Strategy Consultant Job Trends

Strategy Consultant
UK

The median Strategy Consultant salary in the UK is £74,375 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 December 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 634 705 682
Rank change year-on-year +71 -23 +297
Permanent jobs requiring a Strategy Consultant 13 9 31
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.022% 0.016% 0.060%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.024% 0.017% 0.063%
Number of salaries quoted 10 3 23
10th Percentile £58,500 - £55,000
25th Percentile £63,438 £77,500 £75,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £74,375 £85,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +13.33%
75th Percentile £100,625 £92,500 £111,250
90th Percentile £121,250 - £115,000
UK excluding London median annual salary - £85,000 £82,500
% change year-on-year - +3.03% +17.86%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 53,639 51,608 49,016
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.46% 93.39% 95.25%
Number of salaries quoted 33,031 27,303 37,879
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,173 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £44,671 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £77,715
90th Percentile £93,750 £97,500 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Strategy Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Strategy Consultant job vacancy trend in the UK

Strategy Consultant
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Strategy Consultant job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Strategy Consultant job vacancies in the UK

Strategy Consultant
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Strategy Consultant over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Strategy Consultant in the UK

Strategy Consultant
Top 2 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Strategy Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 30 December 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 +71 13 £74,375 -12.50% 9
London +66 13 £74,375 -12.50% 6

Strategy Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, Strategy 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 featuring Strategy Consultant in the job title.

1 7 (53.85%) Agile
1 7 (53.85%) AI
1 7 (53.85%) Business Development
2 6 (46.15%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (38.46%) Mentoring
4 3 (23.08%) Agile Project Management
4 3 (23.08%) AI Transformation
4 3 (23.08%) Analytics
4 3 (23.08%) Business Analysis
4 3 (23.08%) Business Strategy
4 3 (23.08%) Cost Optimisation
4 3 (23.08%) Creative Problem-Solving
4 3 (23.08%) CRM
4 3 (23.08%) Customer-Centricity
4 3 (23.08%) Cybersecurity
4 3 (23.08%) Data Migration
4 3 (23.08%) Degree
4 3 (23.08%) Digital Strategy
4 3 (23.08%) Human-Centred Design
4 3 (23.08%) Microsoft
4 3 (23.08%) Migration
4 3 (23.08%) People Management
4 3 (23.08%) Project Management
4 3 (23.08%) Risk Management
4 3 (23.08%) Scaled Agile Framework
4 3 (23.08%) Target Operating Model
5 2 (15.38%) Actionable Insight
5 2 (15.38%) Actionable Recommendations
5 2 (15.38%) Due Diligence
5 2 (15.38%) Economics

Strategy Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (7.69%) JIRA
General
1 7 (53.85%) Finance
2 6 (46.15%) Retail
3 5 (38.46%) Social Skills
4 4 (30.77%) Law
5 3 (23.08%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (23.08%) Banking
5 3 (23.08%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (15.38%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (53.85%) Agile
1 7 (53.85%) AI
1 7 (53.85%) Business Development
2 6 (46.15%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (38.46%) Mentoring
4 3 (23.08%) Agile Project Management
4 3 (23.08%) Analytics
4 3 (23.08%) Business Analysis
4 3 (23.08%) Creative Problem-Solving
4 3 (23.08%) CRM
4 3 (23.08%) Customer-Centricity
4 3 (23.08%) Cybersecurity
4 3 (23.08%) Data Migration
4 3 (23.08%) Human-Centred Design
4 3 (23.08%) Migration
4 3 (23.08%) People Management
4 3 (23.08%) Project Management
4 3 (23.08%) Risk Management
4 3 (23.08%) Scaled Agile Framework
4 3 (23.08%) Target Operating Model
Qualifications
1 3 (23.08%) Degree
2 1 (7.69%) APMG
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (15.38%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (7.69%) P3O
Vendors
1 3 (23.08%) Microsoft
2 1 (7.69%) ServiceNow