Business Consultant
UK
The median Business Consultant daily rate in the UK is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 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 10 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 501 | 605 | 711 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +104 | +106 | -109 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Business Consultant | 81 | 98 | 128 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.19% | 0.17% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.20% | 0.18% | 0.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 55 | 59 | 86 |
| 10th Percentile | £425 | £415 | £406 |
| 25th Percentile | £481 | £461 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £525 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +5.00% | -3.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £656 | £625 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £965 | £680 | £696 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | - | +2.56% |
| 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 excluding London median hourly rate | £56.89 | £56.89 | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 39,888 | 54,783 | 83,316 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.76% | 94.63% | 95.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,953 | 38,247 | 58,493 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,674 | 1,534 | 2,048 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.34 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.02% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
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 10 May 2024.
Business Consultant
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Business Consultant.
Business Consultant
Top 16 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 10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +74 | 66 | £550 | +4.76% | 63 |
| Work from Home | +108 | 39 | £488 | -7.14% | 46 |
| UK excluding London | +51 | 33 | £488 | -2.50% | 54 |
| London | +81 | 32 | £650 | +13.04% | 18 |
| South East | +18 | 11 | £419 | -11.84% | 5 |
| North of England | +31 | 8 | £488 | -2.50% | 17 |
| South West | +19 | 4 | £550 | +12.82% | 2 |
| Scotland | +39 | 3 | £506 | +7.14% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | +20 | 3 | £488 | +14.71% | 2 |
| North West | +19 | 3 | £488 | -2.50% | 15 |
| Midlands | +21 | 2 | £594 | +13.10% | 13 |
| North East | +16 | 2 | £400 | -17.95% | |
| East of England | +16 | 2 | £550 | +37.50% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +15 | 2 | £594 | +13.10% | 10 |
| Wales | - | 2 | £469 | - | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £488 | - | 1 |
Business Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 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 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: