Business Consultant Job Trends in the North West

Business Consultant
England > North West

The median Business Consultant salary in the North West is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 170 195 198
Rank change year-on-year +25 +3 +102
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Consultant 16 10 5
As % of all permanent jobs in the North West 0.25% 0.20% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.29% 0.21% 0.12%
Number of salaries quoted 11 7 3
10th Percentile - - £44,750
25th Percentile £47,500 - £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% -8.70%
75th Percentile £85,000 £55,625 £56,250
90th Percentile - £71,500 -
England median annual salary £80,000 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +45.45% -12.00% -3.85%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 the North West with a recognized job title 5,478 4,660 4,269
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.98% 92.20% 95.33%
Number of salaries quoted 3,043 2,452 3,359
10th Percentile £28,250 £32,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £38,734
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.85% +4.00% -5.87%
75th Percentile £67,500 £66,113 £67,500
90th Percentile £81,250 £78,750 £80,000
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -6.50%

Business Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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 the North West.

Business Consultant job vacancy trend in the North West

Business Consultant
Salary Trend in the North West

Salary distribution trend for Business Consultant job vacancies in the North West.

Salary distribution trend for Business Consultant job vacancies in the North West

Business Consultant
Salary Histogram in the North West

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Consultant in the North West over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Consultant in the North West

Business Consultant
Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Consultant within the North West region over the 6 months to 14 January 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Manchester +30 14 £50,000 -4.76% 7
Merseyside -4 1 £85,000 +70.00%
Cheshire - 1 - - 1
Business Consultant
England

Business Consultant Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 14 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 North West region featuring Business Consultant in the job title.

1 7 (43.75%) Crystal Reports
1 7 (43.75%) SAP
1 7 (43.75%) SAP Business One
2 6 (37.50%) ERP
2 6 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (37.50%) SQL
2 6 (37.50%) Workflow
3 3 (18.75%) Business Development
3 3 (18.75%) Dynamics 365
3 3 (18.75%) Microsoft
4 2 (12.50%) Decision-Making
5 1 (6.25%) Analytics
5 1 (6.25%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (6.25%) CRM
5 1 (6.25%) Customer Service
5 1 (6.25%) Mathematics
5 1 (6.25%) Power BI
5 1 (6.25%) Power Platform
5 1 (6.25%) SAP HANA
5 1 (6.25%) Security Cleared
5 1 (6.25%) ServiceNow
5 1 (6.25%) Workshop Facilitation

Business Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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 7 (43.75%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 3 (18.75%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (6.25%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (43.75%) Crystal Reports
2 1 (6.25%) Power BI
2 1 (6.25%) SAP HANA
General
1 8 (50.00%) Finance
1 8 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (6.25%) Law
2 1 (6.25%) Marketing
2 1 (6.25%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (6.25%) Data Structures
1 1 (6.25%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (37.50%) ERP
1 6 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
1 6 (37.50%) Workflow
2 3 (18.75%) Business Development
3 2 (12.50%) Decision-Making
4 1 (6.25%) Analytics
4 1 (6.25%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (6.25%) CRM
4 1 (6.25%) Customer Service
4 1 (6.25%) Mathematics
4 1 (6.25%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 6 (37.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (6.25%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 7 (43.75%) SAP
2 3 (18.75%) Microsoft
3 1 (6.25%) ServiceNow