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Average Education Consultant Salary in United Kingdom for 2026

An education consultant in United Kingdom earns about 90,000 GBP a year. That's 29% above the national average of 69,700 GBP.

Pay ranges widely from country to country and from role to role. The lowest reported salaries in United Kingdom sit around 44,500 GBP a year, while the very top stretches to 139,100 GBP. Everything on this page is in British pound (GBP, symbol £), which lets you compare numbers like-for-like without worrying about exchange rates.

The numbers here are pulled together from official government wage data, large independent salary surveys, and aggregated worker-reported pay. Most reported salaries include the benefits that are common in United Kingdom, such as housing or transport allowances, which is worth keeping in mind if you're comparing against a country where those are usually paid on top.

To turn a gross salary in United Kingdom into a take-home figure, use our United Kingdom salary after tax calculator, which works the latest tax brackets and contributions through the math for you.

How much does an education consultant make in United Kingdom?

Average salary
90,000 GBP
7,500 GBP per month
Lowest reported
44,500 GBP
3,708 GBP per month
Highest reported
139,100 GBP
11,591 GBP per month

A typical education consultant working in United Kingdom brings home around 7,500 GBP a month before tax. Entry-level pay starts near 44,500 GBP, and the top of the ladder reaches roughly 139,100 GBP for the most experienced and specialised people in the role.

The wide gap between low end and top end reflects how much pay can vary inside the same job title. A junior education consultant working at a small local employer earns very different money from a senior at a multinational. Skills, employer, city and years in the seat all push the number around. For a cross-country comparison, see the education consultant salary in Guernsey or Jersey, both of which pay in the same currency.

How education consultant pay ranges in United Kingdom

A good way to think about salary in United Kingdom is to look at the distribution rather than the headline average. Half of all education consultants in United Kingdom earn less than 89,400 GBP a year, and the other half earn more. That middle number is the median, and it is usually more useful than the average for answering "is my pay normal here".

Looking at the quartiles fills in the picture. A quarter of earners take home less than 60,200 GBP (the 25th percentile), and a quarter clear 114,300 GBP (the 75th percentile). The middle 50% of education consultants sit somewhere inside that band, which is where the typical reader of this page probably lives.

The very lowest reported salaries sit around 44,500 GBP. The highest stretch to 139,100 GBP, though only a small fraction of earners ever reach that level. If you are deciding whether your own offer or current pay is reasonable, work out which of those four bands you would fall into and use that as your reference point.

44,500
Low
89,400
Median
139,100
High
60,200
25th
114,300
75th
The middle 50% sit between the 25th and 75th percentile Tails are the lowest and highest reported All figures in GBP

Education consultant pay by experience in United Kingdom

Years of experience is the single biggest lever on pay for an education consultant in United Kingdom, ahead of education and almost any other single factor. The longer you have been in the role, the more your employer can trust you to handle complexity, mentor others and act independently, all of which command higher pay. The chart below shows how the typical education consultant salary changes as you move through the career ladder.

  • 0-2 Years
    52,600 GBP
  • 2-5 Years
    +27% from previous
    66,700 GBP
  • 5-10 Years
    +39% from previous
    92,400 GBP
  • 10-15 Years
    +24% from previous
    114,600 GBP
  • 15-20 Years
    +6% from previous
    121,800 GBP
  • 20+ Years
    +7% from previous
    130,500 GBP

The single largest jump on the ladder is from 2 - 5 Years to 5 - 10 Years, where pay rises by about 39%. That is the point at which a education consultant typically goes from "competent in the role" to "the person other people in the team learn from", and the market pays well for that step.

Education consultant pay by education in United Kingdom

Education sits alongside experience as one of the biggest factors driving education consultant pay in United Kingdom. Higher qualifications consistently pull higher salaries, but the size of the gap tends to be smallest at junior levels and widens as people move up. Two people in the same role with the same years of experience but different degrees can end up earning very different money once they reach mid-career.

Below is the average education consultant salary in United Kingdom broken down by the highest level of education a worker has completed.

