Functional Consultant Contracts in England

Functional Consultant
UK > England

The median Functional Consultant daily rate in England is £588 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 June 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
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 318 472 558
Rank change year-on-year +154 +86 -67
Contract jobs requiring a Functional Consultant 236 169 230
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.63% 0.36% 0.33%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.68% 0.38% 0.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 157 97 130
10th Percentile £450 £450 £425
25th Percentile £506 £488 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 £535 £575
Median % change year-on-year +9.81% -6.96% +9.52%
75th Percentile £650 £625 £650
90th Percentile £710 £688 £700
UK median daily rate £600 £550 £575
% change year-on-year +9.09% -4.35% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £52.90 - -
Median hourly rate £55.80 - -
75th Percentile £58.70 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £55.80 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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 34,518 44,474 67,322
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.80% 94.49% 95.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,601 31,623 48,168
10th Percentile £288 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £533
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.19% +6.60%
75th Percentile £638 £663 £650
90th Percentile £750 £763 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +6.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,625 1,324 1,768
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.38 £12.74
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £15.90
Median hourly rate £39.50 £45.00 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year -12.22% +88.21% +13.59%
75th Percentile £62.50 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £74.00 £77.50 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -16.67% +80.00% +16.28%

Functional Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Functional Consultant in England

Functional Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Functional Consultant in England.

Daily rate trend for Functional Consultant in England

Functional Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Functional Consultant in England over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Functional Consultant in England

Functional Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Functional Consultant in England.

Hourly rate trend for Functional Consultant in England

Functional 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 Functional Consultant within the England region over the 6 months to 9 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +124 122 £588 +2.17% 22
South East +27 33 £613 +22.50% 3
East of England +19 21 £525 -12.50% 3
North of England +14 20 £525 +5.00% 4
Midlands +18 17 £550 +4.76% 15
West Midlands +10 13 £550 +4.76% 15
North West +9 13 £525 +5.00% 4
South West +20 11 £650 -8.77% 1
Yorkshire +10 7 £450 -10.00%
East Midlands +9 1 £525 -
North East +9 1 £450 -13.04%
South Coast - 1 - -
Functional Consultant
UK

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

For the 6 months to 9 June 2024, Functional 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 across the England region featuring Functional Consultant in the job title.

1 93 (39.41%) Social Skills
2 85 (36.02%) SAP
3 84 (35.59%) Finance
4 58 (24.58%) Oracle
5 55 (23.31%) Microsoft
6 52 (22.03%) Dynamics 365
7 45 (19.07%) SAP S/4HANA
8 41 (17.37%) Analytical Skills
9 35 (14.83%) Problem-Solving
10 34 (14.41%) Stakeholder Management
11 28 (11.86%) Agile
11 28 (11.86%) Azure
12 25 (10.59%) DevOps
13 24 (10.17%) Logistics
13 24 (10.17%) Migration
13 24 (10.17%) Azure DevOps
14 23 (9.75%) CRM
15 22 (9.32%) Oracle EBS R12
15 22 (9.32%) Power Platform
16 21 (8.90%) Public Sector
16 21 (8.90%) Degree
17 20 (8.47%) Oracle EBS
18 19 (8.05%) ABAP
18 19 (8.05%) Security Cleared
18 19 (8.05%) Procure-to-Pay
18 19 (8.05%) Requirements Gathering
18 19 (8.05%) Customer Service
19 18 (7.63%) Oracle Fusion
19 18 (7.63%) Data Migration
19 18 (7.63%) Business Intelligence

