How to hire an information systems consultant

How to hire an information systems consultant, step by step

Here's a step-by-step information systems consultant hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an information systems consultant job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new information systems consultant
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your information systems consultant job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find an information systems consultant for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

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   An information systems consultant's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, information systems consultants from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list presents information systems consultant salaries for various positions.

   Type of Information Systems Consultant	Description	Hourly rate
   Information Systems Consultant	Computer systems analysts study an organization’s current computer systems and procedures and design information systems solutions to help the organization operate more efficiently and effectively. They bring business and information technology (IT) together by understanding the needs and limitations of both.	$35-60
   Consultant/Team Lead	Consultant team leads analyze background documentation, project documents, financial reports, etc., to prepare an initial report about the projects they are working on. They gather data through interviews, research, and surveys to design proposals meant to create an inclusive environment for everyone... Show more	$34-62
   Systems Manager	A systems manager is responsible for monitoring the operations of the information technology department, evaluating staff performance, developing strategic procedures to maximize productivity, and identifying business opportunities that would generate more revenues and profitability for the company. Systems managers inspect company networks to ensure the efficiency of the technology systems, conducting regular diagnostic tests, and installing upgrades to boost optimization... Show more	$36-73

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Data Analysis
   • Cycle Management
   • Business Process
   • Project Management
   • Data Warehouse
   • SQL Server
   • ERP
   • Management System
   • Software Applications
   • C++
   • Payroll
   • Unix
   • DB2
   • CMS

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   Responsibilities:

   • Create proposals and lead a team of 15 consultants to train and coach new ERP team members.
   • Implement GE Centricity EMR software on a VMware virtual server network and manage all hardware and software.
   • Manage and complete VMWare migration project with iSLA savings of $258K in '08 and $941K in '09.
   • Collaborate with customer on defect prioritization and manage resource allocation during system test and UAT.
   • Support and enhance replacement tracking system on mainframe in COBOLII, DB2.
   • Identify, troubleshoot, and analyze computer relate issues.

   More information systems consultant duties

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your information systems consultant job description helps attract top candidates to the position. An information systems consultant salary can be affected by several factors, such as geography, experience, seniority, certifications, and the prestige of the hiring company.

   For example, the average salary for an information systems consultant in Hawaii may be lower than in Rhode Island, and an entry-level information systems consultant usually earns less than a senior-level information systems consultant. Additionally, an information systems consultant with certifications may command a higher salary, and working for a well-known company or start-up may also impact an employee's pay.

   Average information systems consultant salary

   $97,215yearly

   $46.74 hourly rate

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   Entry-level information systems consultant salary

   $74,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 16, 2025

   Average information systems consultant salary by state

   Rank	State	Avg. salary	Hourly rate
   1	Rhode Island	$111,331	$54
   2	Washington	$106,735	$51
   3	Massachusetts	$106,372	$51
   4	California	$106,007	$51
   5	Utah	$102,649	$49
   6	Connecticut	$101,115	$49
   7	Delaware	$99,740	$48
   8	Maryland	$99,677	$48
   9	Arizona	$99,242	$48
   10	New York	$97,868	$47
   11	Indiana	$97,232	$47
   12	Texas	$94,281	$45
   13	Pennsylvania	$92,025	$44
   14	Illinois	$90,500	$44
   15	Wisconsin	$89,688	$43
   16	South Carolina	$88,400	$43
   17	North Carolina	$87,775	$42
   18	Georgia	$86,815	$42
   19	Virginia	$85,592	$41
   20	Missouri	$84,546	$41

