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 14 March 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 560 491 511
Rank change year-on-year -69 +20 +130
Contract jobs requiring a Business Consultant 66 33 86
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.15% 0.11% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.17% 0.12% 0.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 33 20 61
10th Percentile £417 £431 £400
25th Percentile £463 £448 £481
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £575
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -13.04% +9.52%
75th Percentile £608 £638 £663
90th Percentile £648 £655 £950
UK excluding London median daily rate £583 £500 £488
% change year-on-year +16.50% +2.56% -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 39,662 27,424 41,343
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.89% 92.92% 92.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,771 17,715 27,123
10th Percentile £313 £296 £270
25th Percentile £410 £406 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.40%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £721 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £480 £475 £487
% change year-on-year +1.05% -2.46% -2.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,471 874 2,496
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.36 £12.96
25th Percentile £19.00 £21.24 £16.25
Median hourly rate £35.00 £33.06 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% +1.71% -23.53%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £59.44
90th Percentile £75.79 £77.50 £71.25
UK excluding London median hourly rate £35.00 £32.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year +7.69% - -19.90%

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 14 March 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 14 March 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 -65 53 £533 +6.50% 54
London -38 32 £533 +1.43% 22
UK excluding London -65 24 £583 +16.50% 38
Work from Home -21 22 £500 -20.00% 32
North of England -64 7 - - 16
Midlands - 6 £625 - 3
West Midlands - 4 £625 - 2
North West -32 3 - - 9
Scotland - 3 £583 - 1
South East -56 2 £438 -7.89% 11
Yorkshire -57 2 - - 4
East Midlands - 2 £500 - 1
North East - 2 - - 4
South West - 2 £605 - 6
Wales - 2 - -
East of England - 2 £475 - 2

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

For the 6 months to 14 March 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 20 (30.30%) ERP
2 18 (27.27%) Migration
3 17 (25.76%) Microsoft
4 13 (19.70%) SAP
5 12 (18.18%) Business Continuity
6 11 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 11 (16.67%) User Acceptance Testing
7 10 (15.15%) Problem-Solving
7 10 (15.15%) SAP S/4HANA
7 10 (15.15%) Scenario Testing
7 10 (15.15%) Stakeholder Management
8 9 (13.64%) AI
8 9 (13.64%) Business Process Analysis
8 9 (13.64%) Data Quality
8 9 (13.64%) GAP Analysis
9 8 (12.12%) CRM
9 8 (12.12%) Data Migration
9 8 (12.12%) Dynamics 365
9 8 (12.12%) Knowledge Transfer
9 8 (12.12%) Requirements Gathering
9 8 (12.12%) Workshop Facilitation
10 7 (10.61%) Data Modelling
10 7 (10.61%) Microsoft Copilot
10 7 (10.61%) Service Management
11 6 (9.09%) Business Analysis
11 6 (9.09%) Business Intelligence
12 5 (7.58%) Continuous Improvement
12 5 (7.58%) Disaster Recovery
12 5 (7.58%) Incident Response
12 5 (7.58%) ITIL

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 (6.06%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (6.06%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (1.52%) Chatbot
2 1 (1.52%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 10 (15.15%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (7.58%) SAP MM
3 4 (6.06%) SAP CO
3 4 (6.06%) SAP FI
3 4 (6.06%) SAP FI/CO
3 4 (6.06%) SAP PM
4 3 (4.55%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (1.52%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (1.52%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (1.52%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (1.52%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (1.52%) SAP Business One
5 1 (1.52%) SAP Hybris
5 1 (1.52%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 8 (12.12%) Dynamics 365
2 7 (10.61%) Microsoft Copilot
3 5 (7.58%) Power Platform
4 3 (4.55%) Azure
5 2 (3.03%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (3.03%) Miro
5 2 (3.03%) Power Automate
6 1 (1.52%) Entra ID
6 1 (1.52%) Figma
6 1 (1.52%) PowerApps
6 1 (1.52%) SaaS
6 1 (1.52%) SAP Commerce Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.52%) HTTPS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (7.58%) Power BI
2 4 (6.06%) SQL Server Reporting Services
3 1 (1.52%) BusinessObjects
General
1 27 (40.91%) Finance
2 17 (25.76%) Social Skills
3 7 (10.61%) Manufacturing
4 6 (9.09%) Banking
5 5 (7.58%) International Banking
6 4 (6.06%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (6.06%) Law
6 4 (6.06%) Legal
6 4 (6.06%) Retail
7 3 (4.55%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (4.55%) Public Sector
8 2 (3.03%) Marketing
8 2 (3.03%) Police
9 1 (1.52%) Billing
9 1 (1.52%) Digital Health
9 1 (1.52%) General Ledger
9 1 (1.52%) German Language
9 1 (1.52%) Pharmaceutical
9 1 (1.52%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (1.52%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 13 (19.70%) Legacy Systems
2 8 (12.12%) Product Ownership
3 4 (6.06%) AI Agents
4 2 (3.03%) CMDB
4 2 (3.03%) Onboarding
4 2 (3.03%) Virtual Team
5 1 (1.52%) Data Structures
5 1 (1.52%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (1.52%) LIMS
5 1 (1.52%) Marketing Technology
5 1 (1.52%) Public Cloud
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (30.30%) ERP
2 18 (27.27%) Migration
3 12 (18.18%) Business Continuity
4 11 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 11 (16.67%) User Acceptance Testing
5 10 (15.15%) Problem-Solving
5 10 (15.15%) Scenario Testing
5 10 (15.15%) Stakeholder Management
6 9 (13.64%) AI
6 9 (13.64%) Business Process Analysis
6 9 (13.64%) GAP Analysis
7 8 (12.12%) CRM
7 8 (12.12%) Data Migration
7 8 (12.12%) Knowledge Transfer
7 8 (12.12%) Requirements Gathering
7 8 (12.12%) Workshop Facilitation
8 7 (10.61%) Data Modelling
8 7 (10.61%) Service Management
9 6 (9.09%) Business Analysis
9 6 (9.09%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.52%) C
1 1 (1.52%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (6.06%) Degree
1 4 (6.06%) SC Cleared
1 4 (6.06%) Security Cleared
2 2 (3.03%) AAT
2 2 (3.03%) ACCA
2 2 (3.03%) CIMA
2 2 (3.03%) Master's Degree
3 1 (1.52%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (13.64%) Data Quality
2 5 (7.58%) QA
3 2 (3.03%) GRC
3 2 (3.03%) PMO
4 1 (1.52%) ISO 22301
4 1 (1.52%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (1.52%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 17 (25.76%) Microsoft
2 13 (19.70%) SAP
3 3 (4.55%) ServiceNow
4 1 (1.52%) Adobe
4 1 (1.52%) Ariba
4 1 (1.52%) LabWare
4 1 (1.52%) Oracle
4 1 (1.52%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.52%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud