Consultant salary in the United Kingdom
£126,865
average advertised per year · most adverts fall between £94,303 and £132,067
From 602 live consultant listings with advertised pay · newest 16 Oct 2026
What consultants are offered
Every advertised salary in the sample, from lowest to highest.
- Lower quartile
- £94,303
- a quarter pay less
- Median
- £132,067
- the typical advert
- Upper quartile
- £132,067
- a quarter pay more
Consultant salary by seniority
Median advertised pay at each level, with the middle half of adverts beside it. The step between levels is usually the number worth negotiating over.
How to read a consultant salary range
The middle half of consultant adverts sits between £94,303 and £132,067 — the top of that band is 1.4× the bottom. Where you land inside it is decided less by the job title than by three things: the level the role is pitched at, the employer's size and the city. On this board Motherwell pays most for the role at £572,000 on average.
An advert quoting a wide range is usually a level range in disguise: the bottom is what they would pay someone they have to train, the top is what they would pay someone who can run the work unsupervised. Ask which end the role is really budgeted at before you anchor on the top figure.
The figures on this page are advertised pay, which runs a little ahead of what people in post earn. If an offer sits below the median here for the level, that is a fair thing to raise; if it sits above the 75th percentile, it is a good offer for this market.
Highest paying cities for consultants
Cities with a single listing are shown but move easily — read them with the count beside them.
Highest paying employers for consultants
Live consultant roles
Consultant Anaesthetist with an interest in Perioperative Medicine
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS TrustConsultantviaNHS JobsHarrowPermanent£113565.00 to £150569.00NewSpecialty Doctor - Community Mental Health Service x 2 posts
Livewell SouthwestConsultantviaNHS JobsPlymouthContract£63696.00 to £102689.00NewConsultant ENT Surgeon
Dorset County Hospital NHS Foundation TrustConsultantviaNHS JobsDorchesterPermanent£113565.00 to £150569.00NewTrust Grade Doctor in OMFS
Leeds Teaching HospitalsConsultantviaNHS JobsLeedsContract£55355.00NewSpecialty Doctor - Oncology
Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustConsultantviaNHS JobsOxfordContract£63696.00 to £102689.00NewConsultant Cardiologist Interest Autonomic Dysfunction& Heart Failure
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustConsultantviaNHS JobsSheffieldPermanent£113565.00 to £150569.00NewConsultant salary: common questions
- How much does a consultant earn in the United Kingdom?
- The median advertised consultant salary is £132,067 a year, from 602 live listings on BOQQS. Most adverts fall between £94,303 and £132,067. These are salaries employers are offering, which runs a little ahead of what people are actually paid.
- What is the salary range for a consultant?
- Advertised pay in the current sample runs from £28,314 to £572,000. The middle half sits between £94,303 and £132,067 — the ends are real adverts, but they are not typical ones.
- Which cities pay consultants the most?
- Motherwell leads at £572,000 on average, against £126,865 across the whole sample. Edinburgh follows at £295,000.
- What is a consultant salary per hour?
- About £65.06 an hour, or £487.94 a day, converting the annual figure at 37.5 hours a week and 260 working days.
- Which employers pay consultants the most?
- From current listings, The Junction advertises the highest at £572,000 on average. This reflects what is advertised now, not a long-run ranking.
Similar roles
Figures are medians and averages of salaries advertised on BOQQS, not a survey of what people are paid — advertised pay leads actual pay. Day and hourly rates are annualised at 260 working days and 37.5 hours a week. Nothing below £28,000 a year is carried on this board, so these figures describe the specialist market rather than all jobs in the UK. How the figures are worked out