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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedJan 14, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D3.9%
  • 3M3.7%
  • 1Y19.3%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the IT Consulting industry has risen 3.9%, driven by gains in Softcat and Computacenter of 5.3% and 3.9%, respectively. Meanwhile, TPXimpact Holdings actually underperformed within the industry, shrinking 6.8% in the last week. In the last 12 months, the industry was up 19%. Looking forward, earnings are forecast to grow by 18% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. IT Consulting Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Wed, 14 Jan 2026UK£8.3bUK£10.4bUK£329.3m21.4x25.2x0.8x
Fri, 12 Dec 2025UK£8.2bUK£10.4bUK£323.5m20.8x25.3x0.8x
Sun, 09 Nov 2025UK£7.8bUK£10.4bUK£329.9m20.3x23.7x0.7x
Tue, 07 Oct 2025UK£8.0bUK£10.0bUK£322.4m21.6x24.9x0.8x
Thu, 04 Sep 2025UK£7.4bUK£9.1bUK£330.3m14x22.3x0.8x
Sat, 02 Aug 2025UK£7.2bUK£9.2bUK£334.7m13.8x21.6x0.8x
Mon, 30 Jun 2025UK£7.8bUK£9.2bUK£332.2m19.9x23.4x0.8x
Wed, 28 May 2025UK£8.1bUK£9.2bUK£314.3m21.1x25.8x0.9x
Fri, 25 Apr 2025UK£7.4bUK£9.2bUK£332.1m16.9x22.3x0.8x
Sun, 23 Mar 2025UK£7.9bUK£9.2bUK£332.1m18.9x23.7x0.9x
Tue, 18 Feb 2025UK£7.6bUK£8.6bUK£335.0m20.4x22.8x0.9x
Thu, 16 Jan 2025UK£7.3bUK£8.6bUK£337.2m23.3x21.6x0.8x
Sat, 14 Dec 2024UK£7.7bUK£8.6bUK£339.9m25.5x22.6x0.9x
Mon, 11 Nov 2024UK£7.9bUK£8.7bUK£327.4m28x24.2x0.9x
Wed, 09 Oct 2024UK£10.0bUK£9.3bUK£297.3m23.9x33.6x1.1x
Fri, 06 Sep 2024UK£10.4bUK£9.8bUK£365.7m26.6x28.4x1.1x
Sun, 04 Aug 2024UK£10.7bUK£9.8bUK£363.3m27.1x29.4x1.1x
Tue, 02 Jul 2024UK£11.3bUK£9.8bUK£381.5m26.6x29.7x1.2x
Thu, 30 May 2024UK£11.0bUK£9.9bUK£379.0m28.7x29.1x1.1x
Sat, 27 Apr 2024UK£9.3bUK£9.9bUK£372.5m27.7x25.1x0.9x
Mon, 25 Mar 2024UK£9.7bUK£10.1bUK£350.4m26.6x27.7x1x
Wed, 21 Feb 2024UK£10.3bUK£10.4bUK£357.8m26.2x28.8x1x
Fri, 19 Jan 2024UK£10.0bUK£12.4bUK£378.2m25.1x26.5x0.8x
Sun, 17 Dec 2023UK£10.0bUK£12.6bUK£379.0m21.8x26.3x0.8x
Tue, 14 Nov 2023UK£9.5bUK£12.5bUK£378.1m24x25.2x0.8x
Thu, 12 Oct 2023UK£10.1bUK£12.6bUK£369.6m25.2x27.4x0.8x
Sat, 09 Sep 2023UK£10.6bUK£11.7bUK£386.9m27.6x27.3x0.9x
Mon, 07 Aug 2023UK£10.1bUK£11.7bUK£404.9m25.8x25x0.9x
Wed, 05 Jul 2023UK£10.3bUK£11.7bUK£427.8m24.2x24.1x0.9x
Fri, 02 Jun 2023UK£10.5bUK£11.7bUK£422.7m25.9x24.8x0.9x
Sun, 30 Apr 2023UK£11.0bUK£11.7bUK£420.1m25.6x26.2x0.9x
Tue, 28 Mar 2023UK£10.8bUK£12.4bUK£419.7m26x25.8x0.9x
Thu, 23 Feb 2023UK£11.5bUK£12.2bUK£426.9m27.6x26.9x0.9x
Sat, 21 Jan 2023UK£11.3bUK£12.2bUK£425.5m27.1x26.6x0.9x
Price to Earnings Ratio

