Consultant
UK
The median Consultant salary in the UK is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 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 18 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 70 | 92 | 123 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +22 | +31 | -48 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant | 3,593 | 3,634 | 5,043 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 3.60% | 3.66% | 3.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.80% | 4.00% | 3.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,649 | 2,230 | 3,136 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £43,750 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £53,750 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £67,925 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.67% | +4.50% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,250 | £80,000 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £91,250 | £93,875 | £92,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,500 | £65,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.23% | +13.04% | +4.55% |
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 | 94,593 | 90,744 | 154,424 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.69% | 91.51% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,603 | 57,335 | 84,442 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,521 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,000 | £80,000 | £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% |
Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Consultant
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Consultant.
Consultant
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Consultant over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.
Consultant
Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 18 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 |
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| England | +30 | 3,073 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 1,416 |
| UK excluding London | +51 | 2,192 | £52,500 | -19.23% | 857 |
| Work from Home | +24 | 1,508 | £59,000 | -15.71% | 747 |
| London | +28 | 1,043 | £70,000 | - | 623 |
| North of England | +17 | 486 | £55,000 | -21.43% | 237 |
| South East | +61 | 475 | £50,000 | -25.65% | 221 |
| South West | +61 | 396 | £57,500 | -11.54% | 158 |
| Midlands | +55 | 387 | £47,500 | -26.64% | 116 |
| North West | -4 | 287 | £57,500 | -17.86% | 147 |
| West Midlands | +62 | 277 | £50,000 | -23.08% | 85 |
| East of England | +28 | 184 | £47,500 | -24.00% | 38 |
| Scotland | -40 | 144 | £47,500 | -32.14% | 70 |
| Yorkshire | +35 | 141 | £50,000 | -28.57% | 78 |
| East Midlands | +30 | 107 | £37,500 | -42.31% | 31 |
| Wales | +45 | 84 | £47,500 | -32.14% | 15 |
| North East | +43 | 58 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 14 |
| Northern Ireland | +29 | 35 | £30,000 | -51.61% | 13 |
| Isle of Man | - | 2 | - | - | 8 |
Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 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 featuring Consultant in the job title.
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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:
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