Business Consultant Contract Job Trends

Business Consultant
UK

The median Business Consultant daily rate in the UK is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 April 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 541 484 498
Rank change year-on-year -57 +14 +123
Contract jobs requiring a Business Consultant 77 39 83
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.17% 0.13% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.14% 0.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 40 25 57
10th Percentile £434 £434 £415
25th Percentile £480 £450 £481
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £601 £550 £650
90th Percentile £653 £645 £960
UK excluding London median daily rate £579 £506 £488
% change year-on-year +14.32% +3.85% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £55.94
Median hourly rate - - £56.89
75th Percentile - - £57.83
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - - £56.89

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title 42,387 27,118 40,704
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.26% 92.63% 92.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,322 17,814 26,600
10th Percentile £313 £300 £275
25th Percentile £413 £407 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £520 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.82% -0.98% -2.78%
75th Percentile £613 £629 £638
90th Percentile £725 £738 £745
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £475 £490
% change year-on-year +2.63% -3.06% -2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,671 978 2,586
10th Percentile £15.00 £14.84 £12.86
25th Percentile £20.09 £20.00 £16.25
Median hourly rate £41.26 £31.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +30.97% -10.00% -21.40%
75th Percentile £65.25 £63.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £78.00 £75.73 £72.17
UK excluding London median hourly rate £42.38 £30.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year +41.25% -14.29% -16.97%

Business Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Business Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Business Consultant job vacancy trend in the UK

Business Consultant
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Consultant job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Consultant job vacancies in the UK

Business Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Consultant over the 6 months to 13 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Business Consultant in the UK

Business Consultant
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Consultant job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Consultant job vacancies in the UK

Business Consultant
Top 16 Contract Job Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 13 April 2026. 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
England -71 64 £525 +5.00% 38
London -27 40 £525 -4.55% 18
Work from Home -22 27 £513 -12.77% 26
UK excluding London -86 25 £579 +14.32% 22
North of England -66 8 - - 12
Midlands - 6 £625 - 1
North West -35 4 - - 9
West Midlands - 4 £625 - 1
South East -54 3 £500 +5.26% 3
East of England - 3 £475 -
Yorkshire -61 2 - - 2
East Midlands - 2 - -
North East - 2 - - 1
South West - 2 £605 - 4
Wales - 2 - - 1
Scotland - 1 £583 -

Business Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 13 April 2026, Business Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Business Consultant in the job title.

1 18 (23.38%) Business Continuity
1 18 (23.38%) ERP
2 17 (22.08%) Microsoft
3 16 (20.78%) Migration
3 16 (20.78%) SAP
4 12 (15.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 11 (14.29%) Disaster Recovery
5 11 (14.29%) User Acceptance Testing
6 10 (12.99%) AI
6 10 (12.99%) SAP S/4HANA
6 10 (12.99%) Scenario Testing
6 10 (12.99%) Stakeholder Management
7 9 (11.69%) Business Process Analysis
7 9 (11.69%) CRM
7 9 (11.69%) Data Quality
7 9 (11.69%) GAP Analysis
8 8 (10.39%) Business Intelligence
8 8 (10.39%) Dynamics 365
8 8 (10.39%) Problem-Solving
8 8 (10.39%) Workshop Facilitation
9 7 (9.09%) Microsoft Copilot
9 7 (9.09%) Power BI
9 7 (9.09%) Power Platform
9 7 (9.09%) Requirements Gathering
9 7 (9.09%) Service Management
10 6 (7.79%) Continuous Improvement
10 6 (7.79%) Data Migration
10 6 (7.79%) Degree
10 6 (7.79%) Knowledge Transfer
11 5 (6.49%) Data Modelling