  • Master's Degree
    54,600 GBP
  • PhD
    +88% from previous
    102,700 GBP

Education consultant gender pay gap in United Kingdom

The gender pay gap is a stubborn feature of almost every labour market, and United Kingdom is no exception. Male education consultants in United Kingdom earn an average of 90,900 GBP a year, while female education consultants earn around 86,600 GBP. That works out to a 5% gap in favour of men, even when comparing people doing the same work.

A pay gap of this size has a real long-term cost. Over a typical thirty-year career it can add up to several years of pay, and it compounds through pensions, retirement contributions and bonus-linked stock. Some of the gap is explained by women being more likely to work part-time, take career breaks, or be steered toward lower-paying specialisations. Some of it is straightforward unequal pay for the same job, which is harder to defend.

Education Consultant gender pay gap

5%

Men earn this much more than women on average in United Kingdom.

Men 90,900 GBP
Women 86,600 GBP

Pay raises for an education consultant in United Kingdom

Most countries hand out at least some kind of pay raise every year, typically when an employee's contract is reviewed or as a cost-of-living adjustment to keep wages roughly in step with inflation. The rhythm and size of those raises varies hugely between industries.

A typical worker doing this role in United Kingdom sees a raise of about 11% every 16 months, which works out to roughly 8% on an annual basis. That figure is the typical underlying rate; in years where inflation runs high you can usually expect a bit more, and in flat-economy years a bit less.

Across all jobs in United Kingdom, the national average raise is around 9% every 15 months.

By industry

Industries with the highest pay raises in United Kingdom:

  • Banking
  • Energy
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Travel
  • Construction
  • Education

By experience level

Experienced workers tend to see larger raises. Retaining a senior is cheaper than replacing them, so employers fight harder for them.

  • Junior Level
    3% - 5%
  • Mid-Career
  • Senior Level
  • Top Management

Education consultant bonus rates in United Kingdom

Bonuses are the other half of total compensation, and they vary a lot between jobs and industries. Some roles are paid almost entirely in base salary; others lean heavily on bonus structures tied to revenue, project completion or company performance. Whether a job pays a bonus, how big it is, and how often it lands all factor into whether the headline salary is actually a good offer.

59%

59% of education consultants in United Kingdom reported a bonus of some kind in the past twelve months. That makes an education consultant a moderate-bonus role overall, which is useful context when you're weighing up a job offer where the base is below market.

Among those who did receive a bonus, the size of the payment varied substantially. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 6% of base salary. The remaining 41% of education consultants reported no bonus at all over the same period.

Which careers pay bonuses in United Kingdom

Revenue-facing roles tend to pay the biggest bonuses. Operational and support roles tend toward smaller, more predictable ones.

  • Finance
  • Architecture
  • Sales
  • Business Development
  • Marketing / Advertising
  • Information Technology
  • Healthcare
  • Insurance
  • Customer Service
  • Human Resources
  • Construction
  • Transport
  • Hospitality

Education consultant: public vs private sector pay

Public-sector pay in United Kingdom is about 7% more than private-sector pay for similar work. The private sector typically offers stronger upside and bigger bonuses; the public sector typically offers better benefits and stability.

Public vs private pay gap

6%

Public-sector workers earn this much more than private-sector workers in United Kingdom on average.

Public sector 72,700 GBP
Private sector 68,200 GBP

Education consultant salary by city and region in United Kingdom

Education consultant pay is not even across United Kingdom. The chart below shows the highest-paying cities and regions in the dataset, followed by the full location table.

  • England (region)
  • England (region)
  • Scotland (region)
  • Scotland (region)
  • Liverpool (city)
  • Leeds (city)
  • Manchester (city)
  • Birmingham (city)
  • Glasgow (city)
  • Coventry (city)
LocationTypeAverageMedianRange
England (region)Region156,200 GBP160,700 GBP75,800-245,600 GBP
England (region)Region139,100 GBP142,100 GBP66,400-216,300 GBP
Scotland (region)Region119,700 GBP119,700 GBP61,400-184,700 GBP
Scotland (region)Region109,000 GBP100,700 GBP55,300-163,500 GBP
Liverpool (city)City100,100 GBP93,100 GBP54,100-151,800 GBP
Leeds (city)City99,700 GBP98,000 GBP51,800-153,700 GBP
Manchester (city)City96,000 GBP100,700 GBP44,500-151,800 GBP
Birmingham (city)City96,000 GBP105,200 GBP45,000-152,700 GBP
Glasgow (city)City95,400 GBP94,200 GBP49,800-150,100 GBP
Coventry (city)City95,000 GBP89,800 GBP48,300-142,300 GBP
Newcastle (city)City94,800 GBP95,900 GBP43,100-148,300 GBP
Wolverhampton (city)City94,300 GBP99,700 GBP41,500-146,900 GBP
Kingston upon Hull (city)City94,100 GBP94,100 GBP46,700-142,300 GBP
London (city)City93,600 GBP103,600 GBP44,500-151,800 GBP
Cardiff (city)City93,200 GBP86,400 GBP50,300-140,700 GBP
Bristol (city)City93,100 GBP98,100 GBP46,000-146,900 GBP
Bradford (city)City93,100 GBP99,700 GBP45,000-150,100 GBP
Nottingham (city)City92,400 GBP92,400 GBP43,800-142,100 GBP
Leicester (city)City92,300 GBP85,700 GBP47,600-140,700 GBP
Edinburgh (city)City92,200 GBP92,200 GBP45,400-140,200 GBP
Belfast (city)City91,700 GBP94,200 GBP45,400-146,700 GBP
Sheffield (city)City90,900 GBP92,100 GBP42,700-142,100 GBP
Leeds (city)City90,600 GBP92,100 GBP44,300-140,700 GBP
Somerset (city)City89,400 GBP83,800 GBP48,000-137,100 GBP
Oxford (city)City89,300 GBP84,300 GBP43,100-137,100 GBP
Aberdeen (city)City89,300 GBP92,200 GBP42,700-139,100 GBP
Birmingham (city)City88,600 GBP94,900 GBP41,100-140,700 GBP
Plymouth (city)City88,000 GBP81,300 GBP48,200-134,100 GBP
Swansea (city)City87,700 GBP88,500 GBP40,300-137,100 GBP
Manchester (city)City87,700 GBP87,700 GBP44,500-134,100 GBP
Southampton (city)City87,700 GBP87,700 GBP44,500-134,100 GBP
Dundee (city)City87,600 GBP91,700 GBP44,800-139,100 GBP
Glasgow (city)City87,600 GBP92,100 GBP41,500-139,100 GBP
Armagh (city)City87,200 GBP90,600 GBP39,700-134,100 GBP
Somerset (city)City86,800 GBP85,500 GBP45,600-134,700 GBP
Newport (city)City86,600 GBP93,300 GBP39,300-138,700 GBP
Cardiff (city)City86,600 GBP85,500 GBP43,500-130,400 GBP
London (city)City85,500 GBP92,300 GBP38,000-132,000 GBP
Liverpool (city)City85,500 GBP83,800 GBP45,200-130,400 GBP
Poole (city)City85,500 GBP78,700 GBP46,000-128,400 GBP
Brighton (city)City85,500 GBP89,900 GBP42,600-134,700 GBP
Cambridge (city)City85,500 GBP85,500 GBP43,200-128,400 GBP
York (city)City85,100 GBP88,300 GBP40,300-132,000 GBP
Newry (city)City84,900 GBP80,700 GBP45,100-128,200 GBP
Exeter (city)City84,800 GBP87,400 GBP40,000-132,000 GBP
Derby (city)City84,800 GBP79,800 GBP44,500-130,500 GBP
Wales (region)Region84,800 GBP86,600 GBP40,300-130,400 GBP
Gloucester (city)City83,900 GBP89,900 GBP42,600-134,700 GBP
Lincoln (city)City83,800 GBP78,400 GBP45,600-127,600 GBP
Portsmouth (city)City83,000 GBP88,500 GBP37,800-132,000 GBP
Bristol (city)City83,000 GBP87,300 GBP39,800-130,500 GBP
Coventry (city)City83,000 GBP90,600 GBP39,800-130,400 GBP
Belfast (city)City83,000 GBP87,300 GBP39,800-130,500 GBP
Aberdeen (city)City82,300 GBP76,000 GBP45,000-124,500 GBP
Sheffield (city)City81,700 GBP83,300 GBP40,300-130,500 GBP
Nottingham (city)City81,600 GBP75,100 GBP45,100-125,400 GBP
Peterborough (city)City81,300 GBP79,000 GBP44,800-128,200 GBP
Bradford (city)City81,200 GBP81,200 GBP38,700-124,500 GBP
Southampton (city)City81,000 GBP74,900 GBP43,400-124,500 GBP
Northern Ireland (region)Region80,900 GBP77,100 GBP39,700-125,400 GBP
Leicester (city)City80,500 GBP77,000 GBP41,500-127,700 GBP
