Consultant Jobs in England

Consultant
UK > England

The median Consultant salary in England is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 66 97 141
Rank change year-on-year +31 +44 -53
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 3,076 3,043 3,993
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England 3.56% 3.44% 2.91%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.76% 3.76% 3.03%
Number of salaries quoted 2,341 1,884 2,445
10th Percentile £29,500 £42,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £52,500 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £67,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% +3.85% +8.33%
75th Percentile £76,250 £80,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £91,250 £95,000 £93,750
UK median annual salary £60,000 £67,925 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.67% +4.50% +8.33%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title 81,786 81,001 131,568
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.57% 91.55% 96.04%
Number of salaries quoted 60,839 51,644 75,317
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,250 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £53,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.83% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £82,500 £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%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for Consultant in England

Consultant
Salary Trend in England

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

Salary trend for Consultant in England

Consultant
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Consultant in England over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Consultant in England

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 Consultant within the England region over the 6 months to 20 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +27 1,042 £70,000 - 654
North of England +23 487 £55,000 -21.43% 233
South East +67 476 £50,000 -25.65% 210
South West +63 397 £57,500 -11.54% 166
Midlands +50 388 £47,500 -26.64% 124
North West -8 287 £57,500 -17.86% 153
West Midlands +66 278 £50,000 -23.08% 89
East of England +30 184 £47,500 -24.00% 40
Yorkshire +36 142 £50,000 -28.57% 68
East Midlands +23 107 £37,500 -42.31% 35
North East +48 58 £57,500 +4.55% 14
Consultant
UK

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

For the 6 months to 20 May 2024, 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 Consultant in the job title.

1 979 (31.83%) Social Skills
2 822 (26.72%) Microsoft
3 641 (20.84%) Finance
4 496 (16.12%) Problem-Solving
5 442 (14.37%) Security Cleared
6 434 (14.11%) Azure
7 422 (13.72%) Degree
8 344 (11.18%) Cybersecurity
9 337 (10.96%) Agile
10 316 (10.27%) Project Management
11 314 (10.21%) SQL
12 304 (9.88%) Power Platform
13 295 (9.59%) Dynamics 365
14 293 (9.53%) Roadmaps
15 292 (9.49%) Public Sector
16 275 (8.94%) Presales
17 264 (8.58%) Analytical Skills
18 261 (8.49%) SAP
19 251 (8.16%) Customer Service
20 240 (7.80%) Migration
21 238 (7.74%) Microsoft 365
22 231 (7.51%) Business Intelligence
23 212 (6.89%) Retail
24 205 (6.66%) AWS
25 203 (6.60%) CRM
25 203 (6.60%) Power BI
25 203 (6.60%) Self-Motivation
26 201 (6.53%) SQL Server
27 199 (6.47%) Windows
27 199 (6.47%) Mentoring

