Business Consultant Contracts in England

Business Consultant
UK > England

The median Business Consultant daily rate in England is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
13 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 475 558 665
Rank change year-on-year +83 +107 -102
Contract jobs requiring a Business Consultant 66 87 104
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.18% 0.18% 0.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.19% 0.19% 0.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 55 68
10th Percentile £405 £419 £418
25th Percentile £481 £461 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +4.95% +5.32%
75th Percentile £750 £625 £591
90th Percentile £1,035 £675 £712
UK median daily rate £550 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +4.76% +4.95% -3.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £55.94 £55.94 -
Median hourly rate £56.89 £56.89 -
75th Percentile £57.83 £57.83 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £56.89 £56.89 -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 33,898 46,550 67,598
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.73% 94.63% 95.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,460 33,060 48,164
10th Percentile £281 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +7.69%
75th Percentile £645 £663 £644
90th Percentile £750 £760 £743
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,436 1,372 1,874
10th Percentile £12.87 £14.50 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £15.51
Median hourly rate £37.50 £44.06 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.88% +91.54% +2.59%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.00 £48.75
90th Percentile £73.75 £77.00 £63.75
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £23.91
% change year-on-year -16.67% +88.21% +6.13%

Business Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Business Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Business Consultant in England

Business Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Business Consultant in England.

Daily rate trend for Business Consultant in England

Business Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Consultant in England over the 6 months to 13 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Business Consultant in England

Business Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Business Consultant in England.

Hourly rate trend for Business Consultant in England

Business Consultant
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Consultant within the England region over the 6 months to 13 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +76 32 £650 +13.04% 18
South East +14 11 £419 -11.84% 4
North of England +19 8 £488 -2.50% 14
South West +18 4 £550 +12.82% 1
Yorkshire +21 3 £488 +14.71% 1
North West +20 3 £488 -2.50% 13
Midlands +28 2 £594 +13.10% 13
West Midlands +20 2 £594 +13.10% 11
North East +13 2 £400 -17.95%
East of England +9 2 £550 +37.50% 3
Business Consultant
UK

Business Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 13 May 2024, Business Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring Business Consultant in the job title.

1 20 (30.30%) Social Skills
2 16 (24.24%) Security Cleared
3 15 (22.73%) Stakeholder Management
4 12 (18.18%) Business Strategy
5 11 (16.67%) Agile
6 10 (15.15%) Finance
6 10 (15.15%) SC Cleared
6 10 (15.15%) Analytical Skills
7 9 (13.64%) Public Sector
8 8 (12.12%) SAP
8 8 (12.12%) User Stories
8 8 (12.12%) German Language
9 7 (10.61%) BusinessObjects
9 7 (10.61%) Telecoms
10 6 (9.09%) Risk Management
10 6 (9.09%) Business Analysis
10 6 (9.09%) Process Improvement
10 6 (9.09%) Radio Access Network
10 6 (9.09%) Decision-Making
10 6 (9.09%) Storyboarding
10 6 (9.09%) Dynamics 365
10 6 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
11 5 (7.58%) Roadmaps
12 4 (6.06%) Impact Assessments
12 4 (6.06%) Innovative Thinking
12 4 (6.06%) Target Operating Model
12 4 (6.06%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
12 4 (6.06%) Business Transformation
12 4 (6.06%) Artificial Intelligence
12 4 (6.06%) DV Cleared

Business Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 2 (3.03%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 2 (3.03%) Aligne
1 2 (3.03%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (1.52%) Dynamics AX
2 1 (1.52%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.52%) Fidessa
2 1 (1.52%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (1.52%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 1 (1.52%) SAP MM
2 1 (1.52%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 6 (9.09%) Dynamics 365
2 2 (3.03%) Azure
3 1 (1.52%) Power Platform
3 1 (1.52%) PowerApps
3 1 (1.52%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (9.09%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (10.61%) BusinessObjects
General
1 20 (30.30%) Social Skills
2 10 (15.15%) Analytical Skills
2 10 (15.15%) Finance
3 9 (13.64%) Public Sector
4 8 (12.12%) German Language
5 7 (10.61%) Telecoms
6 2 (3.03%) Agriculture
6 2 (3.03%) Automotive
6 2 (3.03%) Manufacturing
6 2 (3.03%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (1.52%) Banking
7 1 (1.52%) Front Office
7 1 (1.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (1.52%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (1.52%) Investment Banking
7 1 (1.52%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.52%) .NET
1 1 (1.52%) J2EE
Miscellaneous
1 2 (3.03%) Management Information System
1 2 (3.03%) Product Ownership
1 2 (3.03%) Renewable Energy
1 2 (3.03%) Solar Panel
2 1 (1.52%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (1.52%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (1.52%) Taxonomies
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (22.73%) Stakeholder Management
2 12 (18.18%) Business Strategy
3 11 (16.67%) Agile
4 8 (12.12%) User Stories
5 6 (9.09%) Business Analysis
5 6 (9.09%) Decision-Making
5 6 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (9.09%) Process Improvement
5 6 (9.09%) Risk Management
5 6 (9.09%) Storyboarding
6 5 (7.58%) Roadmaps
7 4 (6.06%) Artificial Intelligence
7 4 (6.06%) Business Transformation
7 4 (6.06%) Impact Assessments
7 4 (6.06%) Innovative Thinking
7 4 (6.06%) Project Management
7 4 (6.06%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
7 4 (6.06%) Target Operating Model
8 3 (4.55%) Acceptance Criteria
8 3 (4.55%) Qualitative Analysis
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.52%) ABAP
1 1 (1.52%) Java
1 1 (1.52%) SQL
Qualifications
1 16 (24.24%) Security Cleared
2 10 (15.15%) SC Cleared
3 4 (6.06%) DV Cleared
4 2 (3.03%) Six Sigma Black Belt
4 2 (3.03%) Six Sigma Green Belt
5 1 (1.52%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (1.52%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.52%) QA
Vendors
1 8 (12.12%) SAP
2 4 (6.06%) Microsoft
3 2 (3.03%) Ariba
3 2 (3.03%) Oracle
4 1 (1.52%) Calypso
4 1 (1.52%) Charles River
4 1 (1.52%) IFS
4 1 (1.52%) ION Trading
4 1 (1.52%) Murex
4 1 (1.52%) Sage
4 1 (1.52%) ServiceNow
4 1 (1.52%) Siemens
4 1 (1.52%) Wallstreet Suite
4 1 (1.52%) Yardi