Brighton (city)City80,500 GBP77,000 GBP43,800-125,400 GBP
Edinburgh (city)City80,000 GBP74,700 GBP43,500-124,500 GBP
Chester (city)City79,800 GBP77,000 GBP41,900-119,700 GBP
Lincoln (city)City79,800 GBP83,800 GBP37,300-125,400 GBP
Abingdon (city)City79,800 GBP71,900 GBP40,300-118,900 GBP
Newcastle (city)City79,600 GBP71,400 GBP42,300-119,700 GBP
Wolverhampton (city)City79,600 GBP89,300 GBP38,100-128,400 GBP
Stirling (city)City79,600 GBP72,400 GBP44,900-123,000 GBP
Salisbury (city)City79,600 GBP84,600 GBP36,500-123,800 GBP
Derry (city)City78,900 GBP78,900 GBP39,600-121,800 GBP
Derby (city)City78,900 GBP75,900 GBP39,300-119,700 GBP
Inverness (city)City78,700 GBP75,900 GBP40,300-123,000 GBP
Norwich (city)City78,700 GBP81,600 GBP38,000-123,800 GBP
Portsmouth (city)City78,500 GBP81,900 GBP36,000-124,500 GBP
Poole (city)City78,500 GBP76,600 GBP38,700-119,700 GBP
Plymouth (city)City78,500 GBP83,300 GBP35,000-124,500 GBP
Swansea (city)City78,400 GBP71,200 GBP43,500-119,700 GBP
Kingston upon Hull (city)City78,400 GBP73,800 GBP40,600-119,700 GBP
Truro (city)City78,200 GBP74,700 GBP40,000-118,900 GBP
Wakefield (city)City77,300 GBP72,400 GBP40,900-114,300 GBP
Lisburn (city)City77,300 GBP75,900 GBP38,000-119,700 GBP
Peterborough (city)City77,100 GBP77,000 GBP39,700-119,700 GBP
Hartlepool (city)City77,100 GBP80,900 GBP36,800-124,500 GBP
Winchester (city)City77,000 GBP72,700 GBP44,300-118,900 GBP
Durham (city)City76,900 GBP83,200 GBP36,600-124,500 GBP
Norwich (city)City76,900 GBP80,200 GBP36,700-119,700 GBP
Stromness (city)City76,600 GBP80,500 GBP34,400-121,800 GBP
York (city)City74,700 GBP74,700 GBP36,900-117,100 GBP
Dundee (city)City74,700 GBP78,500 GBP36,700-117,100 GBP
Oxford (city)City74,500 GBP74,300 GBP33,300-116,400 GBP
Cambridge (city)City74,300 GBP69,800 GBP40,300-114,300 GBP
Armagh (city)City74,100 GBP68,100 GBP41,700-114,600 GBP
Ripon (city)City74,100 GBP79,600 GBP34,400-117,100 GBP
Wells (city)City74,000 GBP69,100 GBP37,900-111,700 GBP
Durham (city)City73,500 GBP79,000 GBP34,000-114,300 GBP
Newport (city)City73,300 GBP80,000 GBP33,000-118,900 GBP
Derry (city)City73,200 GBP67,300 GBP36,500-108,200 GBP
Bangor (city)City73,200 GBP67,300 GBP36,500-108,200 GBP
Stirling (city)City73,100 GBP70,000 GBP36,800-108,200 GBP
Exeter (city)City72,700 GBP72,700 GBP37,300-114,900 GBP
Hartlepool (city)City72,700 GBP72,400 GBP35,500-114,600 GBP
St Davids (city)City71,700 GBP73,800 GBP32,900-111,700 GBP
Newry (city)City71,700 GBP69,600 GBP36,500-112,700 GBP
Canterbury (city)City71,700 GBP70,600 GBP38,100-114,600 GBP
Kirkwall (city)City71,400 GBP69,400 GBP39,100-108,200 GBP
Kirkwall (city)City70,800 GBP74,500 GBP34,100-109,700 GBP
Wales (region)Region70,600 GBP67,800 GBP40,500-109,700 GBP
Strontian (city)City70,000 GBP74,100 GBP32,900-111,700 GBP
St Davids (city)City69,800 GBP69,800 GBP35,100-107,700 GBP
Salisbury (city)City69,600 GBP63,500 GBP39,400-107,300 GBP
Canterbury (city)City69,100 GBP70,700 GBP32,900-109,000 GBP
Wells (city)City68,900 GBP71,800 GBP31,800-107,300 GBP
Gloucester (city)City68,200 GBP66,000 GBP39,500-105,800 GBP
Winchester (city)City67,500 GBP65,800 GBP34,000-105,200 GBP
Strontian (city)City66,700 GBP66,700 GBP33,300-103,600 GBP
Truro (city)City66,200 GBP71,100 GBP30,700-107,300 GBP
Northern Ireland (region)Region66,200 GBP68,300 GBP32,600-107,300 GBP
Chester (city)City66,100 GBP64,800 GBP37,200-105,200 GBP
Abingdon (city)City65,800 GBP69,700 GBP30,600-107,300 GBP
Lisburn (city)City65,800 GBP71,200 GBP30,300-105,800 GBP
Wakefield (city)City65,700 GBP63,400 GBP34,700-102,700 GBP
Inverness (city)City65,700 GBP63,400 GBP34,700-102,700 GBP
Bangor (city)City64,800 GBP69,200 GBP29,100-102,700 GBP
Ripon (city)City64,800 GBP64,800 GBP31,700-97,900 GBP
Stromness (city)City63,500 GBP67,800 GBP27,400-99,700 GBP