   Average information systems consultant salary by company

   Company

   Rank	Company	Average salary	Hourly rate	Job openings
   1	Dell	$117,168	$56.33	6
   2	CVS Health	$116,407	$55.96	79
   3	Occidental Petroleum	$110,387	$53.07
   4	Unisys	$110,110	$52.94	5
   5	Daugherty Business Solutions	$108,710	$52.26
   6	Booz Allen Hamilton	$107,646	$51.75	193
   7	Procare Pharmacy, L.L.C.	$107,329	$51.60
   8	VEDICSOFT	$104,547	$50.26
   9	PTC	$103,495	$49.76	3
   10	SysLogic	$102,884	$49.46
   11	Orpine	$102,025	$49.05
   12	3M Company	$100,144	$48.15	14
   13	Verizon Data Services Inc	$99,886	$48.02
   14	Cigna	$97,207	$46.73	15
   15	Lucid Hearing	$95,581	$45.95	2
   16	Netcom Technologies	$94,808	$45.58
   17	RDA	$94,656	$45.51
   18	MetLife	$94,500	$45.43	9
   19	MassMutual	$93,537	$44.97	15
   20	Bank of America	$92,116	$44.29	25

4. Writing an information systems consultant job description

   A job description for an information systems consultant role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's an information systems consultant job description:

   Information systems consultant job description example

   Job Title: eDiscovery Operations Consultant
   
   JOB TITLE: Information Risk Consultant
   JOB LOCATION: Springfield, MA Hybrid (2 days onsite, 3 days remote)
   WAGE RANGE*: 40-50/hr.
   
   Job Description: The eDiscovery program within the Data Purpose and Protection (DPP) team provides key support to its stakeholders through its eDiscovery expertise, processes, and technologies. The program's processes are developed by leveraging the industry's eDiscovery Reference Model (EDRM) framework and staying appraised of best practices and case studies. The DPP team is seeking an eDiscovery operations consultant to help address the current eDiscovery operational backlog. Additionally, this position's primary job duties will be in supporting the development and execution of processes and practices relevant to the preservation, collection, processing, review, and production of electronically stored information (Client).
   
   Examples of this include the following:
   Inventory control: picking up physical devices (e.g., laptops, desktops, phones), assigning and completing chain of custody forms, and updating team tracking systems.
   Data preservation: collecting data from its sources (e.g., physical devices, network shares, collaboration tools) using the team's forensic software (EnCase) and storing it in the evidence repository.
   Data collection: collection of data as requested by legal. This is an important process as it is critical to not over or under collect the data. Collection may involve retrieving data from the evidence repository or requests such as collecting from a custodian's data source (e.g., laptop, M365, Slack).
   
   Preferred Skills:
   1-3 years of relevant technical experience with collections of PC and Apple
   
   Equal Opportunity Employer Veterans/Disabled
   
   * While an hourly range is posted for this position, an eventual hourly rate is determined by a comprehensive salary analysis which considers multiple factors including but not limited to: job-related knowledge, skills and qualifications, education and experience as compared to others in the organization doing substantially similar work, if applicable, and market and business considerations. Benefits offered include medical, dental and vision benefits; dependent care flexible spending account; 401(k) plan; voluntary life/short term disability/whole life/term life/accident and critical illness coverage; employee assistance program; sick leave in accordance with regulation. Benefits may be subject to generally applicable eligibility, waiting period, contribution, and other requirements and conditions.

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find information systems consultants for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   To find information systems consultant candidates, you can consider the following options:

   • Post your job opening on Zippia or other job search websites.
   • Use niche websites that focus on engineering and technology jobs, such as dice, engineering.com, stack overflow, it job pro.
   • Post your job on free job posting websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit information systems consultants, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   If your interviews with information systems consultant applicants aren't enough to make a decision, you should also consider including a test project. These are often the best, most straightforward, and least bias-prone ways of determining who will likely succeed in the role. If you don't know how to design an appropriate test, you can ask someone else on the team to create it or take a look at these websites to get a few ideas:

   • TestDome
   • CodeSignal
   • Testlify
   • BarRaiser
   • Coderbyte

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new information systems consultant

   Once you've selected the best information systems consultant candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new information systems consultant. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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