IT Consultant Jobs in England

IT Consultant
UK > England

The median IT Consultant salary in England is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 703 802 1017
Rank change year-on-year +99 +215 -233
Permanent jobs requiring an IT Consultant 161 92 169
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 0.17% 0.11% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.12% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 121 74 91
10th Percentile £26,000 £22,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £26,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -16.67% +20.00%
75th Percentile £53,750 £71,875 £75,250
90th Percentile £60,000 £81,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -16.67% +20.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 90,431 74,847 138,483
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 91.19% 95.86%
Number of salaries quoted 65,915 49,353 75,297
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,713 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.53% +1.19% +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

IT Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured IT Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for IT Consultant in England

IT Consultant
Salary Trend in England

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing IT Consultant in England.

Salary trend for IT Consultant in England

IT Consultant
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing IT Consultant in England over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for IT Consultant in England

IT Consultant
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing IT Consultant within the England region over the 6 months to 12 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +77 40 £50,000 -13.79% 14
South West -5 36 £52,500 - 10
South East -14 27 £50,000 +47.06% 5
North of England +28 24 £27,500 +17.02% 14
East of England +7 19 £35,000 +3.70% 4
Midlands -30 15 £30,500 -34.05%
North West -10 14 £26,750 - 6
Yorkshire +70 10 £32,500 +38.30% 6
West Midlands -7 10 £30,500 -39.00%
East Midlands -25 5 £40,000 +6.67%
IT Consultant
UK

IT Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, IT 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 across the England region featuring IT Consultant in the job title.

1 48 (29.81%) Problem-Solving
2 41 (25.47%) Microsoft
3 36 (22.36%) Microsoft 365
4 35 (21.74%) Social Skills
5 27 (16.77%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (16.77%) Asset Management
6 26 (16.15%) Degree
7 24 (14.91%) Project Management
7 24 (14.91%) Active Directory
8 21 (13.04%) VMware
9 20 (12.42%) Wireless
10 19 (11.80%) Windows
10 19 (11.80%) Cybersecurity
11 18 (11.18%) Firewall
11 18 (11.18%) Business Development
12 17 (10.56%) VMware Infrastructure
12 17 (10.56%) Vulnerability Scanning
13 16 (9.94%) Windows Server
13 16 (9.94%) IT Asset Management
13 16 (9.94%) Software Licensing
13 16 (9.94%) Cost Reduction
13 16 (9.94%) ERP
14 15 (9.32%) Business Continuity
14 15 (9.32%) Data Protection
14 15 (9.32%) Computer Science
14 15 (9.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
14 15 (9.32%) Cyber Essentials
15 14 (8.70%) Azure
16 13 (8.07%) Decision-Making
16 13 (8.07%) Google

