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 13 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
13 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 661 824 826
Rank change year-on-year +163 +2 +247
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Consultant 51 77 134
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.092% 0.078% 0.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% 0.082% 0.14%
Number of salaries quoted 42 38 77
10th Percentile £36,325 £31,300 £37,500
25th Percentile £37,000 £48,750 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £39,000 £58,750 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -33.62% +2.17% -4.17%
75th Percentile £62,500 £65,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £89,875 £75,375 £87,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £39,000 £57,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year -32.17% -4.17% -

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 50,162 93,945 92,753
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.62% 94.63% 91.53%
Number of salaries quoted 27,234 67,289 58,554
10th Percentile £29,750 £28,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £56,500 £52,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.62% -12.50% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £71,250 £80,627
90th Percentile £96,250 £90,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,645 £50,000 £53,000
% change year-on-year +3.29% -5.66% +6.00%

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 13 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Consultant in the UK

Business Consultant
Top 13 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 13 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 +127 49 £39,000 -32.17% 103
UK excluding London +164 37 £39,000 -32.17% 53
Work from Home +110 27 £39,000 -32.17% 94
South East +106 20 £39,000 +20.00% 15
London +97 13 £60,000 -7.69% 63
North of England +47 8 £39,000 -29.09% 26
North West +15 8 £39,000 -40.00% 19
South West +104 3 £25,000 -52.38% 3
East of England - 3 £75,000 - 2
Midlands +58 2 £37,000 -35.65% 2
West Midlands +39 1 £37,500 -34.78% 2
East Midlands +30 1 £36,500 -39.17%
Scotland - 1 £70,000 - 3

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

For the 6 months to 13 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 23 (45.10%) Microsoft
2 18 (35.29%) Social Skills
3 9 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
4 8 (15.69%) Workshop Facilitation
4 8 (15.69%) CRM
5 7 (13.73%) Finance
5 7 (13.73%) Dynamics 365
6 5 (9.80%) Translating Business Requirements
6 5 (9.80%) Cybersecurity
6 5 (9.80%) Salesforce
6 5 (9.80%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (7.84%) ERP
7 4 (7.84%) Project Management
7 4 (7.84%) Stakeholder Management
7 4 (7.84%) Business Development
7 4 (7.84%) Degree
7 4 (7.84%) Roadmaps
7 4 (7.84%) Business Strategy
7 4 (7.84%) Decision-Making
7 4 (7.84%) Strategic Thinking
7 4 (7.84%) Coaching
7 4 (7.84%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (5.88%) SaaS
8 3 (5.88%) Business Transformation
8 3 (5.88%) Mentoring
8 3 (5.88%) ISO 22301
8 3 (5.88%) Presales
8 3 (5.88%) Power BI
8 3 (5.88%) Collaborative Working
8 3 (5.88%) Power Platform

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 2 (3.92%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (3.92%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (3.92%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (3.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 2 (3.92%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (3.92%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (1.96%) NetSuite
2 1 (1.96%) Oracle Retail
Cloud Services
1 7 (13.73%) Dynamics 365
2 3 (5.88%) Power Automate
2 3 (5.88%) Power Platform
2 3 (5.88%) PowerApps
2 3 (5.88%) SaaS
3 2 (3.92%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.96%) SD-WAN
1 1 (1.96%) Unified Communications
1 1 (1.96%) WAN
1 1 (1.96%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.88%) Power BI
General
1 18 (35.29%) Social Skills
2 7 (13.73%) Finance
3 4 (7.84%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (3.92%) Banking
4 2 (3.92%) Financial Institution
4 2 (3.92%) French Language
4 2 (3.92%) Italian Language
4 2 (3.92%) Polish Language
4 2 (3.92%) Presentation Skills
4 2 (3.92%) Public Sector
4 2 (3.92%) Retail
4 2 (3.92%) Spanish Language
5 1 (1.96%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (1.96%) Manufacturing
5 1 (1.96%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 2 (3.92%) Management Information System
2 1 (1.96%) Driving Licence
2 1 (1.96%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (15.69%) CRM
2 8 (15.69%) Workshop Facilitation
3 5 (9.80%) Cybersecurity
3 5 (9.80%) Translating Business Requirements
4 4 (7.84%) Business Development
4 4 (7.84%) Business Strategy
4 4 (7.84%) Coaching
4 4 (7.84%) Decision-Making
4 4 (7.84%) ERP
4 4 (7.84%) Project Management
4 4 (7.84%) Roadmaps
4 4 (7.84%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (7.84%) Strategic Thinking
5 3 (5.88%) Agile
5 3 (5.88%) Business Continuity
5 3 (5.88%) Data Migration
5 3 (5.88%) Incident Management
5 3 (5.88%) Migration
5 3 (5.88%) Time Management
Qualifications
1 5 (9.80%) Microsoft Certification
2 4 (7.84%) Degree
3 1 (1.96%) ACCA
3 1 (1.96%) CIMA
3 1 (1.96%) Six Sigma Black Belt
3 1 (1.96%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.88%) ISO 22301
Vendors
1 23 (45.10%) Microsoft
2 5 (9.80%) Salesforce
3 1 (1.96%) Epicor
3 1 (1.96%) Oracle
3 1 (1.96%) Pegasus
3 1 (1.96%) Sage
3 1 (1.96%) SAP