Hybrid/Remote Technical Consultant Job Trends

Technical Consultant
UK > Work from Home

The median Technical Consultant salary for remote/hybrid work is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 February 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 290 266 350
Rank change year-on-year -24 +84 +72
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Consultant 92 165 198
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.57% 1.05% 0.71%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.61% 1.10% 0.74%
Number of salaries quoted 47 73 146
10th Percentile £50,000 £36,250 £41,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +7.69% -
75th Percentile £71,875 £76,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £88,500 £86,250 £88,750
UK median annual salary £70,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +27.27% -8.33% -

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 15,206 15,008 26,623
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.67% 95.76% 95.77%
Number of salaries quoted 10,150 9,115 22,224
10th Percentile £30,780 £35,750 £33,516
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,020 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +8.70% -8.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £81,250 £75,781
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.33%

Technical Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

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

Technical Consultant job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Technical Consultant
Salary Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Salary distribution trend for remote Technical Consultant job vacancies.

Salary distribution trend for remote Technical Consultant job vacancies

Technical Consultant
Salary Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

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

For the 6 months to 14 February 2026, Technical 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 Technical Consultant in the job title.

1 21 (22.83%) DevOps
2 12 (13.04%) Azure
2 12 (13.04%) Business Strategy
3 11 (11.96%) Microsoft
4 8 (8.70%) Problem-Solving
5 7 (7.61%) AWS
5 7 (7.61%) Microsoft 365
5 7 (7.61%) ServiceNow
6 6 (6.52%) Stakeholder Management
7 5 (5.43%) Agile
7 5 (5.43%) Continuous Improvement
7 5 (5.43%) ITSM
7 5 (5.43%) Linux
7 5 (5.43%) Security Cleared
7 5 (5.43%) Technology Strategy
8 4 (4.35%) AI
8 4 (4.35%) AIOps
8 4 (4.35%) AppDynamics
8 4 (4.35%) BigPanda
8 4 (4.35%) Collaborative Culture
8 4 (4.35%) Computer Science
8 4 (4.35%) Datadog
8 4 (4.35%) Degree
8 4 (4.35%) Dynatrace
8 4 (4.35%) Enterprise Architecture
8 4 (4.35%) ITIL
8 4 (4.35%) Migration
8 4 (4.35%) Observability
8 4 (4.35%) OpenTelemetry
8 4 (4.35%) Performance Tuning

Technical 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.09%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (1.09%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 2 (2.17%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 12 (13.04%) Azure
2 7 (7.61%) AWS
2 7 (7.61%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (4.35%) Datadog
4 3 (3.26%) GCP
5 2 (2.17%) Entra ID
5 2 (2.17%) Power Platform
6 1 (1.09%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (1.09%) Copilot Studio
6 1 (1.09%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (1.09%) Microsoft Copilot
6 1 (1.09%) Power Automate
6 1 (1.09%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.17%) DHCP
1 2 (2.17%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (2.17%) BusinessObjects
1 2 (2.17%) SAP HANA
2 1 (1.09%) DB2
2 1 (1.09%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 2 (2.17%) Git
1 2 (2.17%) Jenkins
General
1 11 (11.96%) Social Skills
2 7 (7.61%) Law
3 5 (5.43%) Legal
4 4 (4.35%) Finance
5 2 (2.17%) Analytical Skills
6 1 (1.09%) Banking
6 1 (1.09%) Billing
6 1 (1.09%) Financial Institution
6 1 (1.09%) Marketing
6 1 (1.09%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (4.35%) OpenTelemetry
1 4 (4.35%) SAP Basis
2 2 (2.17%) OAuth
2 2 (2.17%) OpenID
2 2 (2.17%) SAML
2 2 (2.17%) SAP Fiori
2 2 (2.17%) SAPUI5
3 1 (1.09%) .NET
3 1 (1.09%) Oracle Fusion
3 1 (1.09%) React
3 1 (1.09%) REST
3 1 (1.09%) SOAP
3 1 (1.09%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 4 (4.35%) Cloud Native
2 3 (3.26%) Private Cloud
3 2 (2.17%) Cyberattack
3 2 (2.17%) Public Cloud
3 2 (2.17%) Replication
4 1 (1.09%) Algorithms
4 1 (1.09%) CMDB
4 1 (1.09%) Distributed Systems
4 1 (1.09%) Hedge funds
4 1 (1.09%) Low-Code
4 1 (1.09%) SWIFT Messaging Network
4 1 (1.09%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 5 (5.43%) Linux
2 3 (3.26%) Windows
3 2 (2.17%) SUSE
3 2 (2.17%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
3 2 (2.17%) Windows Server
4 1 (1.09%) AIX
4 1 (1.09%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (22.83%) DevOps
2 12 (13.04%) Business Strategy
3 8 (8.70%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (6.52%) Stakeholder Management
5 5 (5.43%) Agile
5 5 (5.43%) Continuous Improvement
5 5 (5.43%) ITSM
5 5 (5.43%) Technology Strategy
6 4 (4.35%) AI
6 4 (4.35%) AIOps
6 4 (4.35%) Collaborative Culture
6 4 (4.35%) Computer Science
6 4 (4.35%) Enterprise Architecture
6 4 (4.35%) ITIL
6 4 (4.35%) Migration
6 4 (4.35%) Observability
6 4 (4.35%) Performance Tuning
6 4 (4.35%) Service Delivery
7 3 (3.26%) Project Delivery
7 3 (3.26%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 4 (4.35%) Python
2 3 (3.26%) Java
3 2 (2.17%) C#
3 2 (2.17%) JavaScript
3 2 (2.17%) SQL
4 1 (1.09%) PL/SQL
4 1 (1.09%) PowerShell
4 1 (1.09%) R
4 1 (1.09%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (5.43%) Security Cleared
2 4 (4.35%) Degree
3 2 (2.17%) CISSP
3 2 (2.17%) GIAC
3 2 (2.17%) ISACA
3 2 (2.17%) SANS
4 1 (1.09%) Azure Certification
4 1 (1.09%) DBS Check
4 1 (1.09%) Master's Degree
4 1 (1.09%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (1.09%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (3.26%) GRC
2 2 (2.17%) NIST
3 1 (1.09%) ISO 20022
3 1 (1.09%) SEPA
System Software
1 2 (2.17%) Active Directory
1 2 (2.17%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (2.17%) Ansible
1 2 (2.17%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 11 (11.96%) Microsoft
2 7 (7.61%) ServiceNow
3 4 (4.35%) AppDynamics
3 4 (4.35%) BigPanda
3 4 (4.35%) Dynatrace
3 4 (4.35%) SAP
3 4 (4.35%) Splunk
4 3 (3.26%) Google
5 2 (2.17%) ForgeRock
5 2 (2.17%) Okta
5 2 (2.17%) Oracle
6 1 (1.09%) Red Hat