Consultant
UK
The median Consultant salary in the UK is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 131 | 63 | 85 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -68 | +22 | +47 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant | 1,337 | 3,976 | 3,504 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 2.38% | 3.67% | 3.76% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.64% | 3.87% | 4.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 975 | 2,887 | 2,168 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £29,750 | £43,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £43,750 | £53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £60,000 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.33% | -11.11% | +3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £81,250 | £75,125 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £92,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,250 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.45% | -22.69% | +10.17% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 50,705 | 102,755 | 84,914 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.16% | 94.75% | 91.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,686 | 72,539 | 55,149 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £38,524 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -6.54% | +6.37% |
Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Consultant
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Consultant.
Consultant
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Consultant over the 6 months to 10 June 2025.
Consultant
Top 18 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 10 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | -78 | 1,157 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 2,917 |
| UK excluding London | -100 | 696 | £55,000 | +9.45% | 1,899 |
| Work from Home | -82 | 498 | £65,000 | +13.04% | 2,514 |
| London | -38 | 456 | £72,500 | +3.57% | 1,471 |
| South East | -64 | 187 | £53,500 | +7.00% | 724 |
| North of England | -118 | 159 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 441 |
| Midlands | -50 | 152 | £61,250 | +28.95% | 212 |
| West Midlands | -39 | 106 | £65,000 | +30.00% | 107 |
| North West | -121 | 106 | £50,000 | -13.04% | 294 |
| South West | -53 | 85 | £36,250 | -39.58% | 170 |
| East of England | -68 | 54 | £66,215 | +32.43% | 94 |
| East Midlands | -22 | 46 | £42,500 | +13.33% | 101 |
| Yorkshire | -41 | 45 | £70,000 | +40.00% | 94 |
| Scotland | -2 | 32 | £70,000 | +55.56% | 111 |
| Northern Ireland | +18 | 11 | £70,000 | +133.33% | 29 |
| Wales | -26 | 11 | £37,500 | -21.05% | 32 |
| North East | -1 | 8 | £57,500 | - | 55 |
| Channel Islands | - | 5 | £80,000 | - | 106 |
Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 June 2025, 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 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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