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
1 152 (4.94%) SharePoint
2 106 (3.45%) Microsoft Exchange
3 40 (1.30%) Apache
3 40 (1.30%) IIS
4 14 (0.46%) Confluence
5 12 (0.39%) SAS
6 8 (0.26%) Apache Spark
7 6 (0.20%) Appian
7 6 (0.20%) ArcGIS
8 5 (0.16%) CMS
9 3 (0.098%) Drupal
9 3 (0.098%) Oracle Workflow
9 3 (0.098%) Umbraco
10 2 (0.065%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 2 (0.065%) nginx
10 2 (0.065%) NServiceBus
10 2 (0.065%) Papyrus
11 1 (0.033%) JOnAS
11 1 (0.033%) NetWeaver
11 1 (0.033%) Oracle Application Server
Applications
1 114 (3.71%) Microsoft Office
2 68 (2.21%) Microsoft Excel
3 35 (1.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 20 (0.65%) MS Visio
5 15 (0.49%) Adobe XD
6 12 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
7 5 (0.16%) AutoCAD
7 5 (0.16%) Spreadsheet
8 4 (0.13%) Revit
9 2 (0.065%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.065%) InDesign
9 2 (0.065%) Photoshop
10 1 (0.033%) Acrobat
10 1 (0.033%) Chatbot
10 1 (0.033%) InVision
10 1 (0.033%) Sketch
10 1 (0.033%) SPSS
10 1 (0.033%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 132 (4.29%) Dynamics CRM
2 100 (3.25%) SAP S/4HANA
3 56 (1.82%) Workday HCM
4 37 (1.20%) Dynamics NAV
5 33 (1.07%) SAP FI
6 30 (0.98%) SAP CO
6 30 (0.98%) SAP FI/CO
7 28 (0.91%) NetSuite
8 25 (0.81%) SAP Business One
8 25 (0.81%) SAP SCM
9 21 (0.68%) SAP SD
10 19 (0.62%) Sage 200
10 19 (0.62%) SAP MM
11 18 (0.59%) SAP PP
12 17 (0.55%) SAP HR
13 15 (0.49%) Sage X3
14 14 (0.46%) Adobe Campaign
15 13 (0.42%) Dynamics AX
15 13 (0.42%) SAP EWM
15 13 (0.42%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 434 (14.11%) Azure
2 304 (9.88%) Power Platform
3 295 (9.59%) Dynamics 365
4 238 (7.74%) Microsoft 365
5 205 (6.66%) AWS
6 125 (4.06%) SaaS
7 91 (2.96%) Power Automate
8 71 (2.31%) Entra ID
9 64 (2.08%) PowerApps
10 49 (1.59%) IaaS
10 49 (1.59%) PaaS
11 46 (1.50%) Amazon S3
12 44 (1.43%) GCP
13 41 (1.33%) Azure DevOps
13 41 (1.33%) OneDrive
14 37 (1.20%) OCI
15 35 (1.14%) Cloud Computing
16 30 (0.98%) SuccessFactors
17 20 (0.65%) Azure Data Factory
18 17 (0.55%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 118 (3.84%) Firewall
2 69 (2.24%) Network Security
3 56 (1.82%) VPN
4 50 (1.63%) Internet
5 48 (1.56%) DNS
5 48 (1.56%) WAN
6 43 (1.40%) LAN
7 41 (1.33%) Wireless
8 36 (1.17%) SNMP
9 34 (1.11%) IPsec
10 28 (0.91%) DHCP
10 28 (0.91%) Unified Communications
11 20 (0.65%) Wi-Fi
12 17 (0.55%) TCP/IP
13 16 (0.52%) SAN
14 15 (0.49%) NAS
14 15 (0.49%) SD-WAN
15 13 (0.42%) Broadband
16 9 (0.29%) VLAN
16 9 (0.29%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 203 (6.60%) Power BI
2 201 (6.53%) SQL Server
3 118 (3.84%) Data Warehouse
4 100 (3.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 49 (1.59%) Data Lake
6 36 (1.17%) MongoDB
7 35 (1.14%) Elasticsearch
8 30 (0.98%) Relational Database
9 28 (0.91%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 24 (0.78%) Tableau
11 23 (0.75%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 22 (0.72%) Big Data
13 20 (0.65%) Oracle Reports
13 20 (0.65%) PostgreSQL
14 15 (0.49%) Oracle Database
15 14 (0.46%) GIS
16 11 (0.36%) Azure SQL Database
