Data Consultant
UK
The median Data Consultant daily rate in the UK is £588, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 June 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 451 | 435 | 588 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -16 | +153 | +51 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Consultant | 92 | 148 | 120 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.31% | 0.34% | 0.22% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.33% | 0.36% | 0.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 65 | 104 | 86 |
| 10th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £438 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £450 | £488 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £588 | £537 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.40% | -2.36% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £660 | £600 | £656 |
| 90th Percentile | £745 | £725 | £708 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £575 | £519 | £519 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.90% | -0.05% | -5.68% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £36.00 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £37.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £38.00 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 27,642 | 40,746 | 52,377 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.14% | 92.92% | 94.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,729 | 26,106 | 36,473 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £281 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +2.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.65% | -1.40% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,199 | 2,996 | 1,499 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.84 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £16.39 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.35 | £37.50 | £44.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.07% | -14.77% | +76.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £62.50 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £74.00 | £76.30 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | -1.23% | +102.50% |
Data Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Consultant.
Data Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Consultant over the 6 months to 22 June 2025.
Data Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Consultant.
Data Consultant
Top 13 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 22 June 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 |
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| England | +21 | 79 | £593 | +10.34% | 584 |
| UK excluding London | +22 | 37 | £575 | +10.90% | 388 |
| London | +13 | 37 | £600 | +11.64% | 254 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 34 | £603 | +17.56% | 365 |
| South East | +49 | 12 | £575 | -0.86% | 87 |
| North West | +10 | 7 | £700 | +40.00% | 45 |
| North of England | +4 | 7 | £700 | +40.00% | 86 |
| South West | +43 | 6 | £525 | +16.67% | 52 |
| East of England | +24 | 4 | £604 | - | 41 |
| Wales | +6 | 4 | £400 | - | 16 |
| Midlands | +1 | 4 | £585 | -6.40% | 67 |
| East Midlands | +6 | 3 | £550 | -12.00% | 23 |
| West Midlands | +2 | 1 | £625 | +2.04% | 44 |
Data Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 22 June 2025, Data 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 Data Consultant in the job title.
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Data 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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