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Consultant Career Market Report 2026

17,046 active jobs. 2,207 companies. Median salary $65K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

17,046
Active Job Openings
2,207
Companies Hiring
$65K
Median Salary (US)
75%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Consultant market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 75% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $65K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $42K to $134K.

Remote roles pay 67% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

AI/LLM is the most-demanded skill at 17%

SQL demand rose +5.6pp — fastest-growing skill

Usbank leads hiring with 456 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Entry-Level → Junior (+$25K, +74%)

Salary increase: +$25K · Sample: Entry-Level → Junior

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 22% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Senior227$80K$98K$158K
Junior89$43K$59K$94K
Mid-Level88$54K$80K$150K
Entry-Level17$30K$34K$80K
Manager16$98K$118K$150K
Lead7$102K$112K$143K
Director7$86K$110K$181K

What jumps out

Entry-Level → Junior: +$25K (74%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States673$64KUSD
Remote67$108KUSD
Canada38$76KUSD
United Kingdom24$83KGBP

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site1.4%
Remote8.5%
Hybrid1.8%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
17%
Project Management
12%
Data Analysis
7%
SQL
6%
Python
5%

Skills on the Rise

SQL ↑+5.6ppPython ↑+4.6pp

Declining in Demand

Customer Service ↓-22.8ppExcel ↓-16.7ppJournalism ↓-13.7ppSustainability ↓-10.8ppAttention to Detail ↓-9.0pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Usbank4562.7%
Pulse3181.9%
Saks3131.8%
Sia3011.8%
Prosidianconsulting2911.7%
Veeva2371.4%
Soprasteria2311.4%
Turnertownsend1941.1%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States5,468
United Kingdom911
Remote699
France629
India476
Canada402
Germany296
Australia269

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree26.9%1,343
Master's Degree5.8%292
Bachelor's Degree4.1%205
High School / GED1.6%80
MBA0.8%40
PhD / Doctorate0.4%20

Certifications

MBA (2%)CPA (1%)

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