16 11 (0.36%) Crystal Reports
16 11 (0.36%) Metadata
16 11 (0.36%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 33 (1.07%) JIRA
2 21 (0.68%) Git
3 20 (0.65%) Jenkins
4 13 (0.42%) Axure RP
4 13 (0.42%) Balsamiq
4 13 (0.42%) Robot Framework
5 7 (0.23%) TeamCity
5 7 (0.23%) Visual Studio
6 6 (0.20%) GitLab
6 6 (0.20%) Hudson
6 6 (0.20%) Team Foundation Server
7 5 (0.16%) PowerBuilder
8 4 (0.13%) Bitbucket
8 4 (0.13%) Burp Suite
8 4 (0.13%) Octopus Deploy
8 4 (0.13%) Subversion
9 3 (0.098%) Metasploit
9 3 (0.098%) Rational DOORS
9 3 (0.098%) Visual Studio Code
10 2 (0.065%) LoadRunner
General
1 979 (31.83%) Social Skills
2 641 (20.84%) Finance
3 292 (9.49%) Public Sector
4 264 (8.58%) Analytical Skills
5 212 (6.89%) Retail
6 184 (5.98%) Marketing
7 170 (5.53%) Presentation Skills
8 139 (4.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 133 (4.32%) Law
10 125 (4.06%) Manufacturing
11 74 (2.41%) Organisational Skills
12 59 (1.92%) Telecoms
13 55 (1.79%) Military
14 54 (1.76%) Aerospace
15 46 (1.50%) Automotive
16 36 (1.17%) Banking
17 27 (0.88%) Legal
18 22 (0.72%) Documentation Skills
18 22 (0.72%) Electronics
18 22 (0.72%) Games
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 99 (3.22%) HTML
2 48 (1.56%) XML
3 46 (1.50%) CSS
4 39 (1.27%) Web Services
5 37 (1.20%) RabbitMQ
6 34 (1.11%) YAML
7 31 (1.01%) REST
8 26 (0.85%) .NET
8 26 (0.85%) Elastic Stack
9 25 (0.81%) JSON
10 23 (0.75%) AngularJS
11 21 (0.68%) EDI
11 21 (0.68%) SOAP
12 13 (0.42%) Node.js
13 9 (0.29%) ARM Templates
14 8 (0.26%) SAP TM
15 7 (0.23%) Oracle Fusion
15 7 (0.23%) PySpark
15 7 (0.23%) React
16 6 (0.20%) GraphQL
Miscellaneous
1 203 (6.60%) Self-Motivation
2 117 (3.80%) Data Centre
2 117 (3.80%) Management Information System
3 64 (2.08%) Driving Licence
4 59 (1.92%) IoT
5 54 (1.76%) Public Cloud
6 51 (1.66%) Onboarding
7 50 (1.63%) Operational Technology
8 39 (1.27%) Product Ownership
9 34 (1.11%) Cyber Defence
9 34 (1.11%) Security Operations Centre
10 29 (0.94%) Low-Code
11 27 (0.88%) Cloud Native
11 27 (0.88%) Cyber Kill Chain
12 24 (0.78%) Client/Server
12 24 (0.78%) Legacy Systems
13 23 (0.75%) FMCG
13 23 (0.75%) Hybrid Cloud
14 22 (0.72%) Blog
15 20 (0.65%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 199 (6.47%) Windows
2 133 (4.32%) Linux
3 89 (2.89%) Windows Server
4 34 (1.11%) Data ONTAP
5 25 (0.81%) Windows 10
6 23 (0.75%) Android
7 21 (0.68%) Apple iOS
8 14 (0.46%) Unix
9 12 (0.39%) Mac OS
10 4 (0.13%) VMS
10 4 (0.13%) Windows 7
10 4 (0.13%) Windows Server 2003
10 4 (0.13%) Windows Server 2016
11 3 (0.098%) Kali Linux
11 3 (0.098%) Windows Server 2012
12 2 (0.065%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
13 1 (0.033%) Debian
13 1 (0.033%) Ubuntu
13 1 (0.033%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 496 (16.12%) Problem-Solving
2 344 (11.18%) Cybersecurity
3 337 (10.96%) Agile
4 316 (10.27%) Project Management
5 293 (9.53%) Roadmaps
6 275 (8.94%) Presales
7 251 (8.16%) Customer Service
8 240 (7.80%) Migration
9 231 (7.51%) Business Intelligence
10 203 (6.60%) CRM
11 199 (6.47%) Mentoring
12 190 (6.18%) ERP
13 188 (6.11%) Project Delivery
14 185 (6.01%) DevOps
