Business Consultant Job Trends in Manchester

Business Consultant
North West > Manchester

The median Business Consultant salary in Manchester is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 January 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 117 150 152
Rank change year-on-year +33 +2 +94
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Consultant 14 8 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Manchester 0.48% 0.30% 0.080%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.53% 0.32% 0.084%
Number of salaries quoted 10 5 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £47,500 £50,000 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -8.70%
75th Percentile £80,313 £57,500 £56,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £78,500 -
North West median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -8.70%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Manchester with a recognized job title 2,627 2,507 2,388
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 89.35% 93.79% 94.99%
Number of salaries quoted 1,719 1,213 1,927
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,000 £32,092
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -3.51%
75th Percentile £72,500 £72,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £86,250 £84,056
North West median annual salary £50,000 £51,667 £50,000
% change year-on-year -3.23% +3.33% -4.76%

Business Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Business Consultant job vacancy trend in Manchester

Business Consultant
Salary Trend in Manchester

Salary distribution trend for Business Consultant job vacancies in Manchester.

Salary distribution trend for Business Consultant job vacancies in Manchester

Business Consultant
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Consultant in Manchester over the 6 months to 15 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Consultant in Manchester

Business Consultant Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 15 January 2026, Business Consultant 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 permanent job ads across the Manchester region featuring Business Consultant in the job title.

1 6 (42.86%) Crystal Reports
1 6 (42.86%) ERP
1 6 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
1 6 (42.86%) SAP
1 6 (42.86%) SAP Business One
1 6 (42.86%) SQL
1 6 (42.86%) Workflow
2 3 (21.43%) Business Development
2 3 (21.43%) Dynamics 365
2 3 (21.43%) Microsoft
3 1 (7.14%) CRM
3 1 (7.14%) Customer Service
3 1 (7.14%) Decision-Making
3 1 (7.14%) Mathematics
3 1 (7.14%) Security Cleared
3 1 (7.14%) ServiceNow
3 1 (7.14%) Workshop Facilitation

Business Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Business Applications
1 6 (42.86%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 3 (21.43%) Dynamics 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (42.86%) Crystal Reports
General
1 7 (50.00%) Finance
1 7 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (7.14%) Law
2 1 (7.14%) Marketing
2 1 (7.14%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (7.14%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (42.86%) ERP
1 6 (42.86%) Problem-Solving
1 6 (42.86%) Workflow
2 3 (21.43%) Business Development
3 1 (7.14%) CRM
3 1 (7.14%) Customer Service
3 1 (7.14%) Decision-Making
3 1 (7.14%) Mathematics
3 1 (7.14%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 6 (42.86%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (7.14%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 6 (42.86%) SAP
2 3 (21.43%) Microsoft
3 1 (7.14%) ServiceNow