Improvements in the health of the Spanish economy has helped its consulting market accelerate growth to 7.6 per cent – taking the total market value to €1.42billion in 2017. This is the fastest growth rate the market has experienced for five years.

As pressure on budgets eased and clients took the opportunity to transform neglected business models and processes – digital work took off. Data & analytics and robotics demand continued to mature, while AI remains at an experimental stage.