Consultant Jobs in the Thames Valley

Consultant
South East > Thames Valley

The median Consultant salary in the Thames Valley is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 June 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
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 74 105 87
Rank change year-on-year +31 -18 +1
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 228 170 276
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 3.20% 2.98% 3.77%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.38% 3.32% 3.93%
Number of salaries quoted 181 123 178
10th Percentile £30,000 £42,950 £21,175
25th Percentile £43,750 £51,250 £33,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% +8.33% +14.29%
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,963 £69,688
90th Percentile £71,250 £85,000 £79,125
South East median annual salary £50,000 £67,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -25.37% +11.67% +1.69%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 6,742 5,115 7,021
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.66% 89.64% 95.89%
Number of salaries quoted 4,606 3,071 4,135
10th Percentile £29,000 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,500 £38,750 £40,853
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - +4.76%
75th Percentile £64,750 £72,500 £70,750
90th Percentile £78,080 £87,500 £81,250
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Consultant in the Thames Valley

Consultant
Salary Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Consultant in the Thames Valley.

Salary trend for Consultant in the Thames Valley

Consultant
Salary Histogram in the Thames Valley

Salary distribution for jobs citing Consultant in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Consultant in the Thames Valley

Consultant
Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Consultant within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 2 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
Berkshire +13 127 £50,000 -26.39% 35
Oxfordshire +48 56 £50,000 -16.67% 12
Buckinghamshire -12 45 £57,500 -11.54% 13
Consultant
South East

Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 2 June 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 Thames Valley region featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 95 (41.67%) Microsoft
2 72 (31.58%) Social Skills
3 53 (23.25%) Problem-Solving
4 43 (18.86%) Finance
5 41 (17.98%) Dynamics 365
6 35 (15.35%) Degree
7 34 (14.91%) Power Platform
8 30 (13.16%) CRM
9 29 (12.72%) Customer Service
10 28 (12.28%) DevOps
11 27 (11.84%) Self-Motivation
11 27 (11.84%) SQL
11 27 (11.84%) Azure
12 26 (11.40%) Agile
12 26 (11.40%) Dynamics CRM
12 26 (11.40%) Analytical Skills
13 23 (10.09%) Power Automate
13 23 (10.09%) Public Sector
14 22 (9.65%) Roadmaps
14 22 (9.65%) Law
15 21 (9.21%) Business Intelligence
15 21 (9.21%) Microsoft 365
16 19 (8.33%) Data Centre
16 19 (8.33%) Requirements Gathering
16 19 (8.33%) SharePoint
16 19 (8.33%) Project Management
17 18 (7.89%) Artificial Intelligence
17 18 (7.89%) Cybersecurity
18 17 (7.46%) Mentoring
18 17 (7.46%) Ticket Management

Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 19 (8.33%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.19%) Apache
2 5 (2.19%) IIS
3 4 (1.75%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 16 (7.02%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (3.95%) MS Visio
3 7 (3.07%) Microsoft Excel
4 5 (2.19%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 26 (11.40%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (3.95%) SAP HCM
3 6 (2.63%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (1.75%) Oracle Receivables
4 4 (1.75%) SAP MM
5 3 (1.32%) Sage 200
5 3 (1.32%) SAP HR
5 3 (1.32%) Workday HCM
6 2 (0.88%) Dynamics NAV
6 2 (0.88%) SAP WM
7 1 (0.44%) SAP Business One
7 1 (0.44%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.44%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.44%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.44%) SAP PP
7 1 (0.44%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 41 (17.98%) Dynamics 365
2 34 (14.91%) Power Platform
3 27 (11.84%) Azure
4 23 (10.09%) Power Automate
5 21 (9.21%) Microsoft 365
6 14 (6.14%) SaaS
7 10 (4.39%) AWS
8 9 (3.95%) Amazon S3
9 8 (3.51%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (2.63%) Entra ID
10 6 (2.63%) PowerApps
11 4 (1.75%) Alation
11 4 (1.75%) Amazon EC2
11 4 (1.75%) Collibra
12 3 (1.32%) GitHub
12 3 (1.32%) SuccessFactors
13 2 (0.88%) Azure Functions
13 2 (0.88%) Datadog
13 2 (0.88%) GCP
13 2 (0.88%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 11 (4.82%) Firewall
2 10 (4.39%) DNS
3 9 (3.95%) DHCP
4 8 (3.51%) Unified Communications
5 7 (3.07%) SNMP
6 6 (2.63%) IPsec
6 6 (2.63%) VPN
7 5 (2.19%) Internet
7 5 (2.19%) Network Security
8 3 (1.32%) TCP/IP
9 2 (0.88%) BGP
9 2 (0.88%) Radio Access Network
9 2 (0.88%) SD-WAN
10 1 (0.44%) Cisco ASA
10 1 (0.44%) Cisco Firepower
10 1 (0.44%) Cisco ISE
10 1 (0.44%) DMVPN
10 1 (0.44%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
10 1 (0.44%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
10 1 (0.44%) Sourcefire
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (6.58%) Power BI
2 13 (5.70%) SQL Server
3 11 (4.82%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 10 (4.39%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (2.63%) Oracle Database
5 6 (2.63%) Relational Database
6 5 (2.19%) Elasticsearch
6 5 (2.19%) MongoDB
7 4 (1.75%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
7 4 (1.75%) Data Lake
7 4 (1.75%) Metadata
8 1 (0.44%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.44%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.44%) Oracle Database 11g
8 1 (0.44%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 4 (1.75%) PowerBuilder
2 1 (0.44%) JIRA
2 1 (0.44%) Visual Studio
2 1 (0.44%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 72 (31.58%) Social Skills
2 43 (18.86%) Finance
3 26 (11.40%) Analytical Skills
4 23 (10.09%) Public Sector
5 22 (9.65%) Law
6 12 (5.26%) Marketing
7 10 (4.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 10 (4.39%) Retail
8 5 (2.19%) Presentation Skills
9 4 (1.75%) Manufacturing
9 4 (1.75%) Telecoms
10 2 (0.88%) Documentation Skills
10 2 (0.88%) French Language
10 2 (0.88%) Games
11 1 (0.44%) Billing
11 1 (0.44%) General Ledger
11 1 (0.44%) German Language
11 1 (0.44%) Legal
11 1 (0.44%) Military
11 1 (0.44%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.19%) .NET
1 5 (2.19%) RabbitMQ
1 5 (2.19%) Web Services
1 5 (2.19%) XML
1 5 (2.19%) YAML
2 2 (0.88%) SPFx
3 1 (0.44%) AngularJS
3 1 (0.44%) jQuery
3 1 (0.44%) React
Miscellaneous
1 27 (11.84%) Self-Motivation
2 19 (8.33%) Data Centre
3 10 (4.39%) Driving Licence
4 8 (3.51%) Management Information System
4 8 (3.51%) Public Cloud
5 6 (2.63%) Enterprise Software
5 6 (2.63%) Low-Code
6 3 (1.32%) Data Protection Act
7 2 (0.88%) Educational Technology
7 2 (0.88%) Greenfield Project
7 2 (0.88%) Onboarding
7 2 (0.88%) Product Ownership
7 2 (0.88%) Security Posture
8 1 (0.44%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
8 1 (0.44%) Legacy Systems
8 1 (0.44%) PKI
8 1 (0.44%) PlayStation
8 1 (0.44%) Smart Meter
8 1 (0.44%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 14 (6.14%) Windows
2 8 (3.51%) Linux
3 5 (2.19%) Data ONTAP
4 4 (1.75%) Unix
5 2 (0.88%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 53 (23.25%) Problem-Solving
2 30 (13.16%) CRM
3 29 (12.72%) Customer Service
4 28 (12.28%) DevOps
5 26 (11.40%) Agile
6 22 (9.65%) Roadmaps
7 21 (9.21%) Business Intelligence
8 19 (8.33%) Project Management
8 19 (8.33%) Requirements Gathering
9 18 (7.89%) Artificial Intelligence
9 18 (7.89%) Cybersecurity
10 17 (7.46%) Data Modelling
10 17 (7.46%) Mentoring
10 17 (7.46%) Migration
10 17 (7.46%) Ticket Management
11 16 (7.02%) Build Automation
11 16 (7.02%) Continuous Integration
11 16 (7.02%) Presales
11 16 (7.02%) Test Automation
12 15 (6.58%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 27 (11.84%) SQL
2 13 (5.70%) PL/SQL
3 7 (3.07%) Python
4 5 (2.19%) C#
4 5 (2.19%) JavaScript
4 5 (2.19%) T-SQL
5 4 (1.75%) VB.NET
6 1 (0.44%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.44%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 35 (15.35%) Degree
2 16 (7.02%) Security Cleared
3 14 (6.14%) DBS Check
4 13 (5.70%) SC Cleared
5 8 (3.51%) AWS Certification
6 6 (2.63%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (1.75%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
7 4 (1.75%) Azure Certification
7 4 (1.75%) Master's Degree
8 3 (1.32%) CISSP
9 2 (0.88%) CISM
9 2 (0.88%) ISACA
9 2 (0.88%) MCP
9 2 (0.88%) TOGAF Certification
10 1 (0.44%) CCNA
10 1 (0.44%) CCNP
10 1 (0.44%) CCSA
10 1 (0.44%) CCSE
10 1 (0.44%) CCSK
10 1 (0.44%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (4.82%) NIST
2 10 (4.39%) GDPR
3 8 (3.51%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (3.07%) Data Quality
5 6 (2.63%) JSP 440
5 6 (2.63%) RMADS
6 4 (1.75%) COBIT
7 2 (0.88%) SLA
8 1 (0.44%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 1 (0.44%) IASME
System Software
1 10 (4.39%) Active Directory
2 5 (2.19%) Docker
2 5 (2.19%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (2.63%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (2.19%) Ansible
2 5 (2.19%) Kubernetes
2 5 (2.19%) Prometheus
2 5 (2.19%) vCenter Server
3 2 (0.88%) Nagios
3 2 (0.88%) Netcool
3 2 (0.88%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 95 (41.67%) Microsoft
2 17 (7.46%) SAP
3 14 (6.14%) Oracle
4 8 (3.51%) Adobe
4 8 (3.51%) Apple
5 6 (2.63%) Palo Alto
5 6 (2.63%) Sage
6 5 (2.19%) Adaptive Insights
6 5 (2.19%) Anaplan
6 5 (2.19%) Informatica
6 5 (2.19%) Jedox
6 5 (2.19%) NetApp
6 5 (2.19%) Red Hat
6 5 (2.19%) SolidFire
6 5 (2.19%) Tagetik
6 5 (2.19%) VMware
7 4 (1.75%) Talend
8 3 (1.32%) Splunk
8 3 (1.32%) Workday
9 2 (0.88%) Datto