Consultant Jobs with Work from Home Options

Consultant
UK > Work from Home

The median Consultant salary for remote or hybrid work is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 53 79 120
Rank change year-on-year +26 +41 -54
Permanent jobs requiring a Consultant 1,659 1,523 2,527
As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option 4.68% 4.05% 3.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.86% 4.22% 3.44%
Number of salaries quoted 1,169 1,159 1,688
10th Percentile £38,750 £46,250 £42,850
25th Percentile £43,750 £56,250 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £70,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.86% +7.69% +4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £87,500 £90,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £60,000 £67,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year -11.11% +3.85% +8.33%

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 34,116 36,108 73,498
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.27% 95.94% 97.29%
Number of salaries quoted 25,883 26,404 42,665
10th Percentile £33,250 £36,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £47,000 £45,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £62,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.00% +4.17% +9.09%
75th Percentile £75,000 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £93,750 £100,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Consultant
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option which featured Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Consultant trend for jobs with a WFH option

Consultant
Salary Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average salary quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option 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 a work from home option citing Consultant over the 6 months to 11 June 2024.

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 11 June 2024, 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 remote work options featuring Consultant in the job title.

1 529 (31.89%) Microsoft
2 524 (31.59%) Social Skills
3 468 (28.21%) Finance
4 306 (18.44%) Azure
5 278 (16.76%) Problem-Solving
6 264 (15.91%) Roadmaps
7 237 (14.29%) Power Platform
7 237 (14.29%) SQL
8 211 (12.72%) Presales
9 207 (12.48%) Project Management
10 204 (12.30%) Degree
11 191 (11.51%) Business Intelligence
12 186 (11.21%) Power BI
13 176 (10.61%) Migration
14 172 (10.37%) Analytical Skills
14 172 (10.37%) Dynamics 365
15 163 (9.83%) Security Cleared
16 161 (9.70%) Public Sector
17 159 (9.58%) Windows
18 157 (9.46%) Artificial Intelligence
19 151 (9.10%) SQL Server
20 147 (8.86%) AWS
21 146 (8.80%) SAP
22 143 (8.62%) Cybersecurity
23 140 (8.44%) Marketing
24 138 (8.32%) Agile
24 138 (8.32%) Data Warehouse
25 132 (7.96%) Presentation Skills
26 130 (7.84%) Actionable Insight
27 129 (7.78%) Microsoft 365

