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 April 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 286 289 379
Rank change year-on-year +3 +90 +64
Permanent jobs requiring a Technical Consultant 106 112 196
As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.61% 0.85% 0.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.65% 0.91% 0.64%
Number of salaries quoted 59 75 153
10th Percentile £50,000 £47,000 £41,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £56,250 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £72,500 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -17.24% +26.09% -11.54%
75th Percentile £65,000 £86,250 £76,250
90th Percentile £85,000 £100,000 £83,250
UK median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year - +21.74% -11.54%

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 16,341 12,304 30,552
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.68% 93.64% 95.85%
Number of salaries quoted 11,731 9,044 24,777
10th Percentile £32,250 £32,199 £33,000
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,743 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.22% +6.57% -8.80%
75th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £92,500
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.00%

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 April 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 April 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 24 (22.64%) DevOps
2 14 (13.21%) Azure
3 13 (12.26%) Microsoft
4 12 (11.32%) Cybersecurity
5 9 (8.49%) Business Strategy
5 9 (8.49%) Stakeholder Management
6 8 (7.55%) Degree
6 8 (7.55%) Problem-Solving
7 7 (6.60%) Active Directory
7 7 (6.60%) AWS
7 7 (6.60%) DHCP
7 7 (6.60%) DNS
7 7 (6.60%) Entra ID
7 7 (6.60%) Linux
7 7 (6.60%) Microsoft 365
7 7 (6.60%) Okta
7 7 (6.60%) Presales
7 7 (6.60%) Security Cleared
8 6 (5.66%) Agile
8 6 (5.66%) Project Delivery
8 6 (5.66%) Roadmaps
9 5 (4.72%) Ansible
9 5 (4.72%) Application Security
9 5 (4.72%) B2C
9 5 (4.72%) CISSP
9 5 (4.72%) Coaching
9 5 (4.72%) Collaborative Working
9 5 (4.72%) Computer Science
9 5 (4.72%) Data Security
9 5 (4.72%) Docker

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 (0.94%) Microsoft Exchange
Cloud Services
1 14 (13.21%) Azure
2 7 (6.60%) AWS
2 7 (6.60%) Entra ID
2 7 (6.60%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (4.72%) GCP
4 3 (2.83%) Datadog
4 3 (2.83%) Nutanix
5 2 (1.89%) Power Platform
6 1 (0.94%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (0.94%) Dynamics 365
6 1 (0.94%) Power Automate
6 1 (0.94%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (6.60%) DHCP
1 7 (6.60%) DNS
2 2 (1.89%) VSAN
Development Applications
1 5 (4.72%) Git
1 5 (4.72%) Jenkins
General
1 11 (10.38%) Social Skills
2 8 (7.55%) Legal
3 7 (6.60%) Law
4 6 (5.66%) Finance
5 1 (0.94%) Billing
5 1 (0.94%) Marketing
5 1 (0.94%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (4.72%) OAuth
1 5 (4.72%) OpenID
1 5 (4.72%) SAML
2 3 (2.83%) OpenTelemetry
3 1 (0.94%) .NET
3 1 (0.94%) REST
3 1 (0.94%) SOAP
3 1 (0.94%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 8 (7.55%) PKI
2 5 (4.72%) Cloud Native
2 5 (4.72%) Cyberattack
3 2 (1.89%) Data Centre
3 2 (1.89%) Greenfield Project
3 2 (1.89%) Onboarding
4 1 (0.94%) Client/Server
4 1 (0.94%) Driving Licence
4 1 (0.94%) Enterprise Storage
4 1 (0.94%) Hedge funds
4 1 (0.94%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 7 (6.60%) Linux
2 4 (3.77%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (22.64%) DevOps
2 12 (11.32%) Cybersecurity
3 9 (8.49%) Business Strategy
3 9 (8.49%) Stakeholder Management
4 8 (7.55%) Problem-Solving
5 7 (6.60%) Presales
6 6 (5.66%) Agile
6 6 (5.66%) Project Delivery
6 6 (5.66%) Roadmaps
7 5 (4.72%) Application Security
7 5 (4.72%) B2C
7 5 (4.72%) Coaching
7 5 (4.72%) Computer Science
7 5 (4.72%) Data Security
7 5 (4.72%) Mathematics
7 5 (4.72%) Microservices
7 5 (4.72%) Project Management
7 5 (4.72%) RBAC
7 5 (4.72%) Strategic Roadmap
7 5 (4.72%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 3 (2.83%) SQL
2 2 (1.89%) Python
3 1 (0.94%) C#
3 1 (0.94%) JavaScript
3 1 (0.94%) PL/SQL
3 1 (0.94%) PowerShell
3 1 (0.94%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (7.55%) Degree
2 7 (6.60%) Security Cleared
3 5 (4.72%) CISSP
3 5 (4.72%) GIAC
3 5 (4.72%) ISACA
3 5 (4.72%) SANS
4 3 (2.83%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
5 2 (1.89%) VCAP
5 2 (1.89%) VCDX
6 1 (0.94%) Azure Certification
6 1 (0.94%) CCDA
6 1 (0.94%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (0.94%) DBS Check
6 1 (0.94%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (4.72%) NIST
2 2 (1.89%) PMO
System Software
1 7 (6.60%) Active Directory
2 5 (4.72%) Docker
2 5 (4.72%) VMware Infrastructure
3 4 (3.77%) VMware NSX
3 4 (3.77%) vSphere
4 2 (1.89%) vCloud
Systems Management
1 5 (4.72%) Ansible
1 5 (4.72%) Kubernetes
2 2 (1.89%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (1.89%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 13 (12.26%) Microsoft
2 7 (6.60%) Okta
3 5 (4.72%) ForgeRock
3 5 (4.72%) Google
3 5 (4.72%) VMware
4 4 (3.77%) ServiceNow
5 3 (2.83%) AppDynamics
5 3 (2.83%) BigPanda
5 3 (2.83%) Dell
5 3 (2.83%) Dynatrace
5 3 (2.83%) NetApp
5 3 (2.83%) Splunk
6 2 (1.89%) Broadcom
6 2 (1.89%) Nimble Storage
7 1 (0.94%) Cisco
7 1 (0.94%) EMC
7 1 (0.94%) Red Hat