Consultant
UK
The median Consultant daily rate in the UK is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 23 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 26 | 36 | 54 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +10 | +18 | -24 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Consultant | 2,706 | 3,018 | 4,108 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 6.36% | 5.34% | 4.69% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.86% | 5.64% | 4.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,692 | 1,684 | 2,378 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £415 | £402 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £476 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +9.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £650 | £644 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £738 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 28 | 79 | 34 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.13 | £47.75 | £31.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.18 | £55.94 | £44.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £61.60 | £66.00 | £64.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.67% | +2.72% | +23.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.00 | £77.50 | £66.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.50 | £88.00 | £84.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £56.89 | £65.00 | £39.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.48% | +66.67% | -37.10% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 39,467 | 53,505 | 83,509 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.80% | 94.60% | 95.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,700 | 37,347 | 58,712 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £543 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.31% | +3.43% | +8.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,724 | 1,494 | 2,029 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.83 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.95 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.16 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.11% | +110.78% | +5.26% |
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Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Consultant.
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Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Consultant over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Consultant.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Consultant over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.
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Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 23 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 Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +18 | 2,155 | £550 | - | 1,408 |
| Work from Home | +8 | 1,188 | £550 | - | 797 |
| London | +20 | 1,080 | £550 | -4.35% | 592 |
| UK excluding London | +19 | 1,024 | £550 | - | 820 |
| South East | +6 | 320 | £587 | +1.12% | 179 |
| North of England | +16 | 245 | £525 | -2.33% | 210 |
| Midlands | +15 | 168 | £550 | - | 128 |
| North West | +18 | 153 | £550 | +3.29% | 138 |
| South West | +15 | 117 | £525 | +5.00% | 172 |
| West Midlands | +18 | 113 | £550 | - | 88 |
| East of England | +44 | 91 | £525 | - | 48 |
| Yorkshire | +23 | 85 | £463 | -15.91% | 63 |
| Scotland | +55 | 72 | £500 | - | 65 |
| East Midlands | +19 | 48 | £550 | -4.35% | 40 |
| Wales | +30 | 19 | £594 | +13.10% | 13 |
| North East | +6 | 7 | £520 | +0.48% | 11 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 3 | £488 | - | 16 |
Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 23 May 2024, Consultant contract 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 contract 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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