Hybrid/Remote Business Consultant Job Trends

Business Consultant
UK > Work from Home

The median Business Consultant salary for remote/hybrid work is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 357 392 476
Rank change year-on-year +35 +84 +182
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Consultant 17 49 13
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.11% 0.30% 0.060%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.31% 0.063%
Number of salaries quoted 13 21 10
10th Percentile £40,750 £46,250 £47,750
25th Percentile £52,500 £52,500 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £66,250 £65,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £84,000 £82,500 £69,125
UK median annual salary £80,000 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +45.45% -12.00% +8.70%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 14,192 15,786 20,712
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.70% 96.08% 95.91%
Number of salaries quoted 9,246 9,506 16,952
10th Percentile £30,000 £35,500 £35,514
25th Percentile £42,500 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,057 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -3.31% +3.43% -4.00%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,244 £78,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £98,750 £96,539
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -4.17%

Business Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Business Consultant' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Business Consultant job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Business Consultant
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Business Consultant job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Business Consultant job vacancies

Business Consultant
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Business Consultant over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Business Consultant salary histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Business Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Business 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Business Consultant in the job title.

1 7 (41.18%) Dynamics 365
1 7 (41.18%) Microsoft
2 6 (35.29%) Agile
2 6 (35.29%) Kanban
2 6 (35.29%) Project Management
2 6 (35.29%) Requirements Gathering
2 6 (35.29%) SDLC
3 4 (23.53%) Business Analysis
3 4 (23.53%) Customer Service
4 3 (17.65%) Business Development
4 3 (17.65%) Data Analysis
4 3 (17.65%) Data Modelling
4 3 (17.65%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 3 (17.65%) Lean Software Development
4 3 (17.65%) Service Management
4 3 (17.65%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (11.76%) CRM
5 2 (11.76%) Decision-Making
6 1 (5.88%) Actionable Insight
6 1 (5.88%) Analytics
6 1 (5.88%) Business Case
6 1 (5.88%) Business Intelligence
6 1 (5.88%) Crystal Reports
6 1 (5.88%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (5.88%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (5.88%) ERP
6 1 (5.88%) Mathematics
6 1 (5.88%) Power BI
6 1 (5.88%) Power Platform
6 1 (5.88%) Project Delivery

Business Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 (5.88%) Dynamics CRM
1 1 (5.88%) Dynamics NAV
1 1 (5.88%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 7 (41.18%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (5.88%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.88%) Crystal Reports
1 1 (5.88%) Power BI
1 1 (5.88%) SAP HANA
General
1 4 (23.53%) Social Skills
2 2 (11.76%) Finance
3 1 (5.88%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (5.88%) Law
3 1 (5.88%) Manufacturing
3 1 (5.88%) Marketing
3 1 (5.88%) Public Sector
3 1 (5.88%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 6 (35.29%) Product Ownership
2 1 (5.88%) Data Structures
2 1 (5.88%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (5.88%) Social Media
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (35.29%) Agile
1 6 (35.29%) Kanban
1 6 (35.29%) Project Management
1 6 (35.29%) Requirements Gathering
1 6 (35.29%) SDLC
2 4 (23.53%) Business Analysis
2 4 (23.53%) Customer Service
3 3 (17.65%) Business Development
3 3 (17.65%) Data Analysis
3 3 (17.65%) Data Modelling
3 3 (17.65%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 3 (17.65%) Lean Software Development
3 3 (17.65%) Service Management
3 3 (17.65%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (11.76%) CRM
4 2 (11.76%) Decision-Making
5 1 (5.88%) Actionable Insight
5 1 (5.88%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (5.88%) ERP
5 1 (5.88%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (5.88%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 7 (41.18%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.88%) SAP
2 1 (5.88%) ServiceNow