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 80 (4.82%) SharePoint
2 73 (4.40%) Microsoft Exchange
3 57 (3.44%) Apache
4 34 (2.05%) IIS
5 4 (0.24%) Confluence
6 3 (0.18%) Apache Spark
6 3 (0.18%) CMS
6 3 (0.18%) Drupal
6 3 (0.18%) SAS
6 3 (0.18%) Umbraco
7 2 (0.12%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 2 (0.12%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.12%) nginx
7 2 (0.12%) NServiceBus
7 2 (0.12%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.060%) Oracle Application Server
8 1 (0.060%) WebLogic
8 1 (0.060%) WordPress
Applications
1 51 (3.07%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (1.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 14 (0.84%) Adobe XD
3 14 (0.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (0.78%) Microsoft Project
5 8 (0.48%) AutoCAD
6 7 (0.42%) Revit
7 4 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
8 3 (0.18%) MS Visio
9 1 (0.060%) Chatbot
9 1 (0.060%) Photoshop
9 1 (0.060%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 63 (3.80%) Dynamics CRM
2 62 (3.74%) SAP S/4HANA
3 26 (1.57%) Dynamics NAV
4 20 (1.21%) SAP Business One
5 18 (1.08%) SAP FI
6 16 (0.96%) Sage 200
6 16 (0.96%) SAP HR
7 14 (0.84%) SAP CO
7 14 (0.84%) SAP FI/CO
7 14 (0.84%) SAP SD
8 11 (0.66%) Oracle Receivables
8 11 (0.66%) SAP HCM
9 10 (0.60%) Oracle EBS
9 10 (0.60%) SAP MM
9 10 (0.60%) SAP PP
9 10 (0.60%) SAP SCM
9 10 (0.60%) Unit4 Business World
10 9 (0.54%) Sage X3
11 8 (0.48%) Oracle ERP
11 8 (0.48%) SAP EWM
Cloud Services
1 306 (18.44%) Azure
2 237 (14.29%) Power Platform
3 172 (10.37%) Dynamics 365
4 147 (8.86%) AWS
5 129 (7.78%) Microsoft 365
6 68 (4.10%) Entra ID
7 66 (3.98%) Amazon S3
8 56 (3.38%) SaaS
9 54 (3.25%) Power Automate
10 48 (2.89%) PowerApps
11 28 (1.69%) Azure DevOps
11 28 (1.69%) GCP
11 28 (1.69%) OneDrive
12 26 (1.57%) SuccessFactors
13 25 (1.51%) IaaS
14 23 (1.39%) PaaS
15 19 (1.15%) Microsoft Purview
16 14 (0.84%) OCI
17 12 (0.72%) Azure Data Factory
17 12 (0.72%) Azure Stack
Communications & Networking
1 110 (6.63%) Firewall
2 70 (4.22%) Internet
2 70 (4.22%) VPN
3 57 (3.44%) IPsec
4 54 (3.25%) SNMP
5 43 (2.59%) WAN
6 39 (2.35%) DNS
7 32 (1.93%) Wireless
8 27 (1.63%) DHCP
8 27 (1.63%) Network Security
9 26 (1.57%) Unified Communications
10 24 (1.45%) SD-WAN
11 23 (1.39%) TCP/IP
12 22 (1.33%) LAN
13 14 (0.84%) MPLS
14 11 (0.66%) Broadband
14 11 (0.66%) NAS
15 9 (0.54%) Cisco Firepower
15 9 (0.54%) SAN
16 8 (0.48%) BGP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 186 (11.21%) Power BI
2 151 (9.10%) SQL Server
3 138 (8.32%) Data Warehouse
4 93 (5.61%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 62 (3.74%) Data Lake
6 56 (3.38%) MongoDB
7 54 (3.25%) Elasticsearch
8 47 (2.83%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
9 27 (1.63%) Relational Database
10 21 (1.27%) Tableau
11 16 (0.96%) Power Query
12 15 (0.90%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 13 (0.78%) Oracle Database
14 9 (0.54%) Big Data
14 9 (0.54%) GIS
14 9 (0.54%) PostgreSQL
15 8 (0.48%) Oracle Reports
