Business Consultant
UK

The median Business Consultant salary in the UK is £58,750 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 15 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
15 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 816 850 1082
Rank change year-on-year +34 +232 -250
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Consultant 79 127 151
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.080% 0.13% 0.094%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.084% 0.14% 0.098%
Number of salaries quoted 40 76 107
10th Percentile £32,100 £37,500 £45,000
25th Percentile £46,875 £50,938 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.17% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £65,938 £75,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £75,500 £88,125 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -4.17% - +9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 93,908 91,208 153,609
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.68% 91.47% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 67,161 57,434 84,375
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,521
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £80,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,950
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,173
% change year-on-year -5.66% +5.64% +5.63%

Business Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Business Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Business Consultant in the UK

Business Consultant
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Consultant.

Salary trend for Business Consultant in the UK

Business Consultant
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Consultant over the 6 months to 15 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Business Consultant in the UK

Business Consultant
Top 13 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 15 May 2024. 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 +54 76 £57,500 - 49
UK excluding London +6 59 £57,500 -4.17% 32
Work from Home +68 33 £57,500 +4.55% 42
South West -12 17 £39,750 -40.00% 3
London +79 16 £65,000 +13.04% 16
Midlands +3 16 £57,500 -14.81% 6
South East +16 13 £32,500 -56.67% 4
North of England +47 12 £57,500 +2.22% 12
West Midlands +26 11 £57,500 -23.33% 5
Yorkshire +94 6 £47,500 +50.79%
North West +6 6 £65,000 +10.64% 12
East Midlands -17 5 £60,000 -7.69% 1
East of England - 1 £72,500 - 3

Business Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 15 May 2024, Business 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 job ads featuring Business Consultant in the job title.

1 32 (40.51%) Social Skills
2 30 (37.97%) Finance
3 24 (30.38%) Microsoft
4 21 (26.58%) Degree
4 21 (26.58%) Security Cleared
5 17 (21.52%) Presales
6 16 (20.25%) Dynamics 365
7 15 (18.99%) Actionable Insight
8 14 (17.72%) Power BI
8 14 (17.72%) Power Platform
8 14 (17.72%) SQL
9 13 (16.46%) Problem-Solving
10 12 (15.19%) Business Development
11 11 (13.92%) Retail
11 11 (13.92%) Analytics
11 11 (13.92%) Business Intelligence
12 10 (12.66%) SQL Server
12 10 (12.66%) DV Cleared
12 10 (12.66%) Economics
12 10 (12.66%) IT Strategy
13 9 (11.39%) Customer Service
13 9 (11.39%) Artificial Intelligence
13 9 (11.39%) ERP
13 9 (11.39%) Agile
14 8 (10.13%) Project Management
14 8 (10.13%) Azure
14 8 (10.13%) Machine Learning
15 7 (8.86%) Workshop Facilitation
15 7 (8.86%) Public Sector
15 7 (8.86%) Analytical Skills

Business Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 1 (1.27%) IIS
Applications
1 7 (8.86%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (7.59%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (3.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (1.27%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 6 (7.59%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (2.53%) SAP Business One
Cloud Services
1 16 (20.25%) Dynamics 365
2 14 (17.72%) Power Platform
3 8 (10.13%) Azure
4 6 (7.59%) PowerApps
5 5 (6.33%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (6.33%) SaaS
6 2 (2.53%) Power Automate
7 1 (1.27%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.27%) Firewall
1 1 (1.27%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (17.72%) Power BI
2 10 (12.66%) SQL Server
3 4 (5.06%) BusinessObjects
3 4 (5.06%) GIS
3 4 (5.06%) OLAP
3 4 (5.06%) OLAP Cube
3 4 (5.06%) Oracle OLAP
3 4 (5.06%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (1.27%) Crystal Reports
4 1 (1.27%) Relational Database
4 1 (1.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (1.27%) Hudson
General
1 32 (40.51%) Social Skills
2 30 (37.97%) Finance
3 11 (13.92%) Retail
4 7 (8.86%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (8.86%) Manufacturing
4 7 (8.86%) Public Sector
5 6 (7.59%) Law
5 6 (7.59%) Telecoms
6 5 (6.33%) Aerospace
6 5 (6.33%) Organisational Skills
7 4 (5.06%) Back Office
7 4 (5.06%) Banking
7 4 (5.06%) Retail Finance
8 3 (3.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (1.27%) Automotive
9 1 (1.27%) Financial Institution
9 1 (1.27%) Marketing
9 1 (1.27%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.53%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 5 (6.33%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (5.06%) Credit Risk
3 3 (3.80%) Mobile App
4 2 (2.53%) Driving Licence
4 2 (2.53%) Legacy Systems
4 2 (2.53%) Management Information System
4 2 (2.53%) Product Ownership
5 1 (1.27%) FMCG
5 1 (1.27%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 1 (1.27%) PKI
5 1 (1.27%) PlayStation
Operating Systems
1 5 (6.33%) Windows
1 5 (6.33%) Windows Server
2 4 (5.06%) Windows Server 2003
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (21.52%) Presales
2 15 (18.99%) Actionable Insight
3 13 (16.46%) Problem-Solving
4 12 (15.19%) Business Development
5 11 (13.92%) Analytics
5 11 (13.92%) Business Intelligence
6 10 (12.66%) Economics
6 10 (12.66%) IT Strategy
7 9 (11.39%) Agile
7 9 (11.39%) Artificial Intelligence
7 9 (11.39%) Customer Service
7 9 (11.39%) ERP
8 8 (10.13%) Machine Learning
8 8 (10.13%) Project Management
9 7 (8.86%) Stakeholder Management
9 7 (8.86%) Workshop Facilitation
10 6 (7.59%) Business Analysis
10 6 (7.59%) Collaborative Working
10 6 (7.59%) DevOps
11 5 (6.33%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 14 (17.72%) SQL
Qualifications
1 21 (26.58%) Degree
1 21 (26.58%) Security Cleared
2 10 (12.66%) DV Cleared
3 6 (7.59%) SC Cleared
4 3 (3.80%) DBS Check
5 2 (2.53%) APMP
5 2 (2.53%) PRINCE2 Certification
6 1 (1.27%) APMG
6 1 (1.27%) CISM
6 1 (1.27%) CISSP
6 1 (1.27%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (3.80%) Accessibility
1 3 (3.80%) PMO
2 1 (1.27%) GDPR
Vendors
1 24 (30.38%) Microsoft
2 6 (7.59%) SAP
3 4 (5.06%) Cognos
3 4 (5.06%) IBM
3 4 (5.06%) Oracle
4 2 (2.53%) ServiceNow