Download: Western Europe Consulting Market HR Brief Series

Key HR indicators for the consulting industry

This collection of market statistics briefs highlights consulting market statistics across five countries in Western Europe: France, Italy, Sweden, Germany and United Kingdom. It offers insights into various key factors, such as the highest paying lines of businesses, market growth, starting salaries, career progression, and market pay level.

Notable highlights across Western Europe countries

  • The year-on-year market headcount increase across these five countries ranged from 1% to 6%, with “Energy, Environment, Sustainability Consulting”, “Corporate Finance and Transactional Services” and “IT Enterprise Software Implementation” lines of businesses witnessing the largest relative growth.
  • The average time required to progress from analyst level to partner level ranged from 25 to 26.5 years, with Germany having the fastest track.
  • “Strategy-Oriented Management Consulting” and “Restructuring and Turnaround Management Services” were among the highest-paid lines of business.

The sheets also present median salaries for all Vencon Research career levels as percentages of basic salaries paid in the United States. Out of the five countries presented here, consultants in Germany were paid the highest at the entry level, 67% and 63% of comparable US-salaries for Analysts and Associates respectively, while the highest salaries at that Senior Manager and Principal level were in the United Kingdom, at 67% and 73% respectively.

For more insights download the full Western Europe series below.

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