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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedFeb 01, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies14
  • 7D0.1%
  • 3M1.9%
  • 1Y8.9%
  • YTDn/a

The IT Consulting industry has been flat over the last week, but Kainos Group has lost 4.5%. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 8.9% in that time. 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
Sun, 01 Feb 2026UK£8.3bUK£10.4bUK£329.3m21.6x25.2x0.8x
Tue, 30 Dec 2025UK£8.0bUK£10.4bUK£329.2m20.3x24.2x0.8x
Thu, 27 Nov 2025UK£7.9bUK£10.4bUK£323.5m20.2x24.5x0.8x
Sat, 25 Oct 2025UK£8.1bUK£10.4bUK£329.9m21.2x24.6x0.8x
Mon, 22 Sep 2025UK£7.5bUK£10.0bUK£319.8m16x23.5x0.8x
Wed, 20 Aug 2025UK£7.3bUK£9.1bUK£330.3m14.5x22x0.8x
Fri, 18 Jul 2025UK£7.6bUK£9.2bUK£337.5m14x22.4x0.8x
Sun, 15 Jun 2025UK£8.3bUK£9.2bUK£314.3m20.9x26.3x0.9x
Tue, 13 May 2025UK£8.3bUK£9.2bUK£330.7m19.8x25x0.9x
Thu, 10 Apr 2025UK£6.8bUK£9.2bUK£332.0m17.1x20.6x0.7x
Sat, 08 Mar 2025UK£7.5bUK£8.6bUK£335.0m20.6x22.4x0.9x
Mon, 03 Feb 2025UK£7.7bUK£8.6bUK£333.7m20.8x23x0.9x
Wed, 01 Jan 2025UK£7.6bUK£8.6bUK£338.9m25.5x22.3x0.9x
Fri, 29 Nov 2024UK£7.8bUK£8.7bUK£333.4m26.5x23.4x0.9x
Sun, 27 Oct 2024UK£8.3bUK£8.7bUK£325.6m24.2x25.4x1x
Tue, 24 Sep 2024UK£10.2bUK£9.3bUK£298.3m24.9x34.3x1.1x
Thu, 22 Aug 2024UK£11.0bUK£9.8bUK£365.8m28.5x30x1.1x
Sat, 20 Jul 2024UK£11.0bUK£9.8bUK£384.1m27.7x28.5x1.1x
Mon, 17 Jun 2024UK£11.1bUK£9.9bUK£379.7m26.6x29.3x1.1x
Wed, 15 May 2024UK£9.9bUK£9.9bUK£372.5m28.6x26.6x1x
Fri, 12 Apr 2024UK£9.8bUK£10.1bUK£352.9m28.6x27.9x1x
Sun, 10 Mar 2024UK£10.2bUK£10.4bUK£357.8m27.1x28.4x1x
Tue, 06 Feb 2024UK£10.4bUK£10.4bUK£357.8m26.3x29x1x
Thu, 04 Jan 2024UK£10.0bUK£12.4bUK£378.4m23.3x26.4x0.8x
Sat, 02 Dec 2023UK£9.7bUK£12.6bUK£384.4m21.4x25.1x0.8x
Mon, 30 Oct 2023UK£9.4bUK£12.5bUK£373.7m24.2x25.2x0.8x
Wed, 27 Sep 2023UK£10.1bUK£12.6bUK£386.4m25.8x26.2x0.8x
Fri, 25 Aug 2023UK£9.7bUK£11.7bUK£404.1m25.9x24.1x0.8x
Sun, 23 Jul 2023UK£10.6bUK£11.7bUK£400.6m25.4x26.5x0.9x
Tue, 20 Jun 2023UK£10.7bUK£11.7bUK£425.3m25.2x25.1x0.9x
Thu, 18 May 2023UK£10.7bUK£11.7bUK£419.2m25.5x25.5x0.9x
Sat, 15 Apr 2023UK£11.1bUK£11.7bUK£420.0m25.7x26.3x0.9x
Mon, 13 Mar 2023UK£11.2bUK£12.2bUK£425.9m28.4x26.2x0.9x
Wed, 08 Feb 2023UK£12.0bUK£12.2bUK£428.0m27.6x28.1x1x
Price to Earnings Ratio

28.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£12.0bTotal Earnings: UK£428.0mTotal 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 8.4% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 5.4% 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 Market0.64%
Tech-1.91%
IT0.063%
IT Consulting0.11%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-0.86%
Data Processing Services-4.68%
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£14.302.4%
+UK£57.8m		-10.8%PE21.3x
FDM FDM Group (Holdings)UK£1.6111.8%
+UK£18.6m		-31.3%PE11.4x
NCC NCC GroupUK£1.401.3%
+UK£4.4m		-1.7%PS1.8x
TRD Triad GroupUK£2.917.8%
+UK£3.7m		-18.0%PE27.7x
TPX TPXimpact HoldingsUK£0.2312.2%
+UK£2.3m		-35.2%PS0.3x

Latest News

KNOS
UK£9.00
Kainos Group
7D
-4.5%
1Y
10.0%
NCC
UK£1.40
NCC Group
7D
1.3%
1Y
-1.7%
FDM
UK£1.61
FDM Group (Holdings)
7D
11.8%
1Y
-31.3%
TPX
UK£0.23
TPXimpact Holdings
7D
12.2%
1Y
-35.2%

TPX: Higher Profit Margins Will Support A More Attractive Future P E

Analysts have trimmed their fair value estimate for TPXimpact Holdings from £0.67 to £0.59 per share as they update their assumptions for revenue growth, profit margins, discount rate and future P/E. This has led to a lower overall price target while still reflecting improved profitability expectations.
NARF
UK£0.0041
Narf Industries
7D
-13.7%
1Y
-3.5%
TRD
UK£2.91
Triad Group
7D
7.8%
1Y
-18.0%
SCT
UK£14.30
Softcat
7D
2.4%
1Y
-10.8%

SCT: Buybacks And Dividends Will Shape Future Fairly Valued Share Appeal

Analysts have nudged their price target on Softcat slightly higher to reflect modest adjustments to the discount rate, revenue growth assumptions, profit margin and future P/E expectations, indicating a marginally more constructive view on the company’s valuation drivers. What's in the News Softcat began a share repurchase program on January 8, 2026, following shareholder approval at the December 15, 2025 AGM.
CCC
UK£33.28
Computacenter
7D
-1.1%
1Y
42.6%
ING
UK£0.99
Ingenta
7D
-3.9%
1Y
40.1%
CLBS
UK£1.43
Celebrus Technologies
7D
1.8%
1Y
-37.2%

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MTEC
UK£0.38
Made Tech Group
7D
1.3%
1Y
36.9%

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Jan 04
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RCGH
UK£0.015
RC365 Holding
7D
3.6%
1Y
-19.4%
SWC
UK£0.43
Smarter Web
7D
-12.2%
1Y
n/a