Education Consultant in United Kingdom: FAQs

  • How much does an education consultant make per month in United Kingdom?

    An education consultant in United Kingdom earns about 7,500 GBP a month before tax, based on an annual average of 90,000 GBP.

  • What's the salary range for an education consultant in United Kingdom?

    Entry-level education consultants in United Kingdom start near 44,500 GBP. Top-end pay reaches around 139,100 GBP. The middle 50% of earners sit between 60,200 and 114,300 GBP.

  • Is the median education consultant salary in United Kingdom higher or lower than the average?

    The median is 89,400 GBP, lower than the average of 90,000 GBP. Half of education consultants in United Kingdom earn below the median, half earn above it.

  • What's the gender pay gap for education consultants in United Kingdom?

    Men working as an education consultant in United Kingdom earn around 5% more than women on average (90,900 vs 86,600 GBP a year).

  • Do education consultants in United Kingdom get bonuses?

    About 59% of education consultants in United Kingdom reported a bonus in the past 12 months. Reported bonuses ranged from 3% to 6% of base salary.

  • Do education consultants earn more in the public or private sector in United Kingdom?

    In United Kingdom, the public sector pays an education consultant about 7% more on average. Public-sector pay tends to be steadier; private-sector pay tends to offer bigger upside.

  • How often do education consultants in United Kingdom get a pay raise?

    An education consultant in United Kingdom sees a raise of around 11% every 16 months, equivalent to roughly 8% a year.