IT Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 10 (6.21%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (1.24%) Papyrus
2 2 (1.24%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (0.62%) AutoCAD
1 1 (0.62%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 7 (4.35%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 36 (22.36%) Microsoft 365
2 14 (8.70%) Azure
3 12 (7.45%) Google Workspace
4 7 (4.35%) Power Platform
5 3 (1.86%) Azure DevOps
6 2 (1.24%) Entra ID
7 1 (0.62%) AWS
7 1 (0.62%) OneDrive
7 1 (0.62%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 20 (12.42%) Wireless
2 18 (11.18%) Firewall
3 12 (7.45%) DNS
4 11 (6.83%) Broadband
4 11 (6.83%) NAS
5 5 (3.11%) Wi-Fi
6 4 (2.48%) TCP/IP
6 4 (2.48%) VLAN
7 2 (1.24%) Structured Cabling
7 2 (1.24%) Unified Communications
8 1 (0.62%) DHCP
8 1 (0.62%) LAN
8 1 (0.62%) VPN
8 1 (0.62%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (4.35%) Big Data
1 7 (4.35%) Power BI
2 4 (2.48%) GIS
General
1 35 (21.74%) Social Skills
2 27 (16.77%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (6.83%) Games
4 7 (4.35%) Finance
4 7 (4.35%) Telecoms
5 5 (3.11%) Japanese Language
5 5 (3.11%) Marketing
6 4 (2.48%) Automotive
6 4 (2.48%) Back Office
6 4 (2.48%) Brand Awareness
6 4 (2.48%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (1.86%) Law
8 1 (0.62%) Advertising
8 1 (0.62%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (0.62%) Electronics
8 1 (0.62%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (4.35%) REST
1 7 (4.35%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 13 (8.07%) Management Information System
2 12 (7.45%) Video Conferencing
3 11 (6.83%) Onboarding
4 8 (4.97%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (4.35%) Enterprise Software
6 4 (2.48%) Blog
6 4 (2.48%) Client/Server
6 4 (2.48%) Cyber Threat
6 4 (2.48%) Data Centre
6 4 (2.48%) Data Protection Act
6 4 (2.48%) IoT
6 4 (2.48%) Raspberry Pi
6 4 (2.48%) Social Network
7 2 (1.24%) Driving Licence
8 1 (0.62%) Cyberattack
8 1 (0.62%) Hybrid Cloud
8 1 (0.62%) Public Cloud
8 1 (0.62%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 19 (11.80%) Windows
2 16 (9.94%) Windows Server
3 11 (6.83%) Mac OS
4 4 (2.48%) Android
4 4 (2.48%) Apple iOS
4 4 (2.48%) Linux
5 1 (0.62%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.62%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 48 (29.81%) Problem-Solving
2 27 (16.77%) Asset Management
3 24 (14.91%) Project Management
4 19 (11.80%) Cybersecurity
5 18 (11.18%) Business Development
6 17 (10.56%) Vulnerability Scanning
7 16 (9.94%) Cost Reduction
7 16 (9.94%) ERP
7 16 (9.94%) IT Asset Management
7 16 (9.94%) Software Licensing
8 15 (9.32%) Business Continuity
8 15 (9.32%) Computer Science
8 15 (9.32%) Data Protection
9 13 (8.07%) Decision-Making
9 13 (8.07%) Stakeholder Management
10 12 (7.45%) Migration
11 11 (6.83%) CRM
11 11 (6.83%) Identity Management
11 11 (6.83%) IT Audit
11 11 (6.83%) Penetration Testing
Programming Languages
1 11 (6.83%) Bash
2 7 (4.35%) SQL
Qualifications
1 26 (16.15%) Degree
2 9 (5.59%) DBS Check
3 5 (3.11%) Computer Science Degree
3 5 (3.11%) Microsoft Certification
4 4 (2.48%) BPSS Clearance
4 4 (2.48%) CEH
4 4 (2.48%) CompTIA Security+
4 4 (2.48%) Master's Degree
4 4 (2.48%) SC Cleared
4 4 (2.48%) Security Cleared
5 2 (1.24%) RIBA
6 1 (0.62%) BICSI Certification
6 1 (0.62%) BICSI RCDD
6 1 (0.62%) CCNA
6 1 (0.62%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (0.62%) MCP
6 1 (0.62%) MCSA
6 1 (0.62%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (9.32%) Cyber Essentials
1 15 (9.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 11 (6.83%) SOC 2
3 7 (4.35%) GDPR
4 6 (3.73%) QA
5 4 (2.48%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
6 1 (0.62%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 24 (14.91%) Active Directory
2 17 (10.56%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (3.11%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 11 (6.83%) Single Sign-On
2 4 (2.48%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 41 (25.47%) Microsoft
2 21 (13.04%) VMware
3 13 (8.07%) Apple
3 13 (8.07%) Google
4 6 (3.73%) ServiceNow
5 1 (0.62%) Aruba
5 1 (0.62%) Avaya
5 1 (0.62%) Barracuda Networks
5 1 (0.62%) Cisco
5 1 (0.62%) HP
5 1 (0.62%) Nimble Storage
5 1 (0.62%) Palo Alto