Business Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 4 (5.19%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (5.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (1.30%) Chatbot
2 1 (1.30%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 10 (12.99%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (6.49%) SAP MM
3 4 (5.19%) SAP CO
3 4 (5.19%) SAP FI
3 4 (5.19%) SAP FI/CO
3 4 (5.19%) SAP PM
4 3 (3.90%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (3.90%) SAP Business One
5 2 (2.60%) NetSuite
5 2 (2.60%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (2.60%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (1.30%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (1.30%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (1.30%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (1.30%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (1.30%) SAP Hybris
6 1 (1.30%) Temenos T24
6 1 (1.30%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 8 (10.39%) Dynamics 365
2 7 (9.09%) Microsoft Copilot
2 7 (9.09%) Power Platform
3 4 (5.19%) Azure
4 2 (2.60%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (2.60%) Miro
4 2 (2.60%) Power Automate
5 1 (1.30%) Entra ID
5 1 (1.30%) Figma
5 1 (1.30%) PowerApps
5 1 (1.30%) SaaS
5 1 (1.30%) SAP Commerce Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.30%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (9.09%) Power BI
2 4 (5.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 2 (2.60%) Oracle Reports
3 2 (2.60%) Relational Database
4 1 (1.30%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (1.30%) SAP HANA
4 1 (1.30%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (1.30%) Hudson
General
1 29 (37.66%) Finance
2 17 (22.08%) Social Skills
3 7 (9.09%) Banking
4 5 (6.49%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (6.49%) International Banking
4 5 (6.49%) Manufacturing
5 4 (5.19%) Law
5 4 (5.19%) Legal
5 4 (5.19%) Retail
6 3 (3.90%) Public Sector
7 2 (2.60%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (2.60%) General Ledger
7 2 (2.60%) Marketing
7 2 (2.60%) Police
8 1 (1.30%) Billing
8 1 (1.30%) Corporate Banking
8 1 (1.30%) Digital Health
8 1 (1.30%) German Language
8 1 (1.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.30%) Retail Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.60%) JSON
1 2 (2.60%) REST
2 1 (1.30%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 13 (16.88%) Legacy Systems
2 9 (11.69%) Product Ownership
3 4 (5.19%) AI Agents
4 3 (3.90%) CMDB
5 2 (2.60%) Onboarding
5 2 (2.60%) Virtual Team
6 1 (1.30%) Data Structures
6 1 (1.30%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (1.30%) FMCG
6 1 (1.30%) LIMS
6 1 (1.30%) Marketing Technology
6 1 (1.30%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (23.38%) Business Continuity
1 18 (23.38%) ERP
2 16 (20.78%) Migration
3 12 (15.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 11 (14.29%) Disaster Recovery
4 11 (14.29%) User Acceptance Testing
5 10 (12.99%) AI
5 10 (12.99%) Scenario Testing
5 10 (12.99%) Stakeholder Management
6 9 (11.69%) Business Process Analysis
6 9 (11.69%) CRM
6 9 (11.69%) GAP Analysis
7 8 (10.39%) Business Intelligence
7 8 (10.39%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (10.39%) Workshop Facilitation
8 7 (9.09%) Requirements Gathering
8 7 (9.09%) Service Management
9 6 (7.79%) Continuous Improvement
9 6 (7.79%) Data Migration
9 6 (7.79%) Knowledge Transfer
Programming Languages
1 4 (5.19%) SQL
2 1 (1.30%) C
Qualifications
1 6 (7.79%) Degree
2 5 (6.49%) SC Cleared
2 5 (6.49%) Security Cleared
3 2 (2.60%) AAT
3 2 (2.60%) ACCA
3 2 (2.60%) CIMA
3 2 (2.60%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (2.60%) Master's Degree
4 1 (1.30%) Azure Certification
4 1 (1.30%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (11.69%) Data Quality
2 3 (3.90%) QA
3 2 (2.60%) GRC
3 2 (2.60%) PMO
4 1 (1.30%) ISO 22301
4 1 (1.30%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (1.30%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 17 (22.08%) Microsoft
2 16 (20.78%) SAP
3 3 (3.90%) Oracle
3 3 (3.90%) ServiceNow
4 1 (1.30%) Adobe
4 1 (1.30%) Ariba
4 1 (1.30%) LabWare
4 1 (1.30%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.30%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
4 1 (1.30%) Temenos