It's not as pervasive, but a good deal of consulting work is priced, at least partially, by the size of the problem you're solving rather than the labor require

It's not as pervasive, but a good deal of consulting work is priced, at least partially, by the size of the problem you're solving rather than the labor required to solve it. That can lead to price discrepancies similar to (although perhaps not quite as severe) as what you see in healthcare.