Permanent
Average pay
£39,500.00
Jobs counted
178
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Business Consultant average salary in the UK in 2026
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Last checked: 5 May 2026, 23:29
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Contract inside IR35
Average pay
£600.00
Jobs counted
8
Contract outside IR35
Average pay
£500.00
Jobs counted
10
Contract IR35 not specified
Average pay
NA
Jobs counted
0
Permanent salary trend in 2025
Monthly permanent pay and listing counts for Business Consultant across the whole of 2025.
| Month | Jobs | Low | Average | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 2 | £49,000.00 | £54,750.00 | £60,500.00 |
| November 2025 | 5 | £37,100.00 | £40,275.00 | £43,450.00 |
| October 2025 | 48 | £34,200.00 | £37,050.00 | £39,900.00 |
| September 2025 | 25 | £44,575.00 | £47,850.00 | £51,125.00 |
| August 2025 | 19 | £37,575.00 | £41,700.00 | £45,825.00 |
| July 2025 | 23 | £32,600.00 | £35,150.00 | £37,675.00 |
| June 2025 | 9 | £28,000.00 | £30,000.00 | £32,000.00 |
| May 2025 | 14 | £35,000.00 | £37,100.00 | £39,225.00 |
| April 2025 | 8 | £32,825.00 | £35,825.00 | £38,825.00 |
| March 2025 | 21 | £33,200.00 | £37,800.00 | £42,400.00 |
| February 2025 | 4 | £45,675.00 | £46,925.00 | £48,175.00 |
| January 2025 | 0 | NA | NA | NA |
Contract rate trend in 2025
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| Month | Jobs | Low | Day rate | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2025 | 0 | NA | NA | NA |
| November 2025 | 0 | NA | NA | NA |
| October 2025 | 1 | £500.00 | £650.00 | £800.00 |
| September 2025 | 1 | £300.00 | £500.00 | £675.00 |
| August 2025 | 0 | NA | NA | NA |
| July 2025 | 4 | £625.00 | £650.00 | £675.00 |
| June 2025 | 0 | NA | NA | NA |
| May 2025 | 0 | NA | NA | NA |
| April 2025 | 1 | £450.00 | £500.00 | £550.00 |
| March 2025 | 1 | £550.00 | £550.00 | £550.00 |
| February 2025 | 0 | NA | NA | NA |
| January 2025 | 0 | NA | NA | NA |
Year to date
2026 vs 2025 at the same point in the year
Comparison window: 1 Jan to 5 May 2026. The previous year is automatically cut to the same day, so these figures stay like-for-like.
Permanent
2026 average pay
£40,850.00
143 jobs
Compared with 2025
Pay up 2% (£850.00)
Jobs up 297% (107)
Contract inside IR35
2026 average pay
£650.00
4 jobs
Compared with 2025
Pay up 24% (£125.00)
Jobs up 100% (2)
Contract outside IR35
2026 average pay
£425.00
3 jobs
Compared with 2025
Pay down 6% (£25.00)
Jobs down 40% (2)
Contract IR35 not specified
2026 average pay
NA
0 jobs
Compared with 2025
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