Business Consultant
UK
The median Business Consultant daily rate in the UK is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 July 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 488 | 508 | 585 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +20 | +77 | +162 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Business Consultant | 51 | 82 | 100 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.16% | 0.19% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.18% | 0.20% | 0.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 37 | 48 | 58 |
| 10th Percentile | £411 | £439 | £409 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £481 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £602 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £998 | £670 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £51.19 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £55.94 | £52.97 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £56.89 | £56.89 |
| 75th Percentile | - | £57.83 | £63.91 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £67.57 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £56.89 | £56.89 |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 | 28,823 | 40,432 | 52,711 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.00% | 93.00% | 94.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,389 | 25,993 | 36,631 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £285 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £401 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £494 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -1.20% | +4.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,297 | 2,846 | 1,533 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.85 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £16.65 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.50 | £37.50 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.33% | -12.79% | +68.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.25 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.45 | £74.00 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | - | +96.08% |
Business Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Business Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Business Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Business Consultant.
Business Consultant
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Consultant over the 6 months to 3 July 2025.
Business Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Business Consultant.
Business Consultant
Top 10 Contract 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 3 July 2025. 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 |
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| England | +28 | 34 | £540 | -1.82% | 103 |
| London | +38 | 18 | £675 | +20.00% | 35 |
| Work from Home | +9 | 14 | £525 | +7.69% | 76 |
| UK excluding London | +4 | 12 | £488 | - | 69 |
| South East | +36 | 6 | £550 | +31.34% | 14 |
| North of England | +3 | 3 | £500 | +2.56% | 22 |
| East of England | +24 | 2 | £475 | -13.64% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +4 | 2 | £494 | +1.28% | 7 |
| South West | +29 | 1 | - | - | 7 |
| North West | +4 | 1 | £500 | -3.61% | 13 |
Business Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 July 2025, 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 featuring Business Consultant in the job title.
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Business Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: