Technical Consultant
UK
The median Technical Consultant daily rate in the UK is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 438 | 531 | 581 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +93 | +50 | -106 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Technical Consultant | 137 | 152 | 267 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.32% | 0.27% | 0.30% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.34% | 0.29% | 0.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 67 | 82 | 142 |
| 10th Percentile | £425 | £444 | £403 |
| 25th Percentile | £508 | £494 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £556 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.12% | +1.14% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £663 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £810 | £699 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £525 | £600 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | +14.29% | +10.53% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 7 | 6 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £60.96 | £54.00 | £59.40 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £55.50 | £63.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £61.60 | £60.00 | £66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.67% | -9.09% | +9.54% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £64.50 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £75.00 | £69.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £61.60 | £60.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +2.67% | - | - |
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 | 39,969 | 53,015 | 83,520 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,870 | 37,031 | 58,844 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 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% | +10.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,841 | 1,476 | 1,963 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +83.67% | +12.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.13 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +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.
Technical Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Technical Consultant.
Technical Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Technical Consultant over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Technical Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Technical Consultant.
Technical Consultant
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 1 June 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 | +97 | 114 | £550 | - | 161 |
| Work from Home | +79 | 61 | £550 | - | 81 |
| London | +96 | 55 | £600 | +14.29% | 41 |
| UK excluding London | +52 | 55 | £525 | -12.50% | 119 |
| South East | +23 | 21 | £455 | -20.87% | 30 |
| Midlands | +19 | 10 | £513 | -25.45% | 27 |
| West Midlands | +14 | 9 | £513 | -25.45% | 14 |
| East of England | +9 | 8 | £600 | +9.09% | 14 |
| South West | +3 | 7 | £520 | -6.73% | 18 |
| North of England | +24 | 6 | £550 | +10.00% | 26 |
| Yorkshire | +22 | 5 | £550 | +10.00% | 8 |
| Wales | - | 3 | £525 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | +36 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| North West | +19 | 1 | £525 | +5.00% | 18 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | - | - | 13 |
Technical Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Technical 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 Technical Consultant in the job title.
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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:
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