Consultant Jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH Options

Consultant
UK > Work from Home

The median Consultant salary for remote or hybrid work is £66,215 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 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
19 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 143 60 84
Rank change year-on-year -83 +24 +27
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 479 1,508 1,576
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 2.57% 4.45% 3.90%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.81% 4.64% 4.07%
Number of salaries quoted 402 1,064 1,199
10th Percentile £33,750 £38,750 £45,000
25th Percentile £45,313 £44,688 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £66,215 £59,000 £70,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.23% -15.71% +7.69%
75th Percentile £81,250 £75,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £87,500 £90,000
UK median annual salary £65,000 £60,000 £67,925
% change year-on-year +8.33% -11.67% +4.50%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid 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 17,023 32,526 38,767
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.43% 96.07% 95.94%
Number of salaries quoted 9,902 24,892 27,597
10th Percentile £28,500 £33,127 £36,750
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £47,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £56,000 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +2.68% -10.40% +4.17%
75th Percentile £76,250 £75,000 £81,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £93,750 £100,000
UK median annual salary £55,320 £52,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +5.37% -12.50% -

Consultant
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with remote working options which featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Consultant trend for jobs with Hybrid/Remote/WFH options

Consultant
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with remote working options citing Consultant.

Consultant salary trend for jobs with a WFH option

Consultant
Salary Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Salary distribution for jobs with remote working options citing Consultant over the 6 months to 19 May 2025.

Consultant salary histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 19 May 2025, 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 jobs with hybrid or remote work options featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 155 (32.36%) Social Skills
2 108 (22.55%) Microsoft
2 108 (22.55%) Finance
3 88 (18.37%) Problem-Solving
4 68 (14.20%) Security Cleared
5 63 (13.15%) Azure
6 60 (12.53%) ServiceNow
7 59 (12.32%) Degree
8 51 (10.65%) Analytical Skills
9 50 (10.44%) Presales
10 49 (10.23%) CRM
11 48 (10.02%) Dynamics 365
12 47 (9.81%) Requirements Gathering
12 47 (9.81%) SC Cleared
13 46 (9.60%) JavaScript
13 46 (9.60%) Stakeholder Management
14 44 (9.19%) SAP
15 42 (8.77%) SQL
15 42 (8.77%) Agile
16 40 (8.35%) Public Sector
17 38 (7.93%) ERP
17 38 (7.93%) SaaS
18 37 (7.72%) Power Platform
18 37 (7.72%) Roadmaps
19 35 (7.31%) Mentoring
20 33 (6.89%) Project Delivery
20 33 (6.89%) Presentation Skills
21 31 (6.47%) Artificial Intelligence
21 31 (6.47%) Analytics
21 31 (6.47%) Marketing

Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 12 (2.51%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.04%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (0.63%) OpenEdge
4 2 (0.42%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.21%) NetWeaver
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 15 (3.13%) Microsoft Office
2 8 (1.67%) Chatbot
3 5 (1.04%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (0.63%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.42%) Adobe Captivate
5 2 (0.42%) Adobe Creative Suite
5 2 (0.42%) Adobe Illustrator
5 2 (0.42%) Adobe XD
5 2 (0.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.21%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 26 (5.43%) Dynamics CRM
2 24 (5.01%) NetSuite
2 24 (5.01%) SAP S/4HANA
3 12 (2.51%) SAP FI
4 10 (2.09%) SAP CO
4 10 (2.09%) SAP FI/CO
5 7 (1.46%) Oracle ERP
6 6 (1.25%) Dynamics NAV
6 6 (1.25%) Oracle Payables
6 6 (1.25%) Sage 200
6 6 (1.25%) Salesforce CRM
7 5 (1.04%) Magento
7 5 (1.04%) Oracle Financials
7 5 (1.04%) Oracle Receivables
7 5 (1.04%) Shopify
8 4 (0.84%) Sage CRM
8 4 (0.84%) SAP HR
8 4 (0.84%) SAP SD
9 3 (0.63%) Oracle EBS
9 3 (0.63%) SAP HCM
Cloud Services
1 63 (13.15%) Azure
2 48 (10.02%) Dynamics 365
3 38 (7.93%) SaaS
4 37 (7.72%) Power Platform
5 26 (5.43%) AWS
6 23 (4.80%) Microsoft 365
7 15 (3.13%) GCP
7 15 (3.13%) Power Automate
8 12 (2.51%) Entra ID
9 11 (2.30%) PowerApps
10 9 (1.88%) Microsoft Purview
11 8 (1.67%) Microsoft Copilot
12 7 (1.46%) SuccessFactors
13 6 (1.25%) Azure DevOps
14 5 (1.04%) BigCommerce
14 5 (1.04%) dbt
14 5 (1.04%) OneDrive
15 4 (0.84%) Amazon S3
15 4 (0.84%) Boomi
15 4 (0.84%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.67%) Firewall
2 7 (1.46%) WAN
3 5 (1.04%) MPLS
4 4 (0.84%) LAN
4 4 (0.84%) SD-WAN
4 4 (0.84%) Wireless
5 3 (0.63%) 802.11
5 3 (0.63%) BGP
5 3 (0.63%) Cisco ISE
5 3 (0.63%) DHCP
5 3 (0.63%) DNS
5 3 (0.63%) DWDM
5 3 (0.63%) GLBP
5 3 (0.63%) IGRP
5 3 (0.63%) Internet
5 3 (0.63%) Multicast
5 3 (0.63%) OSPF
5 3 (0.63%) SSL
5 3 (0.63%) VPN
5 3 (0.63%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (3.34%) Power BI
2 10 (2.09%) SQL Server
3 8 (1.67%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (1.46%) Looker
4 7 (1.46%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 6 (1.25%) Data Lake
5 6 (1.25%) Oracle Database
6 4 (0.84%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 4 (0.84%) Tableau
7 2 (0.42%) Crystal Reports
7 2 (0.42%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.42%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 1 (0.21%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.21%) Amazon Redshift
8 1 (0.21%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.21%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.21%) Elasticsearch
8 1 (0.21%) MongoDB
8 1 (0.21%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 1 (0.21%) Sybase ASE
Development Applications
1 4 (0.84%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
1 4 (0.84%) Visual Studio
2 3 (0.63%) JIRA
3 2 (0.42%) Axure RP
3 2 (0.42%) Balsamiq
3 2 (0.42%) Git
3 2 (0.42%) MSI
4 1 (0.21%) LSMW
General
1 155 (32.36%) Social Skills
2 108 (22.55%) Finance
3 51 (10.65%) Analytical Skills
4 40 (8.35%) Public Sector
5 33 (6.89%) Presentation Skills
6 31 (6.47%) Marketing
7 28 (5.85%) Law
8 25 (5.22%) Billing
9 18 (3.76%) Manufacturing
10 15 (3.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 13 (2.71%) Retail
12 10 (2.09%) Organisational Skills
13 9 (1.88%) Documentation Skills
14 7 (1.46%) Back Office
14 7 (1.46%) Telecoms
15 6 (1.25%) Banking
15 6 (1.25%) Legal
16 4 (0.84%) Czech Language
16 4 (0.84%) Local Government
17 3 (0.63%) General Ledger
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 29 (6.05%) AngularJS
2 26 (5.43%) HTML
3 6 (1.25%) OpenTelemetry
3 6 (1.25%) SAP Fiori
4 5 (1.04%) Oracle Fusion
5 4 (0.84%) Web Services
6 3 (0.63%) 802.1X
6 3 (0.63%) CSS
6 3 (0.63%) Flash
6 3 (0.63%) JSON
6 3 (0.63%) XML
7 2 (0.42%) JDBC
7 2 (0.42%) LDAP
7 2 (0.42%) SailPoint
7 2 (0.42%) SOAP
8 1 (0.21%) .NET
8 1 (0.21%) EDI
8 1 (0.21%) EDIFACT
