Management Consultant Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Management Consultant
UK > UK excluding London

The median Management Consultant salary in the UK excluding London is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 502 556 556
Rank change year-on-year +54 0 +162
Permanent jobs requiring a Management Consultant 4 16 11
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK excluding London 0.009% 0.045% 0.032%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.010% 0.048% 0.033%
Number of salaries quoted 1 7 8
10th Percentile - £63,750 £42,500
25th Percentile £52,500 £73,125 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £75,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -26.67% +11.11% +28.57%
75th Percentile £57,500 £106,250 £73,750
90th Percentile - £118,750 £82,750
UK median annual salary £75,000 £75,000 £95,000
% change year-on-year - -21.05% +46.15%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 38,179 33,328 33,027
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.48% 92.91% 95.32%
Number of salaries quoted 23,318 16,178 25,075
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £36,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -5.66%
75th Percentile £65,000 £68,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £82,500 £78,750
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Management Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Management Consultant' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Management Consultant job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Management Consultant
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution trend for Management Consultant job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Salary distribution trend for Management Consultant job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Management Consultant
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Management Consultant within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 13 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
North of England +25 2 - -
South East +22 2 £55,000 -26.67% 7
Yorkshire - 2 - -
Management Consultant
UK

Management Consultant Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Management 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 UK excluding London region featuring Management Consultant in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) SAP
2 2 (50.00%) SAP Implementation
3 1 (25.00%) Business Case
3 1 (25.00%) Data Management
3 1 (25.00%) IT Strategy
3 1 (25.00%) Quantitative Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (25.00%) SAP TM
3 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Technology Strategy

Management Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 1 (25.00%) SAP S/4HANA
General
1 2 (50.00%) Retail
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) SAP TM
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) SAP Implementation
2 1 (25.00%) Business Case
2 1 (25.00%) Data Management
2 1 (25.00%) IT Strategy
2 1 (25.00%) Quantitative Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) Technology Strategy
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 3 (75.00%) SAP