Industry report
Consulting Jobs: Salary, Trends & Opportunities
53 open positions · $140K median salary · 15% ghost risk
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53open
$140K median posted pay
9 companies · 13% remote-friendly
85%
Not flagged
Where the openings are
Project Manager9%
Software Engineer9%
Data Analyst6%
Data Scientist6%
Posted pay
Middle half of salaries$91K–$169K
Pay disclosed36%
The sector
What consulting hiring looks like right now
53 open consulting postings from 9 companies are in the pool today. Project Manager is the biggest group at 5 postings, ahead of Software Engineer (5). Deloitte leads on volume with 18.
Of the 53 postings, 19 list pay (36%). The middle half runs $91K to $169K, with a median of $140K. 13% are flagged remote-friendly.
A company lands in this sector from its enrichment record, which tags the industry the employer operates in. Postings come from 4 job boards, refreshed every 2 hours, and the ghost, skill, and job-description figures below use the 72 consulting postings the scoring engine has already read.
Roles and pay
Top consulting roles by openings and salary
Bars show the middle half of posted pay for each role, drawn on one shared scale. Roles with fewer than 3 postings that list pay show no bar.
- 5 jobsPay not listed-
- 5 jobsPay not listed-
- 3 jobsPay not listed-
- 3 jobs$210K
- Life Sciences Supply Chain Manufacturing Ops Ai Transformati3 jobsPay not listed-
- Life Sciences Sales Ops Manager2 jobsPay not listed-
- Ai Execution Analyst And Reporting1 1 11 jobPay not listed-
- Ai Systems Engineer Data State Management1 jobPay not listed-
- Audit Technology Marketing Associate Director1 jobPay not listed-
- Bim Specialist Digital Delivery Data Centers1 jobPay not listed-
Based on 53 open consulting postings, updated . The pool refreshes every 2 hours from 4 job boards.
Who is hiring
Companies hiring in consulting
Sorted by open roles. The ghost badge shows once a company has 2 or more scored postings.
Deloitte
18 open roles
Avg pay $169KLow ghost signalsEY
12 open roles
Avg pay $149KLow ghost signalsJacobs
6 open roles
Avg pay $126KHigh ghost signalsSlalom
4 open roles
Pay not listedLow ghost signalsICF
4 open roles
Avg pay $87KModerate ghost signalsDexian
4 open roles
Avg pay $90KGhost signals: not enough dataCLA (CliftonLarsonAllen)
2 open roles
Pay not listedLow ghost signalsEXL
2 open roles
Avg pay $140KGhost signals: not enough dataInnoActive Group
1 open role
Avg pay $99KGhost signals: not enough data
Posting quality
Ghost job rate in consulting
15% of scored consulting postings land at a 50% ghost probability or higher, against 21% across every sector. Average probability here is 22%.
The score rolls up posting age, missing pay, vague descriptions, reposting, and applicant volume. It marks a pattern and does not confirm any single listing is fake.
Lowest average ghost signals among consulting employers with 3+ scored postings: EY (15%), Slalom (17%), Deloitte (23%).
Skills in demand
Skills consulting employers ask for
From 72 scored consulting postings. Dots show the average depth level (L0 to L5) the scoring engine assigned. The pay change compares postings that list the skill with those that do not, once each side has 5 salaries.
- SQL6 postings
- Communication Skills5 postings
- Project Management5 postings
- Client Relationship Management4 postings
- Stakeholder Management4 postings
- Business Analysis3 postings
- Data Analysis3 postings
- GenAI/LLM Solutions3 postings
- Python3 postings
Market health
How the consulting market is holding up
Posting volume, last 90 days
Growing: 35 postings in the newer half against 15 in the older half. Counts scored postings by posted date, closed ones included.
- Remote-friendly
- 13%
- Pay disclosed
- 36%
- Realistic job descriptions
- 0%
- 51 scored
- Salary trend
- Not shown. The pool has no pay history for this sector yet.
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Consulting jobs: questions
How many consulting jobs are open right now?
53 active consulting postings from 9 companies are tracked today. 13% are flagged remote-friendly. The pool refreshes every 2 hours from 4 job boards.
What do consulting jobs pay?
Among 19 consulting postings that list pay, the median is $140K and the middle half runs $91K to $169K. 36% of consulting postings disclose a salary, so treat the figures as the visible slice.
Which roles hire most in consulting?
Project Manager (5), Software Engineer (5), Data Analyst (3), and Data Scientist (3) lead the open postings. Project Manager accounts for 9% of the sector's listings.
What skills do consulting employers ask for most?
Across 72 scored consulting postings, SQL, Communication Skills, Project Management, Client Relationship Management, and Stakeholder Management come up most. SQL appears in 6 of them.
How common are ghost jobs in consulting?
15% of the 61 scored consulting postings carry a ghost probability of 50% or higher. Across all sectors the share is 21%. A high score marks listing patterns such as age, missing pay, and reposting. It does not prove the role is fake.
Is the consulting job market growing?
Posting volume looks growing over the last 90 days: 35 postings in the newer half of the window against 15 in the older half (+133%). This counts postings ShouldApply has scored, not every listing on the web.