Business Consultant
UK

The median Business Consultant salary in the UK is £57,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 815 859 1059
Rank change year-on-year +44 +200 -266
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Consultant 79 134 153
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.080% 0.13% 0.099%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.085% 0.14% 0.10%
Number of salaries quoted 40 79 112
10th Percentile £32,100 £37,500 £45,000
25th Percentile £46,625 £50,625 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - -4.17% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £76,875 £75,625
90th Percentile £72,750 £90,250 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -4.17% +4.35% +4.55%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 92,901 95,961 148,050
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.57% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 66,751 60,281 85,224
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,686 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.19% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,495
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.26%

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 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Business Consultant in the UK

Business Consultant
Top 12 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 26 April 2024. 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 +104 76 £57,500 - 59
UK excluding London +34 58 £57,500 -4.17% 44
Work from Home +93 34 £57,500 +4.55% 45
South West -9 18 £52,500 -20.75%
London +97 17 £60,000 +4.35% 25
Midlands +15 16 £58,750 -12.96% 9
South East +41 13 £32,500 -56.67% 5
North of England +50 11 £52,500 -4.55% 16
West Midlands +35 11 £57,500 -23.33% 8
Yorkshire +102 7 £52,500 +66.67% 1
East Midlands -17 5 £60,000 -7.69% 1
North West +8 4 £58,750 +2.17% 15

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

For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, 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 32 (40.51%) Finance
1 32 (40.51%) Social Skills
2 24 (30.38%) Microsoft
3 20 (25.32%) Degree
3 20 (25.32%) Security Cleared
4 18 (22.78%) Dynamics 365
5 17 (21.52%) Presales
6 15 (18.99%) Actionable Insight
6 15 (18.99%) Problem-Solving
6 15 (18.99%) Power Platform
6 15 (18.99%) SQL
7 14 (17.72%) Power BI
8 11 (13.92%) Business Intelligence
8 11 (13.92%) Agile
8 11 (13.92%) DV Cleared
8 11 (13.92%) Analytics
8 11 (13.92%) Business Development
8 11 (13.92%) Retail
9 10 (12.66%) Economics
9 10 (12.66%) SQL Server
9 10 (12.66%) IT Strategy
9 10 (12.66%) Customer Service
10 9 (11.39%) Project Management
10 9 (11.39%) Artificial Intelligence
11 8 (10.13%) Machine Learning
11 8 (10.13%) Azure
11 8 (10.13%) ERP
11 8 (10.13%) Microsoft Office
11 8 (10.13%) Manufacturing
11 8 (10.13%) Analytical Skills

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 (1.27%) IIS
Applications
1 8 (10.13%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (7.59%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (3.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (1.27%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (7.59%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (2.53%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 18 (22.78%) Dynamics 365
2 15 (18.99%) Power Platform
3 8 (10.13%) Azure
4 6 (7.59%) PowerApps
5 5 (6.33%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (6.33%) SaaS
6 2 (2.53%) Power Automate
7 1 (1.27%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.27%) Firewall
1 1 (1.27%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (17.72%) Power BI
2 10 (12.66%) SQL Server
3 4 (5.06%) BusinessObjects
3 4 (5.06%) GIS
3 4 (5.06%) OLAP
3 4 (5.06%) OLAP Cube
3 4 (5.06%) Oracle OLAP
3 4 (5.06%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (1.27%) Crystal Reports
4 1 (1.27%) Relational Database
4 1 (1.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (1.27%) Hudson
1 1 (1.27%) JIRA
General
1 32 (40.51%) Finance
1 32 (40.51%) Social Skills
2 11 (13.92%) Retail
3 8 (10.13%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (10.13%) Manufacturing
4 6 (7.59%) Law
4 6 (7.59%) Organisational Skills
5 5 (6.33%) Aerospace
5 5 (6.33%) Public Sector
5 5 (6.33%) Telecoms
6 4 (5.06%) Back Office
6 4 (5.06%) Banking
6 4 (5.06%) Retail Finance
7 3 (3.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (1.27%) Automotive
8 1 (1.27%) Financial Institution
8 1 (1.27%) Marketing
8 1 (1.27%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.53%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 5 (6.33%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (5.06%) Credit Risk
3 3 (3.80%) Mobile App
4 2 (2.53%) Driving Licence
4 2 (2.53%) Legacy Systems
4 2 (2.53%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.27%) FMCG
5 1 (1.27%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 1 (1.27%) PKI
5 1 (1.27%) PlayStation
Operating Systems
1 6 (7.59%) Windows
2 5 (6.33%) Windows Server
3 4 (5.06%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (21.52%) Presales
2 15 (18.99%) Actionable Insight
2 15 (18.99%) Problem-Solving
3 11 (13.92%) Agile
3 11 (13.92%) Analytics
3 11 (13.92%) Business Development
3 11 (13.92%) Business Intelligence
4 10 (12.66%) Customer Service
4 10 (12.66%) Economics
4 10 (12.66%) IT Strategy
5 9 (11.39%) Artificial Intelligence
5 9 (11.39%) Project Management
6 8 (10.13%) ERP
6 8 (10.13%) Machine Learning
7 7 (8.86%) Workshop Facilitation
8 6 (7.59%) Business Analysis
8 6 (7.59%) Collaborative Working
8 6 (7.59%) DevOps
9 5 (6.33%) Continuous Improvement
9 5 (6.33%) Remote Sensing
Programming Languages
1 15 (18.99%) SQL
Qualifications
1 20 (25.32%) Degree
1 20 (25.32%) Security Cleared
2 11 (13.92%) DV Cleared
3 6 (7.59%) SC Cleared
4 3 (3.80%) DBS Check
5 2 (2.53%) APMP
5 2 (2.53%) Microsoft Certification
5 2 (2.53%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 1 (1.27%) APMG
6 1 (1.27%) CISM
6 1 (1.27%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (5.06%) PMO
2 3 (3.80%) Accessibility
3 1 (1.27%) GDPR
Vendors
1 24 (30.38%) Microsoft
2 7 (8.86%) SAP
3 4 (5.06%) Cognos
3 4 (5.06%) IBM
3 4 (5.06%) Oracle
4 2 (2.53%) ServiceNow