8 1 (0.21%) Middleware
8 1 (0.21%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 20 (4.18%) Self-Motivation
2 19 (3.97%) Onboarding
3 14 (2.92%) Management Information System
3 14 (2.92%) NHS
4 9 (1.88%) Driving Licence
5 8 (1.67%) Hackathon
6 7 (1.46%) IoT
6 7 (1.46%) Renewable Energy
6 7 (1.46%) Social Media
7 6 (1.25%) Product Ownership
8 5 (1.04%) Data Centre
8 5 (1.04%) Derivative
8 5 (1.04%) EPoS
8 5 (1.04%) Greenfield Project
8 5 (1.04%) Life Science
8 5 (1.04%) Public Cloud
9 4 (0.84%) Cloud Native
9 4 (0.84%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (0.84%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 4 (0.84%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 20 (4.18%) Windows
2 10 (2.09%) Linux
3 5 (1.04%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.84%) Unix
5 2 (0.42%) Oracle Linux
6 1 (0.21%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.21%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (18.37%) Problem-Solving
2 50 (10.44%) Presales
3 49 (10.23%) CRM
4 47 (9.81%) Requirements Gathering
5 46 (9.60%) Stakeholder Management
6 42 (8.77%) Agile
7 38 (7.93%) ERP
8 37 (7.72%) Roadmaps
9 35 (7.31%) Mentoring
10 33 (6.89%) Project Delivery
11 31 (6.47%) Analytics
11 31 (6.47%) Artificial Intelligence
12 30 (6.26%) Cybersecurity
13 29 (6.05%) Change Management
13 29 (6.05%) Customer Service
14 28 (5.85%) Service Delivery
15 26 (5.43%) Business Intelligence
15 26 (5.43%) Project Management
16 25 (5.22%) Business Development
17 24 (5.01%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 46 (9.60%) JavaScript
2 42 (8.77%) SQL
3 15 (3.13%) Python
4 13 (2.71%) C#
5 5 (1.04%) Java
5 5 (1.04%) PowerShell
6 4 (0.84%) C
6 4 (0.84%) X++
7 3 (0.63%) ABAP
7 3 (0.63%) Progress 4GL
8 2 (0.42%) C++
8 2 (0.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 2 (0.42%) PL/SQL
8 2 (0.42%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.21%) Bash
9 1 (0.21%) Go
Qualifications
1 68 (14.20%) Security Cleared
2 59 (12.32%) Degree
3 47 (9.81%) SC Cleared
4 16 (3.34%) Microsoft Certification
5 14 (2.92%) CISSP
6 11 (2.30%) CISM
7 7 (1.46%) Computer Science Degree
8 6 (1.25%) Cisco Certification
9 5 (1.04%) Azure Certification
10 4 (0.84%) DV Cleared
11 3 (0.63%) CCNA
11 3 (0.63%) CEH
11 3 (0.63%) CISA
11 3 (0.63%) HNC
11 3 (0.63%) HND
11 3 (0.63%) Master's Degree
12 2 (0.42%) (ISC)2 CCSP
12 2 (0.42%) CIMA
12 2 (0.42%) MCP
12 2 (0.42%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (1.88%) Data Quality
1 9 (1.88%) NIST
2 8 (1.67%) QA
3 7 (1.46%) GRC
3 7 (1.46%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (1.04%) GDPR
4 5 (1.04%) IFRS
4 5 (1.04%) IFRS 9
5 3 (0.63%) Accessibility
5 3 (0.63%) PMO
5 3 (0.63%) WCAG
6 2 (0.42%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (0.42%) HIPAA
6 2 (0.42%) ISO 14001
6 2 (0.42%) ISO 9001
6 2 (0.42%) ITGC
6 2 (0.42%) NCSC
6 2 (0.42%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.21%) NIST 800
System Software
1 12 (2.51%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.04%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (0.63%) Hyper-V
3 3 (0.63%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.21%) IAG
Systems Management
1 8 (1.67%) Kubernetes
2 7 (1.46%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (1.46%) Prometheus
3 6 (1.25%) Ansible
3 6 (1.25%) Terraform
4 5 (1.04%) Single Sign-On
5 4 (0.84%) Automic
6 1 (0.21%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.21%) Avamar
6 1 (0.21%) EMC NetWorker
6 1 (0.21%) Grafana
6 1 (0.21%) HP UCMDB
6 1 (0.21%) Kibana
6 1 (0.21%) logstash
6 1 (0.21%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 108 (22.55%) Microsoft
2 60 (12.53%) ServiceNow
3 44 (9.19%) SAP
4 23 (4.80%) Salesforce
5 22 (4.59%) Oracle
6 10 (2.09%) Cisco
6 10 (2.09%) Google
7 9 (1.88%) Dell
8 8 (1.67%) PayPal
9 7 (1.46%) Adobe
9 7 (1.46%) Sage
9 7 (1.46%) VMware
10 6 (1.25%) Dynatrace
11 5 (1.04%) Juniper
11 5 (1.04%) Workday
12 4 (0.84%) Broadcom
12 4 (0.84%) CyberArk
12 4 (0.84%) Fortinet
12 4 (0.84%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
13 3 (0.63%) Alteryx