Side by side

Business Analyst vs Consultant

Business Analyst pays more: a median of $88,500 against $79,000. There is 5.0× more demand for Business Analyst. Consultant is the more remote-friendly of the two, by 6.4%. Listings for Consultant move faster — median age 52 days against 78.

Comparison

Side by side

MeasureBusiness AnalystConsultantGap
Open postings30,7546,137+24,617
Posted this week1,190303
Median salary$88,500$79,000+$9.5k
25th percentile$70k$62.5k
75th percentile$110k$98k
Salary disclosed5.4%6.3%
Remote share5.8%12.2%-6.4pp
Median age of posting78d52d
Open over 60 days35.4%46.9%
Visa sponsorship8.2%14.3%
Pay

Pay distribution

Business Analyst

$40k$153k

Consultant

$36k$137k
Freshness

How old the listings are

Business Analyst

just posted78d median90d+

Consultant

just posted52d median90d+
Demand

What each side asks for

Business Analyst — technologies

Kubernetes
72.0%
Kotlin
65.8%
Python
59.6%
Docker
53.4%
Terraform
47.2%
JavaScript
41.0%
HubSpot
34.8%

Consultant — technologies

React
72.0%
Python
65.8%
Salesforce
59.6%
Snowflake
53.4%
AWS
47.2%
PostgreSQL
41.0%
Tableau
34.8%

Business Analyst — employers

Beacon Robotics
9.4%
Northwind Systems
8.7%
Lakeshore Hospitality
8.0%
Halcyon Energy
7.2%
Aperture Labs
6.5%
Vantage Logistics
5.8%
Ironbark Manufacturing
5.1%

Consultant — employers

Meridian Software
9.4%
Rivergate Media
8.7%
Umbra Security
8.0%
Quarry Analytics
7.2%
Northwind Systems
6.5%
Halcyon Energy
5.8%
Aperture Labs
5.1%

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Both sides are counted the same way on the same day, so the gap is comparable even where the absolute numbers move. Salary figures use only postings that publish a range — the disclosure rate is in the table because a median over 20% of a cohort is a weaker number than one over 70%.