Operations Consultant Contract Job Trends in England

Operations Consultant
UK > England

The median Operations Consultant daily rate in England is £590, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 522 524 588
Rank change year-on-year +2 +64 +187
Contract jobs requiring an Operations Consultant 2 4 4
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.007% 0.013% 0.010%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.008% 0.013% 0.010%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 3
10th Percentile - - £403
25th Percentile £570 - £453
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £590 £500 £575
Median % change year-on-year +18.00% -13.04% +4.55%
75th Percentile £610 £519 £669
90th Percentile - £530 £703
UK median daily rate £590 £439 £575
% change year-on-year +34.25% -23.57% +4.55%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 25,623 29,744 38,262
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.09% 93.08% 93.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 16,502 18,152 26,664
10th Percentile £276 £300 £300
25th Percentile £402 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -2.78% -1.82%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,440 1,247 1,407
10th Percentile £13.80 £15.10 £15.23
25th Percentile £17.32 £21.25 £19.38
Median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year -41.51% -6.89% +67.93%
75th Percentile £50.81 £67.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £41.27 £45.00
% change year-on-year -39.05% -8.30% +69.81%

Operations Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Operations Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Operations Consultant job vacancy trend in England

Operations Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Operations Consultant job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Operations Consultant job vacancies in England

Operations Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Operations Consultant job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Operations Consultant job vacancies in England

Operations Consultant
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Operations Consultant within the England region over the 6 months to 14 October 2025. 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
London +26 1 - - 7
South East +7 1 £590 +12.38% 2
Operations Consultant
UK

Operations Consultant Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 14 October 2025, Operations Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring Operations Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Automotive
1 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Architecture
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) Payment Gateway
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) NCSC
1 1 (50.00%) NIST
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Operational Technology

Operations Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Business Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Payment Gateway
General
1 1 (50.00%) Automotive
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Security Architecture
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) NCSC
1 1 (50.00%) NIST