Functional 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 2 (0.85%) Oracle SOA Suite
2 1 (0.42%) Oracle Workflow
2 1 (0.42%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (2.12%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 45 (19.07%) SAP S/4HANA
2 22 (9.32%) Oracle EBS R12
3 20 (8.47%) Oracle EBS
4 17 (7.20%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 15 (6.36%) Dynamics CRM
6 12 (5.08%) Maximo
6 12 (5.08%) SAP MDG
7 11 (4.66%) Oracle Payables
7 11 (4.66%) Oracle Receivables
8 10 (4.24%) SAP SD
9 9 (3.81%) Oracle Cash Management
10 7 (2.97%) Dynamics AX
10 7 (2.97%) NetSuite
11 6 (2.54%) Sage 200
11 6 (2.54%) Sage 50
12 5 (2.12%) Oracle General Ledger
13 4 (1.69%) Oracle Payroll
13 4 (1.69%) SAP MM
13 4 (1.69%) SAP PLM
14 3 (1.27%) SAP PS
Cloud Services
1 52 (22.03%) Dynamics 365
2 28 (11.86%) Azure
3 24 (10.17%) Azure DevOps
4 22 (9.32%) Power Platform
5 16 (6.78%) Power Automate
6 9 (3.81%) OCI
7 6 (2.54%) PowerApps
7 6 (2.54%) SuccessFactors
8 3 (1.27%) Microsoft 365
9 2 (0.85%) AWS
9 2 (0.85%) SaaS
10 1 (0.42%) Azure Data Factory
10 1 (0.42%) Oracle CX
10 1 (0.42%) Oracle Service Cloud
10 1 (0.42%) SAP Commerce Cloud
10 1 (0.42%) WhatsApp
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (6.78%) Power BI
2 13 (5.51%) Data Lake
3 6 (2.54%) Oracle Reports
4 4 (1.69%) SAP HANA
5 2 (0.85%) Oracle BI Publisher
5 2 (0.85%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.42%) Big Data
6 1 (0.42%) SAP BW
6 1 (0.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 10 (4.24%) Oracle Forms
2 2 (0.85%) JIRA
General
1 93 (39.41%) Social Skills
2 84 (35.59%) Finance
3 41 (17.37%) Analytical Skills
4 21 (8.90%) Public Sector
5 14 (5.93%) Manufacturing
5 14 (5.93%) Retail
6 12 (5.08%) Pharmaceutical
7 9 (3.81%) Marketing
8 8 (3.39%) General Ledger
8 8 (3.39%) Legal
9 7 (2.97%) Documentation Skills
9 7 (2.97%) Law
9 7 (2.97%) Presentation Skills
10 6 (2.54%) Banking
10 6 (2.54%) Billing
11 2 (0.85%) Automotive
11 2 (0.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (0.85%) Investment Banking
11 2 (0.85%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.42%) Front Office
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (7.63%) Oracle Fusion
2 6 (2.54%) Middleware
3 5 (2.12%) Lightning Web Components
4 4 (1.69%) SAP ALE
4 4 (1.69%) SAP Fiori
5 3 (1.27%) IDoc
5 3 (1.27%) Visualforce
5 3 (1.27%) Web Dynpro
5 3 (1.27%) Web Services
6 2 (0.85%) EDI
7 1 (0.42%) ADO
7 1 (0.42%) BAPI
7 1 (0.42%) SAP TM
7 1 (0.42%) WebCenter
Miscellaneous
1 9 (3.81%) Life Science
2 7 (2.97%) Data Structures
2 7 (2.97%) Product Ownership
3 6 (2.54%) Renewable Energy
4 5 (2.12%) Replication
5 3 (1.27%) Management Information System
6 2 (0.85%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (0.85%) Enterprise Software
6 2 (0.85%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 2 (0.85%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (0.85%) Onboarding
6 2 (0.85%) Solar Panel
7 1 (0.42%) CMDB
7 1 (0.42%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (0.42%) e-Learning
7 1 (0.42%) FMCG
7 1 (0.42%) Hybrid Cloud
7 1 (0.42%) Self-Motivation
7 1 (0.42%) Tandem
7 1 (0.42%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.42%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 35 (14.83%) Problem-Solving
2 34 (14.41%) Stakeholder Management
3 28 (11.86%) Agile
4 25 (10.59%) DevOps
5 24 (10.17%) Logistics
5 24 (10.17%) Migration
6 23 (9.75%) CRM
7 19 (8.05%) Customer Service
7 19 (8.05%) Procure-to-Pay
7 19 (8.05%) Requirements Gathering
8 18 (7.63%) Business Intelligence
8 18 (7.63%) Data Migration
9 17 (7.20%) E-business
9 17 (7.20%) ERP
10 15 (6.36%) User Acceptance Testing
10 15 (6.36%) User Stories
11 14 (5.93%) Business Transformation
12 13 (5.51%) Data Modelling
12 13 (5.51%) Project Delivery
12 13 (5.51%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 19 (8.05%) ABAP
2 6 (2.54%) SQL
3 4 (1.69%) PL/SQL
4 1 (0.42%) Java
Qualifications
1 21 (8.90%) Degree
2 19 (8.05%) Security Cleared
3 13 (5.51%) SC Cleared
4 12 (5.08%) Microsoft Certification
5 7 (2.97%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (0.85%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (0.85%) DV Cleared
6 2 (0.85%) Oracle Certification
6 2 (0.85%) PMP
6 2 (0.85%) SAP Certification
7 1 (0.42%) CBAP
7 1 (0.42%) PMI Certification
7 1 (0.42%) Six Sigma Black Belt
7 1 (0.42%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (0.85%) GDPR
2 1 (0.42%) PMO
2 1 (0.42%) QA
2 1 (0.42%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Systems Management
1 2 (0.85%) CEMLI
Vendors
1 85 (36.02%) SAP
2 58 (24.58%) Oracle
3 55 (23.31%) Microsoft
4 10 (4.24%) Ariba
5 9 (3.81%) Salesforce
6 6 (2.54%) Sage
7 4 (1.69%) ServiceNow
8 2 (0.85%) Conga
8 2 (0.85%) DocuSign
8 2 (0.85%) Hyperion
8 2 (0.85%) JD Edwards
8 2 (0.85%) PeopleSoft
9 1 (0.42%) Cadence
9 1 (0.42%) IBM
9 1 (0.42%) IFS
9 1 (0.42%) JDA
9 1 (0.42%) Red Hat
9 1 (0.42%) Syclo