0.72%) JIRA
3 3 (0.72%) Team Foundation Server
3 3 (0.72%) TeamCity
3 3 (0.72%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.48%) PowerBuilder
4 2 (0.48%) Visual Studio Code
5 1 (0.24%) GitLab
5 1 (0.24%) SoapUI
General
1 117 (28.06%) Social Skills
2 46 (11.03%) Public Sector
3 45 (10.79%) Analytical Skills
4 30 (7.19%) Finance
5 20 (4.80%) Presentation Skills
6 18 (4.32%) Retail
7 14 (3.36%) Marketing
8 13 (3.12%) Organisational Skills
9 12 (2.88%) Law
10 11 (2.64%) Telecoms
11 7 (1.68%) Electronics
12 6 (1.44%) Publishing
13 5 (1.20%) Banking
14 4 (0.96%) Games
14 4 (0.96%) Legal
15 3 (0.72%) Advertising
16 2 (0.48%) Automotive
16 2 (0.48%) Manufacturing
16 2 (0.48%) Pharmaceutical
16 2 (0.48%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 49 (11.75%) HTML
2 21 (5.04%) Web Services
2 21 (5.04%) XML
3 20 (4.80%) AngularJS
3 20 (4.80%) CSS
4 10 (2.40%) SOAP
5 9 (2.16%) .NET
6 8 (1.92%) JSON
6 8 (1.92%) LDAP
7 6 (1.44%) Ajax
8 4 (0.96%) React
9 3 (0.72%) .NET Framework
9 3 (0.72%) RabbitMQ
9 3 (0.72%) Semantic UI
9 3 (0.72%) Twitter Bootstrap
9 3 (0.72%) XSD
10 2 (0.48%) DOM
10 2 (0.48%) Node.js
10 2 (0.48%) WCF
10 2 (0.48%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 32 (7.67%) Data Centre
2 29 (6.95%) Public Cloud
3 23 (5.52%) Self-Motivation
4 18 (4.32%) Management Information System
5 10 (2.40%) Onboarding
6 7 (1.68%) CMDB
6 7 (1.68%) NHS
7 6 (1.44%) Digital Media
7 6 (1.44%) Home Automation
7 6 (1.44%) Product Ownership
7 6 (1.44%) Smart Home
8 5 (1.20%) Driving Licence
8 5 (1.20%) Hedge funds
8 5 (1.20%) IoT
8 5 (1.20%) Mobile App
9 3 (0.72%) CCTV
9 3 (0.72%) Cloud Native
9 3 (0.72%) Enterprise Cloud
9 3 (0.72%) Legacy Systems
9 3 (0.72%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 68 (16.31%) Windows
2 38 (9.11%) Windows Server
3 20 (4.80%) Windows 10
4 19 (4.56%) Linux
5 5 (1.20%) Unix
6 3 (0.72%) Windows Server 2016
7 2 (0.48%) Ubuntu
7 2 (0.48%) VMS
8 1 (0.24%) Debian
8 1 (0.24%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (18.23%) Presales
2 59 (14.15%) Problem-Solving
3 47 (11.27%) Requirements Gathering
4 37 (8.87%) Migration
5 35 (8.39%) Cybersecurity
6 33 (7.91%) CRM
7 30 (7.19%) Customer Service
7 30 (7.19%) Software Licensing
8 29 (6.95%) Business Intelligence
9 27 (6.47%) DevOps
10 26 (6.24%) Customer Requirements
10 26 (6.24%) Project Management
10 26 (6.24%) Time Management
11 25 (6.00%) Agile
12 24 (5.76%) ITIL
12 24 (5.76%) Service Management
13 20 (4.80%) Infrastructure as Code
14 19 (4.56%) Requirements Workshops
15 17 (4.08%) Stakeholder Management
16 16 (3.84%) ITSM
Programming Languages
1 63 (15.11%) JavaScript
2 47 (11.27%) SQL
3 18 (4.32%) T-SQL
4 17 (4.08%) C#
4 17 (4.08%) Python
5 16 (3.84%) Java
6 15 (3.60%) PL/SQL
6 15 (3.60%) PowerShell
7 5 (1.20%) C
8 4 (0.96%) Bash
9 3 (0.72%) PHP
10 2 (0.48%) VB.NET
10 2 (0.48%) XPath
11 1 (0.24%) ABAP
11 1 (0.24%) Apex Code
11 1 (0.24%) Perl
11 1 (0.24%) SAS Macro
11 1 (0.24%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.24%) VB
11 1 (0.24%) XAML
Qualifications
1 52 (12.47%) Security Cleared
2 45 (10.79%) Degree
3 29 (6.95%) SC Cleared
4 22 (5.28%) AWS Certification
5 12 (2.88%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 11 (2.64%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (1.20%) Azure Certification
7 5 (1.20%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (1.20%) PCI QSA
8 4 (0.96%) DV Cleared
9 3 (0.72%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (0.72%) DBS Check
9 3 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
9 3 (0.72%) RIBA
10 2 (0.48%) CCNP
10 2 (0.48%) MCP
11 1 (0.24%) A+ Certification
11 1 (0.24%) CCSP
11 1 (0.24%) Check Point Certification
11 1 (0.24%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (1.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 6 (1.44%) GRC
3 5 (1.20%) Cyber Essentials
3 5 (1.20%) PCI DSS
4 3 (0.72%) QA
4 3 (0.72%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 3 (0.72%) SLA
5 2 (0.48%) NIST
System Software
1 63 (15.11%) Active Directory
2 24 (5.76%) Hyper-V
3 19 (4.56%) VMware Infrastructure
4 7 (1.68%) Virtual Desktop
5 4 (0.96%) Virtual Servers
6 2 (0.48%) Virtual Machines
6 2 (0.48%) vSphere
7 1 (0.24%) Docker
7 1 (0.24%) KVM
7 1 (0.24%) VMware ESXi
Systems Management
1 36 (8.63%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (2.40%) SCCM
3 6 (1.44%) HP UCMDB
4 5 (1.20%) Kubernetes
5 4 (0.96%) Backup Exec
6 3 (0.72%) Ansible
6 3 (0.72%) Puppet
6 3 (0.72%) Terraform
7 2 (0.48%) Aspera SmartTrack
7 2 (0.48%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 147 (35.25%) Microsoft
2 50 (11.99%) ServiceNow
3 30 (7.19%) Adobe
3 30 (7.19%) Oracle
4 28 (6.71%) VMware
5 27 (6.47%) Apple
6 11 (2.64%) Adaptive Insights
7 10 (2.40%) Anaplan
7 10 (2.40%) Jedox
7 10 (2.40%) Salesforce
7 10 (2.40%) Tagetik
8 7 (1.68%) BMC
8 7 (1.68%) Cisco
8 7 (1.68%) Remedy
9 6 (1.44%) HP
9 6 (1.44%) Sun
9 6 (1.44%) Veeam
10 5 (1.20%) SAP
11 4 (0.96%) Commvault
11 4 (0.96%) Veritas