26.6x


Total Market Cap: UK£11.3bTotal Earnings: UK£425.5mTotal Revenue: UK£12.2bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.8x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are relatively neutral on the British IT Consulting and Other Services industry at the moment, indicating that they anticipate long term growth rates to remain steady.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PE ratio of 25.8x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.90x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT Consulting and Other Services industry have declined 8.2% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 5.3% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Comparison

How does U.K. IT Consulting compare with similar industries?

GB Market0.19%
Tech2.12%
IT3.72%
IT Consulting3.90%
Internet Services and Infrastructure0.17%
Data Processing Services-1.98%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
SCT SoftcatUK£14.635.3%
+UK£144.3m		0.2%PE21.9x
CCC ComputacenterUK£31.623.9%
+UK£123.8m		56.2%PE20.8x
SWC Smarter WebUK£0.4924.7%
+UK£29.3m		n/aPE-293x
KNOS Kainos GroupUK£10.151.8%
+UK£20.6m		37.2%PE39.4x
NCC NCC GroupUK£1.372.1%
+UK£8.6m		-0.1%PS1.8x

Latest News

CCC
UK£31.62
Computacenter
7D
3.9%
1Y
56.2%
CLBS
UK£1.50
Celebrus Technologies
7D
11.1%
1Y
-36.8%

Celebrus Technologies plc's (LON:CLBS) Business Is Trailing The Market But Its Shares Aren't

Jan 10
Celebrus Technologies plc's (LON:CLBS) Business Is Trailing The Market But Its Shares Aren't
SCT
UK£14.63
Softcat
7D
5.3%
1Y
0.2%

SCT: Dividend Returns And Steady Outlook Will Shape Future Share Appeal

Analysts have raised their Softcat price target from £14.00 to £14.50, reflecting updated assumptions on discount rates, revenue growth, profit margins and future price-to-earnings (P/E) expectations. What's in the News Approval of a final dividend of 20.4 pence per ordinary share at the 15 December 2025 AGM.
FDM
UK£1.32
FDM Group (Holdings)
7D
3.5%
1Y
-50.2%
MTEC
UK£0.36
Made Tech Group
7D
7.4%
1Y
46.0%

Made Tech Group Plc's (LON:MTEC) Shares Leap 27% Yet They're Still Not Telling The Full Story

Jan 04
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ING
UK£1.07
Ingenta
7D
-3.6%
1Y
50.7%

Ingenta plc (LON:ING) Surges 25% Yet Its Low P/E Is No Reason For Excitement

Jan 04
Ingenta plc (LON:ING) Surges 25% Yet Its Low P/E Is No Reason For Excitement
NCC
UK£1.37
NCC Group
7D
2.1%
1Y
-0.1%
RCGH
UK£0.015
RC365 Holding
7D
-3.3%
1Y
-40.8%
KNOS
UK£10.15
Kainos Group
7D
1.8%
1Y
37.2%

Kainos Group plc's (LON:KNOS) 28% Jump Shows Its Popularity With Investors

Dec 10
Kainos Group plc's (LON:KNOS) 28% Jump Shows Its Popularity With Investors
TPX
UK£0.20
TPXimpact Holdings
7D
-6.8%
1Y
-46.1%
SWC
UK£0.49
Smarter Web
7D
24.7%
1Y
n/a
NARF
UK£0.005
Narf Industries
7D
-4.8%
1Y
0%
CLCO
UK£0.0014
CloudCoCo Group
7D
-3.6%
1Y
-12.9%