Consultant Jobs in the West Midlands

Consultant
England > West Midlands

The median Consultant salary in the West Midlands 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 61 127 98
Rank change year-on-year +66 -29 -15
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 277 154 229
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the West Midlands 3.70% 2.46% 3.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.92% 2.73% 3.27%
Number of salaries quoted 235 129 150
10th Percentile £23,100 £39,950 £35,875
25th Percentile £37,500 £52,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% +18.18% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £74,600 £77,500 £76,250
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
West Midlands

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the West 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 7,064 5,646 7,004
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.38% 90.15% 94.97%
Number of salaries quoted 5,270 3,235 4,749
10th Percentile £26,250 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £38,966 £37,762
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £63,500 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £78,750 £78,750
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 West Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for Consultant in the West Midlands

Consultant
Salary Trend in the West Midlands

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

Salary trend for Consultant in the West Midlands

Consultant
Salary Histogram in the West Midlands

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

Salary histogram for Consultant in the West Midlands

Consultant
Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the West 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
Birmingham +37 133 £60,000 -7.69% 61
Staffordshire +16 48 £28,700 +33.49% 4
Wolverhampton - 22 £42,500 -
Shropshire -11 10 £47,500 -20.83% 4
Warwickshire +20 8 £32,500 -40.91% 12
Worcestershire -9 8 £57,500 -2.13%
Dudley - 3 £55,000 -
Brierley Hill - 2 £50,000 -
Coventry +24 1 £67,500 -7.53% 5
Solihull 0 1 - - 1
Consultant
England

Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West 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 West Midlands region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 117 (42.24%) Social Skills
2 103 (37.18%) Microsoft
3 64 (23.10%) Finance
4 58 (20.94%) Problem-Solving
5 57 (20.58%) Dynamics 365
6 50 (18.05%) Customer Service
7 49 (17.69%) SQL
8 46 (16.61%) Power Platform
9 43 (15.52%) Public Sector
10 38 (13.72%) Power BI
11 37 (13.36%) SQL Server
11 37 (13.36%) Degree
12 35 (12.64%) Migration
13 34 (12.27%) CRM
13 34 (12.27%) Project Management
13 34 (12.27%) Dynamics CRM
13 34 (12.27%) Security Cleared
14 33 (11.91%) Organisational Skills
15 30 (10.83%) Business Intelligence
15 30 (10.83%) Agile
16 28 (10.11%) Requirements Gathering
16 28 (10.11%) Presales
17 27 (9.75%) Process Improvement
18 26 (9.39%) Project Delivery
19 25 (9.03%) Roadmaps
19 25 (9.03%) Azure
20 24 (8.66%) Analytical Skills
21 23 (8.30%) Customer Requirements
21 23 (8.30%) SAP
22 21 (7.58%) ERP

Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West 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 (5.78%) Microsoft Exchange
1 16 (5.78%) SharePoint
2 3 (1.08%) IIS
Applications
1 11 (3.97%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (2.89%) Microsoft Office
3 5 (1.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.44%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.36%) Adobe Illustrator
5 1 (0.36%) InDesign
5 1 (0.36%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 34 (12.27%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (4.69%) Dynamics NAV
3 11 (3.97%) NetSuite
4 7 (2.53%) SAP Business One
5 4 (1.44%) SAP S/4HANA
5 4 (1.44%) Unit4 Business World
6 3 (1.08%) SAP SD
7 2 (0.72%) Dynamics AX
7 2 (0.72%) SAP Business ByDesign
8 1 (0.36%) Sage 200
8 1 (0.36%) SAP PP
8 1 (0.36%) SAP SCM
Cloud Services
1 57 (20.58%) Dynamics 365
2 46 (16.61%) Power Platform
3 25 (9.03%) Azure
4 20 (7.22%) Microsoft 365
5 19 (6.86%) PowerApps
6 10 (3.61%) Entra ID
7 8 (2.89%) AWS
7 8 (2.89%) Azure DevOps
7 8 (2.89%) SaaS
8 7 (2.53%) Power Automate
8 7 (2.53%) SuccessFactors
9 5 (1.81%) Azure Stack
9 5 (1.81%) IaaS
9 5 (1.81%) PaaS
10 4 (1.44%) Amazon EC2
10 4 (1.44%) Amazon S3
10 4 (1.44%) Azure Logic Apps
11 3 (1.08%) Cloud Computing
11 3 (1.08%) GCP
11 3 (1.08%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 8 (2.89%) Unified Communications
2 7 (2.53%) DHCP
2 7 (2.53%) DNS
3 3 (1.08%) WAN
4 2 (0.72%) Intranet
5 1 (0.36%) Cisco Firepower
5 1 (0.36%) Firewall
5 1 (0.36%) Internet
5 1 (0.36%) Network Security
5 1 (0.36%) NGFW
5 1 (0.36%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.36%) Software-Defined Networking
5 1 (0.36%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 38 (13.72%) Power BI
2 37 (13.36%) SQL Server
3 13 (4.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 10 (3.61%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (1.81%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 3 (1.08%) Oracle Database
7 2 (0.72%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.72%) Relational Database
8 1 (0.36%) SAP BW
8 1 (0.36%) SAP Data Services
Development Applications
1 6 (2.17%) Git
General
1 117 (42.24%) Social Skills
2 64 (23.10%) Finance
3 43 (15.52%) Public Sector
4 33 (11.91%) Organisational Skills
5 24 (8.66%) Analytical Skills
6 20 (7.22%) Manufacturing
7 14 (5.05%) Marketing
7 14 (5.05%) Presentation Skills
7 14 (5.05%) Retail
8 11 (3.97%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 11 (3.97%) Law
9 5 (1.81%) Documentation Skills
9 5 (1.81%) Telecoms
10 3 (1.08%) General Ledger
10 3 (1.08%) Social Science
11 1 (0.36%) Financial Institution
11 1 (0.36%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (4.69%) HTML
2 10 (3.61%) CSS
3 3 (1.08%) .NET
3 3 (1.08%) JSON
3 3 (1.08%) XML
4 2 (0.72%) React
4 2 (0.72%) Web Services
5 1 (0.36%) Node.js
5 1 (0.36%) SAP Fiori
5 1 (0.36%) SAP Smart Forms
5 1 (0.36%) SAPUI5
Miscellaneous
1 12 (4.33%) Self-Motivation
2 11 (3.97%) Legacy Systems
3 10 (3.61%) Data Centre
3 10 (3.61%) Virtual Team
4 9 (3.25%) Low-Code
5 8 (2.89%) NHS
5 8 (2.89%) Public Cloud
6 7 (2.53%) Onboarding
7 6 (2.17%) Driving Licence
8 4 (1.44%) Management Information System
9 2 (0.72%) FMCG
9 2 (0.72%) Greenfield Project
9 2 (0.72%) Operational Technology
10 1 (0.36%) Blog
10 1 (0.36%) Data Protection Act
10 1 (0.36%) Data Structures
10 1 (0.36%) Enterprise Cloud
10 1 (0.36%) Enterprise Software
10 1 (0.36%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 8 (2.89%) Windows
2 4 (1.44%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 58 (20.94%) Problem-Solving
2 50 (18.05%) Customer Service
3 35 (12.64%) Migration
4 34 (12.27%) CRM
4 34 (12.27%) Project Management
5 30 (10.83%) Agile
5 30 (10.83%) Business Intelligence
6 28 (10.11%) Presales
6 28 (10.11%) Requirements Gathering
7 27 (9.75%) Process Improvement
8 26 (9.39%) Project Delivery
9 25 (9.03%) Roadmaps
10 23 (8.30%) Customer Requirements
11 21 (7.58%) ERP
12 19 (6.86%) Data Migration
13 18 (6.50%) DevOps
13 18 (6.50%) User Acceptance Testing
14 16 (5.78%) Business Process Analysis
14 16 (5.78%) Change Management
14 16 (5.78%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 49 (17.69%) SQL
2 19 (6.86%) JavaScript
3 14 (5.05%) C#
4 10 (3.61%) Java
5 5 (1.81%) Bicep
6 3 (1.08%) PL/SQL
6 3 (1.08%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.36%) ABAP
7 1 (0.36%) Python
7 1 (0.36%) SAPscript
7 1 (0.36%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 37 (13.36%) Degree
2 34 (12.27%) Security Cleared
3 10 (3.61%) Microsoft Certification
4 6 (2.17%) MCSE
5 5 (1.81%) Azure Certification
6 4 (1.44%) AWS Certification
6 4 (1.44%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 4 (1.44%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (1.08%) DBS Check
7 3 (1.08%) Postgraduate
8 2 (0.72%) APMP
8 2 (0.72%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 2 (0.72%) SC Cleared
9 1 (0.36%) CCIE
9 1 (0.36%) CCNP
9 1 (0.36%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (0.36%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (2.17%) QA
2 4 (1.44%) NIST
3 3 (1.08%) GMP
4 2 (0.72%) GRC
4 2 (0.72%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.72%) NCSC
4 2 (0.72%) PMO
5 1 (0.36%) ISO 9001
System Software
1 7 (2.53%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (1.81%) Terraform
2 4 (1.44%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.36%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.36%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 103 (37.18%) Microsoft
2 23 (8.30%) SAP
3 9 (3.25%) Adobe
3 9 (3.25%) ServiceNow
4 8 (2.89%) Apple
5 5 (1.81%) Qualtrics
6 4 (1.44%) Oracle
7 3 (1.08%) Adaptive Insights
7 3 (1.08%) Anaplan
7 3 (1.08%) Jedox
7 3 (1.08%) Tagetik
8 2 (0.72%) Google
9 1 (0.36%) Ariba
9 1 (0.36%) Aruba
9 1 (0.36%) CheckPoint
9 1 (0.36%) Cisco
9 1 (0.36%) F5
9 1 (0.36%) Fortinet
9 1 (0.36%) Meraki
9 1 (0.36%) Sage