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U.K. (FTSE) IT Consulting Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 28, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies15
  • 7D0.5%
  • 3M40.7%
  • 1Y16.8%
  • YTDn/a

Over the last 7 days, the IT Consulting industry has remained flat. The past year has been better, since the industry has gained 17% in that time. Earnings are forecast to grow by 15% annually.

Industry Valuation and Performance

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

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Sun, 28 Jun 2026UK£9.7bUK£12.0bUK£326.7m25.2x29.6x0.8x
Tue, 26 May 2026UK£9.5bUK£12.0bUK£331.0m24x28.6x0.8x
Thu, 23 Apr 2026UK£8.2bUK£12.0bUK£320.1m25.6x25.6x0.7x
Sat, 21 Mar 2026UK£7.2bUK£12.0bUK£333.4m19.6x21.5x0.6x
Mon, 16 Feb 2026UK£7.0bUK£10.4bUK£329.3m18.3x21.3x0.7x
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
Price to Earnings Ratio

24.1x


Total Market Cap: UK£10.3bTotal Earnings: UK£427.8mTotal Revenue: UK£11.7bTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. IT Consulting Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average 25.7x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British IT Consulting and Other Services industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 29.6x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of 25.7x.
  • The industry is trading close to its 3-year average PS ratio of 0.87x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the IT Consulting and Other Services industry have declined 8.6% per year over the last three years.
  • Meanwhile revenues have remained mostly flat.
  • This means that although sales have remained flat, either the cost of doing business or the level of investment back into businesses has increased, which has decreased profits.

Industry Comparison

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

GB Market1.14%
Tech-2.02%
IT0.42%
IT Consulting0.49%
Internet Services and Infrastructure-1.22%
Data Processing Services-7.04%
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£18.132.3%
+UK£78.5m		5.1%PE25.2x
CCC ComputacenterUK£42.540.2%
+UK£8.4m		77.4%PE29x
TRD Triad GroupUK£3.1510.5%
+UK£5.2m		5.0%PE32.3x
TPX TPXimpact HoldingsUK£0.701.4%
+UK£934.9k		233.3%PS0.8x

Latest News

SCT
UK£18.13
Softcat
7D
2.3%
1Y
5.1%
Narrative Update • Jun 26

SCT: Dividend Growth And Buybacks Will Support Balanced Future Returns

Analysts have adjusted their Softcat price target from £16.58 to £18.19, citing updated assumptions related to revenue growth, profit margins, the discount rate, and the stock's future P/E. What’s in the News for Softcat No recent Softcat specific news items were available from the provided sources for this period.
ING
UK£0.61
Ingenta
7D
-31.5%
1Y
-5.4%
TRD
UK£3.15
Triad Group
7D
10.5%
1Y
5.0%
CCC
UK£42.54
Computacenter
7D
0.2%
1Y
77.4%
CLBS
UK£0.76
Celebrus Technologies
7D
-3.8%
1Y
-48.6%
Narrative Update • Jun 22

CLBS: Rising AI Data Adoption Will Support Higher Long Term Margins

Analysts have kept their £1.75 price target for Celebrus Technologies unchanged, citing only small adjustments in assumptions, such as a slightly higher discount rate and modestly lower projected profit margin, that did not materially alter their valuation view. What’s in the News for Celebrus Technologies Celebrus Technologies launched Celebrus AI, a conversational analytics tool that lets business users ask natural language questions directly against real time, first party behavioral customer data.
TPX
UK£0.70
TPXimpact Holdings
7D
1.4%
1Y
233.3%
Narrative Update • Jun 17

TPX: New Justice Contract And Margin Expansion Will Support Future Upside

Analysts have raised their fair value estimate for TPXimpact Holdings to £0.93 from £0.59, citing updated assumptions for revenue growth, profit margins, a lower discount rate, and a revised future P/E framework. What’s in the News for TPXimpact Holdings TPXimpact Holdings was selected as the successful bidder for a £16 million, 2 year Product Team Bench Model Services contract with the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), following a competitive tender process.
SWC
UK£0.27
Smarter Web
7D
-6.8%
1Y
-86.5%
RCGH
UK£0.018
RC365 Holding
7D
-21.7%
1Y
63.6%
NCC
UK£1.23
NCC Group
7D
-2.1%
1Y
-13.2%
FDM
UK£1.03
FDM Group (Holdings)
7D
-0.2%
1Y
-51.4%
KNOS
UK£7.70
Kainos Group
7D
-2.8%
1Y
4.9%
CLCO
UK£0.0019
CloudCoCo Group
7D
-15.6%
1Y
-26.9%