15 183 (5.95%) Artificial Intelligence
16 177 (5.75%) Analytics
17 174 (5.66%) Stakeholder Management
18 163 (5.30%) Requirements Gathering
19 151 (4.91%) Risk Management
20 128 (4.16%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 314 (10.21%) SQL
2 155 (5.04%) Python
3 117 (3.80%) JavaScript
4 69 (2.24%) PowerShell
5 51 (1.66%) C#
6 48 (1.56%) Java
7 40 (1.30%) Bash
8 23 (0.75%) T-SQL
9 20 (0.65%) C
10 19 (0.62%) Bicep
11 16 (0.52%) PL/SQL
12 15 (0.49%) R
13 13 (0.42%) TypeScript
14 11 (0.36%) C++
15 9 (0.29%) Go
15 9 (0.29%) Ruby
16 7 (0.23%) Kotlin
16 7 (0.23%) VB.NET
17 5 (0.16%) ABAP
17 5 (0.16%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 442 (14.37%) Security Cleared
2 422 (13.72%) Degree
3 184 (5.98%) SC Cleared
4 106 (3.45%) DV Cleared
5 99 (3.22%) CISSP
6 83 (2.70%) Microsoft Certification
7 82 (2.67%) CISM
8 63 (2.05%) Azure Certification
9 59 (1.92%) CRISC
10 54 (1.76%) AWS Certification
11 53 (1.72%) BPSS Clearance
12 50 (1.63%) CESG Certified Professional
13 44 (1.43%) DBS Check
14 34 (1.11%) Computer Science Degree
15 30 (0.98%) Master's Degree
16 27 (0.88%) CISMP
17 21 (0.68%) PMI Certification
18 18 (0.59%) CREST Certified
19 17 (0.55%) CEH
19 17 (0.55%) PCI QSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 129 (4.19%) NIST
2 103 (3.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 47 (1.53%) JSP 440
4 42 (1.37%) GDPR
5 38 (1.24%) NIST 800
6 37 (1.20%) Cyber Essentials
6 37 (1.20%) GRC
7 32 (1.04%) Data Quality
7 32 (1.04%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 31 (1.01%) NCSC
8 31 (1.01%) QA
9 24 (0.78%) RMADS
10 21 (0.68%) PCI DSS
11 19 (0.62%) Accessibility
11 19 (0.62%) GMP
12 17 (0.55%) PMO
13 13 (0.42%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
13 13 (0.42%) SOC 2
13 13 (0.42%) WCAG
14 11 (0.36%) COBIT
System Software
1 140 (4.55%) Active Directory
2 76 (2.47%) VMware Infrastructure
3 42 (1.37%) Docker
4 34 (1.11%) vSphere
5 26 (0.85%) Hyper-V
6 12 (0.39%) Virtual Desktop
7 5 (0.16%) Virtual Machines
8 4 (0.13%) Virtual Servers
9 2 (0.065%) Microsoft App-V
9 2 (0.065%) VMware ESXi
9 2 (0.065%) XenApp
10 1 (0.033%) Firmware
10 1 (0.033%) KVM
10 1 (0.033%) OpenAM
10 1 (0.033%) OpenDJ
10 1 (0.033%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 98 (3.19%) Kubernetes
2 67 (2.18%) Microsoft Intune
3 54 (1.76%) Ansible
4 52 (1.69%) Terraform
5 42 (1.37%) vCenter Server
6 34 (1.11%) Prometheus
7 18 (0.59%) Puppet
8 13 (0.42%) Single Sign-On
9 7 (0.23%) SCCM
10 6 (0.20%) VxRail
11 5 (0.16%) HP UCMDB
12 4 (0.13%) FortiGate
12 4 (0.13%) ZABBIX
13 3 (0.098%) Backup Exec
13 3 (0.098%) HP ALM
13 3 (0.098%) Nessus
13 3 (0.098%) Nmap
14 2 (0.065%) Netcool
14 2 (0.065%) PaperCut
14 2 (0.065%) ThinApp
Vendors
1 822 (26.72%) Microsoft
2 261 (8.49%) SAP
3 130 (4.23%) Oracle
4 100 (3.25%) VMware
5 93 (3.02%) ServiceNow
6 63 (2.05%) Workday
7 58 (1.89%) Adobe
8 50 (1.63%) Sage
9 43 (1.40%) Palo Alto
10 42 (1.37%) Red Hat
11 40 (1.30%) Apple
11 40 (1.30%) Salesforce
12 39 (1.27%) Cisco
13 36 (1.17%) NetApp
14 34 (1.11%) SolidFire
15 33 (1.07%) Google
16 30 (0.98%) SolarWinds
17 26 (0.85%) Tanium
17 26 (0.85%) Tripwire
18 22 (0.72%) IBM