16 7 (0.42%) Azure SQL Database
16 7 (0.42%) QlikView
16 7 (0.42%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 18 (1.08%) Git
2 13 (0.78%) Axure RP
2 13 (0.78%) Balsamiq
3 12 (0.72%) PowerBuilder
4 7 (0.42%) JIRA
5 3 (0.18%) LSMW
5 3 (0.18%) Visual Studio
5 3 (0.18%) Visual Studio Code
6 2 (0.12%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.12%) Rational DOORS
6 2 (0.12%) Subversion
6 2 (0.12%) Team Foundation Server
7 1 (0.060%) Burp Suite
7 1 (0.060%) GitLab
7 1 (0.060%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.060%) JMeter
7 1 (0.060%) LoadRunner
7 1 (0.060%) Metasploit
General
1 524 (31.59%) Social Skills
2 468 (28.21%) Finance
3 172 (10.37%) Analytical Skills
4 161 (9.70%) Public Sector
5 140 (8.44%) Marketing
6 132 (7.96%) Presentation Skills
7 123 (7.41%) Retail
8 64 (3.86%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 45 (2.71%) Manufacturing
10 35 (2.11%) Law
11 33 (1.99%) Legal
12 26 (1.57%) Automotive
13 19 (1.15%) Documentation Skills
14 18 (1.08%) Telecoms
15 16 (0.96%) Military
16 15 (0.90%) Aerospace
17 14 (0.84%) Games
17 14 (0.84%) German Language
17 14 (0.84%) Organisational Skills
18 12 (0.72%) Advertising
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 63 (3.80%) HTML
2 54 (3.25%) RabbitMQ
2 54 (3.25%) YAML
3 30 (1.81%) CSS
4 25 (1.51%) .NET
5 24 (1.45%) Web Services
6 21 (1.27%) AngularJS
7 19 (1.15%) XML
8 13 (0.78%) JSON
9 12 (0.72%) Oracle Fusion
10 10 (0.60%) Node.js
11 8 (0.48%) ASP.NET
12 6 (0.36%) ASP.NET MVC
12 6 (0.36%) SOAP
13 5 (0.30%) ARM Templates
13 5 (0.30%) SAP Fiori
14 4 (0.24%) .NET Framework
14 4 (0.24%) Ajax
14 4 (0.24%) HTML5 Canvas
14 4 (0.24%) LDAP
Miscellaneous
1 116 (6.99%) Data Centre
2 67 (4.04%) Self-Motivation
3 66 (3.98%) Management Information System
4 39 (2.35%) IoT
5 38 (2.29%) Onboarding
6 28 (1.69%) Operational Technology
7 27 (1.63%) Public Cloud
8 23 (1.39%) Client/Server
9 19 (1.15%) Blog
10 18 (1.08%) Product Ownership
11 17 (1.02%) Raspberry Pi
11 17 (1.02%) Virtual Team
12 15 (0.90%) Driving Licence
12 15 (0.90%) Low-Code
13 14 (0.84%) CESG
14 12 (0.72%) Video Conferencing
15 11 (0.66%) Enterprise Software
16 9 (0.54%) FMCG
16 9 (0.54%) Mobile App
16 9 (0.54%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 159 (9.58%) Windows
2 107 (6.45%) Linux
3 61 (3.68%) Windows Server
4 54 (3.25%) Data ONTAP
5 22 (1.33%) Android
6 20 (1.21%) Apple iOS
6 20 (1.21%) Windows 10
7 11 (0.66%) Mac OS
8 9 (0.54%) Unix
9 8 (0.48%) AIX
9 8 (0.48%) Solaris
10 3 (0.18%) Oracle Linux
11 2 (0.12%) Ubuntu
11 2 (0.12%) VMS
12 1 (0.060%) Debian
12 1 (0.060%) Kali Linux
12 1 (0.060%) Windows Server 2016
12 1 (0.060%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 278 (16.76%) Problem-Solving
2 264 (15.91%) Roadmaps
3 211 (12.72%) Presales
4 207 (12.48%) Project Management
5 191 (11.51%) Business Intelligence
6 176 (10.61%) Migration
7 157 (9.46%) Artificial Intelligence
8 143 (8.62%) Cybersecurity
9 138 (8.32%) Agile
10 130 (7.84%) Actionable Insight
11 128 (7.72%) Requirements Gathering
12 118 (7.11%) Mentoring
