Business Consultant Jobs

Business Consultant
UK

The median Business Consultant salary in the UK is £39,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 658 808 858
Rank change year-on-year +150 +50 +239
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Consultant 44 99 110
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.079% 0.095% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.087% 0.10% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 37 47 74
10th Percentile £25,000 £37,000 £37,500
25th Percentile £37,000 £48,750 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -35.00% +4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £58,750 £70,625 £71,875
90th Percentile £67,750 £80,000 £86,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £39,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -32.17% -4.17% +4.35%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

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

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 50,444 98,297 87,491
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.33% 94.81% 91.34%
Number of salaries quoted 26,384 69,991 55,965
10th Percentile £28,750 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,748 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £70,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,000 £50,000 £53,500
% change year-on-year +2.00% -6.54% +6.49%

Business Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Business Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Business Consultant in the UK

Business Consultant
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Consultant.

Salary trend for Business Consultant in the UK

Business Consultant
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Consultant over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Consultant in the UK

Business Consultant
Top 10 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 31 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +121 40 £39,000 -35.00% 73
UK excluding London +138 30 £39,000 -32.17% 36
Work from Home +109 26 £39,000 -32.17% 64
South East +78 15 £39,000 +11.43% 5
London +97 10 £60,000 -7.69% 37
North of England +28 8 £39,000 -40.00% 15
North West 0 8 £39,000 -46.21% 9
South West +99 5 £25,000 -37.11% 1
Scotland +121 1 £70,000 - 3
East of England +49 1 £75,000 +3.45% 1

Business Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Business Consultant 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 permanent job ads featuring Business Consultant in the job title.

1 19 (43.18%) Microsoft
2 13 (29.55%) Social Skills
3 9 (20.45%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (11.36%) CRM
4 5 (11.36%) Finance
4 5 (11.36%) Business Development
4 5 (11.36%) Mentoring
4 5 (11.36%) Coaching
4 5 (11.36%) Cybersecurity
5 4 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (9.09%) Degree
5 4 (9.09%) Time Management
5 4 (9.09%) Stakeholder Management
5 4 (9.09%) Service Delivery
5 4 (9.09%) ERP
5 4 (9.09%) Dynamics 365
5 4 (9.09%) Strategic Thinking
6 3 (6.82%) Workshop Facilitation
6 3 (6.82%) Decision-Making
6 3 (6.82%) Project Delivery
6 3 (6.82%) Digital Strategy
6 3 (6.82%) Business Strategy
6 3 (6.82%) Business Continuity
6 3 (6.82%) Incident Management
6 3 (6.82%) SaaS
6 3 (6.82%) ISO 22301
7 2 (4.55%) Presales
7 2 (4.55%) Fintech
7 2 (4.55%) Regulatory Compliance
7 2 (4.55%) Translating Business Requirements

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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.27%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (2.27%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (4.55%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 4 (9.09%) Dynamics 365
2 3 (6.82%) SaaS
3 1 (2.27%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.27%) SD-WAN
1 1 (2.27%) Unified Communications
1 1 (2.27%) WAN
1 1 (2.27%) Wi-Fi
General
1 13 (29.55%) Social Skills
2 5 (11.36%) Finance
3 4 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (4.55%) Banking
4 2 (4.55%) Financial Institution
4 2 (4.55%) French Language
4 2 (4.55%) Italian Language
4 2 (4.55%) Polish Language
4 2 (4.55%) Public Sector
4 2 (4.55%) Spanish Language
5 1 (2.27%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (2.27%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (2.27%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (2.27%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.27%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (20.45%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (11.36%) Business Development
2 5 (11.36%) Coaching
2 5 (11.36%) CRM
2 5 (11.36%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (11.36%) Mentoring
3 4 (9.09%) ERP
3 4 (9.09%) Service Delivery
3 4 (9.09%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (9.09%) Strategic Thinking
3 4 (9.09%) Time Management
4 3 (6.82%) Business Continuity
4 3 (6.82%) Business Strategy
4 3 (6.82%) Decision-Making
4 3 (6.82%) Digital Strategy
4 3 (6.82%) Incident Management
4 3 (6.82%) Project Delivery
4 3 (6.82%) Workshop Facilitation
5 2 (4.55%) Market Research
5 2 (4.55%) Technical Architecture
Qualifications
1 4 (9.09%) Degree
2 1 (2.27%) ACCA
2 1 (2.27%) CIMA
2 1 (2.27%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (2.27%) Six Sigma Black Belt
2 1 (2.27%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.82%) ISO 22301
Vendors
1 19 (43.18%) Microsoft
2 2 (4.55%) Salesforce