Consultant
UK
The median Consultant daily rate in the UK is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 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 10 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 24 | 40 | 52 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +16 | +12 | -21 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Consultant | 2,744 | 3,065 | 4,101 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 6.38% | 5.29% | 4.70% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.88% | 5.59% | 4.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,712 | 1,741 | 2,389 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £415 | £400 |
| 25th Percentile | £463 | £475 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £738 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +1.85% | +11.34% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 30 | 73 | 36 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.38 | £41.50 | £32.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.90 | £55.94 | £48.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £61.60 | £66.00 | £65.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.67% | +0.38% | +17.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.22 | £77.50 | £71.81 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.50 | £89.50 | £85.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £60.00 | £66.00 | £39.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +69.23% | -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 | 39,888 | 54,783 | 83,316 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.76% | 94.63% | 95.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,953 | 38,247 | 58,493 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,674 | 1,534 | 2,048 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.34 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.02% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +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 10 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 10 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 10 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 | +19 | 2,186 | £550 | -2.22% | 1,303 |
| Work from Home | +8 | 1,225 | £538 | -2.18% | 710 |
| London | +23 | 1,097 | £550 | -4.35% | 536 |
| UK excluding London | +25 | 1,036 | £550 | - | 769 |
| South East | +11 | 334 | £580 | -1.02% | 171 |
| North of England | +24 | 248 | £525 | - | 212 |
| Midlands | +16 | 167 | £550 | -3.08% | 122 |
| North West | +20 | 150 | £538 | +3.76% | 139 |
| West Midlands | +15 | 111 | £550 | -2.00% | 90 |
| South West | +13 | 103 | £513 | -2.38% | 134 |
| East of England | +48 | 95 | £525 | -2.33% | 45 |
| Yorkshire | +24 | 90 | £475 | -13.64% | 57 |
| Scotland | +57 | 78 | £525 | +9.43% | 63 |
| East Midlands | +28 | 49 | £550 | -4.35% | 32 |
| Wales | +26 | 20 | £600 | +23.08% | 17 |
| North East | +11 | 8 | £450 | -13.04% | 17 |
| Northern Ireland | +8 | 3 | £488 | - | 14 |
Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 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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