13 115 (6.93%) Data Architecture
14 112 (6.75%) Strategic Roadmap
15 109 (6.57%) Customer Service
16 108 (6.51%) Project Delivery
17 107 (6.45%) Machine Learning
18 104 (6.27%) ETL
19 103 (6.21%) Data Science
19 103 (6.21%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 237 (14.29%) SQL
2 124 (7.47%) Python
3 84 (5.06%) JavaScript
4 42 (2.53%) C#
5 34 (2.05%) PowerShell
6 30 (1.81%) PL/SQL
7 21 (1.27%) Java
8 19 (1.15%) C
9 16 (0.96%) T-SQL
10 15 (0.90%) Bicep
10 15 (0.90%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 14 (0.84%) R
12 13 (0.78%) Bash
13 11 (0.66%) TypeScript
14 8 (0.48%) C++
14 8 (0.48%) VB.NET
15 6 (0.36%) Kotlin
16 4 (0.24%) ABAP
16 4 (0.24%) VBA
17 3 (0.18%) Go
Qualifications
1 204 (12.30%) Degree
2 163 (9.83%) Security Cleared
3 73 (4.40%) SC Cleared
4 68 (4.10%) Azure Certification
5 59 (3.56%) AWS Certification
6 40 (2.41%) Microsoft Certification
7 33 (1.99%) CISSP
8 31 (1.87%) Computer Science Degree
9 27 (1.63%) DV Cleared
10 25 (1.51%) CISM
11 23 (1.39%) Cisco Certification
12 20 (1.21%) CRISC
13 18 (1.08%) Master's Degree
14 17 (1.02%) CCNP
15 15 (0.90%) CEH
15 15 (0.90%) DBS Check
16 13 (0.78%) CCIE
16 13 (0.78%) CISMP
17 12 (0.72%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
18 11 (0.66%) IISP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (2.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 36 (2.17%) JSP 440
3 35 (2.11%) NIST
4 25 (1.51%) Data Quality
5 22 (1.33%) Cyber Essentials
5 22 (1.33%) QA
6 21 (1.27%) Accessibility
6 21 (1.27%) NCSC
7 13 (0.78%) GRC
7 13 (0.78%) NIST 800
7 13 (0.78%) RMADS
7 13 (0.78%) WCAG
8 12 (0.72%) GDPR
8 12 (0.72%) SOC 2
9 11 (0.66%) HMG Security Policy Framework
10 6 (0.36%) PCI DSS
11 4 (0.24%) COBIT
11 4 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 4 (0.24%) PMO
11 4 (0.24%) SLA
System Software
1 96 (5.79%) VMware Infrastructure
2 85 (5.12%) Active Directory
3 55 (3.32%) Docker
4 15 (0.90%) Hyper-V
5 13 (0.78%) Virtual Desktop
6 10 (0.60%) Virtual Machines
7 8 (0.48%) Firmware
8 4 (0.24%) vSphere
9 2 (0.12%) Virtual Servers
10 1 (0.060%) FreeRADIUS
10 1 (0.060%) KVM
10 1 (0.060%) Shibboleth
10 1 (0.060%) VMware ESXi
10 1 (0.060%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 70 (4.22%) Ansible
2 63 (3.80%) Kubernetes
3 56 (3.38%) vCenter Server
4 54 (3.25%) Prometheus
5 34 (2.05%) Microsoft Intune
6 30 (1.81%) Terraform
7 14 (0.84%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (0.30%) FortiGate
8 5 (0.30%) SCCM
9 4 (0.24%) HP UCMDB
10 2 (0.12%) Avamar
10 2 (0.12%) EMC NetWorker
10 2 (0.12%) PaperCut
10 2 (0.12%) VxRail
11 1 (0.060%) FTK
11 1 (0.060%) Nessus
11 1 (0.060%) Nmap
Vendors
1 529 (31.89%) Microsoft
2 146 (8.80%) SAP
3 117 (7.05%) VMware
4 108 (6.51%) Oracle
5 64 (3.86%) Palo Alto
6 63 (3.80%) Red Hat
7 55 (3.32%) ServiceNow
8 54 (3.25%) NetApp
8 54 (3.25%) SolidFire
9 44 (2.65%) Adobe
10 39 (2.35%) Cisco
11 35 (2.11%) Apple
12 30 (1.81%) Salesforce
13 29 (1.75%) Fortinet
14 26 (1.57%) Google
15 23 (1.39%) Sage
16 18 (1.08%) Meraki
17 16 (0.96%) Aruba
18 12 (0.72%) Dell
19 11 (0.66%) IBM