The first table below looks at the demand for the Principal Consultant role in IT jobs advertised across the UK. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Principal Consultant in their job title over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles currently tracked.

Location
3 months to
19 Jun 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Principal Consultant
Rank 756 688 572
Rank change year-on-year
-68 -116
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Consultant 112 199 327
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 0.103% 0.165% 0.255%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.109% 0.174% 0.271%
Number of salaries quoted 89 182 267
Average salary £68,750 £72,500 £75,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-5.17% -3.33%
90% offered a salary of more than £50,000 £60,000 £58,400
10% offered a salary of more than £90,000 £95,000 £90,000
UK excluding London average salary £67,500 £65,000 £72,500
% change year-on-year
+3.84% -10.34%
All Job Titles
UK
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
102828 114458 120840
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in the UK 94.40% 94.97% 94.13%
Number of salaries quoted 85533 98230 102542
Average salary £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
90% offered a salary of more than £26,500 £27,500 £26,500
10% offered a salary of more than £67,500 £72,500 £70,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,500 £37,500
% change year-on-year
-1.29% +2.66%

Principal Consultant
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Principal Consultant within the UK as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Principal Consultant Jobs Demand Trend

Principal Consultant
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Principal Consultant within the UK.

Principal Consultant Salary Trend

Principal Consultant
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Principal Consultant over the 3 months to 19 June 2013 within the UK.

Principal Consultant Salary Histogram

Principal Consultant
Top 30 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Consultant within the UK over the 3 months to 19 June 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)
Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Average Salary
Last 3 Months
Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Find
Job
Vacancies
England -57 101 £70,000 -3.44% 14
London -35 64 £70,000 -6.66% 8
South East +16 23 £70,000 +7.69% 4
Berkshire +26 16 £75,000 +15.38% 1
City of London -28 15 £67,500 +12.50% 1
Reading -2 13 £73,000 +12.30% 1
Oxfordshire -14 6 £72,500 - 2
Surrey +15 4 £50,000 -20.00%
Hertfordshire +6 3 £50,000 -47.36%
South West +4 3 £52,000 +22.35%
Bristol -2 3 £52,000 +22.35%
East of England -4 3 £50,000 -20.00%
Hampshire - 3 £50,000 -
Basingstoke - 3 £50,000 -
Buckinghamshire +6 2 £50,000 -41.17%
North West +5 2 £67,500 +8.00%
Manchester -11 2 £67,500 +8.00%
Guildford - 2 £50,000 -
High Wycombe - 2 £50,000 -
Watford - 2 £50,000 -
Woking - 2 £50,000 -
Andover - 2 £50,000 -
Oxford - 2 £50,000 -
East Midlands - 2 £62,500 -
West Midlands - 1 £67,500 - 1
Lincolnshire - 1 £57,500 -
Nottinghamshire - 1 £67,500 -
Newbury - 1 - -
Birmingham - 1 £67,500 -
Farnham - 1 - -

Principal Consultant
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited Principal Consultant in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Principal Consultant in their job title.

1 73 (28.19%) SAP
2 65 (25.10%) Finance
3 63 (24.32%) Business Intelligence
4 42 (16.22%) Project Management
5 41 (15.83%) Cisco
5 41 (15.83%) VMware
6 38 (14.67%) Microsoft
7 35 (13.51%) VMware Infrastructure
8 32 (12.36%) F5
9 31 (11.97%) Oracle
10 30 (11.58%) HP
10 30 (11.58%) Juniper
11 29 (11.20%) SAP BI
12 26 (10.04%) Blue Coat
13 25 (9.653%) Telecoms
13 25 (9.653%) MS Excel
13 25 (9.653%) Data Warehouse
14 24 (9.266%) Data Modelling
14 24 (9.266%) Business Objects
14 24 (9.266%) SAP BW
14 24 (9.266%) Stakeholder Management
14 24 (9.266%) Retail
15 23 (8.880%) Change Control
15 23 (8.880%) Technical Architecture
16 21 (8.108%) Network Security
16 21 (8.108%) Cisco Certification
16 21 (8.108%) Citrix
17 20 (7.722%) Lync
18 19 (7.336%) Cisco Nexus
18 19 (7.336%) BusinessObjects

Principal Consultant
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 19 June 2013, IT jobs within the UK that cited Principal Consultant in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Principal Consultant in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 14 (5.405%) .NET
2 11 (4.247%) XMPP
3 8 (3.089%) Web Services
3 8 (3.089%) XML
4 5 (1.931%) MDX
5 3 (1.158%) Application Packaging
5 3 (1.158%) ASP.NET
6 2 (0.772%) SAP XI
6 2 (0.772%) Middleware
6 2 (0.772%) CGI
6 2 (0.772%) .NET Framework
7 1 (0.386%) ASP.NET MVC
7 1 (0.386%) WebSphere
Application Platforms
1 20 (7.722%) Lync
2 12 (4.633%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.703%) IIS
4 6 (2.317%) SAS
5 2 (0.772%) Documentum
5 2 (0.772%) Apache
5 2 (0.772%) WebLogic
6 1 (0.386%) MS Exchange
6 1 (0.386%) NetWeaver
6 1 (0.386%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 25 (9.653%) MS Excel
2 1 (0.386%) Office 365
2 1 (0.386%) MS Office
Business Applications
1 17 (6.564%) SAP BPC
2 10 (3.861%) HFM
3 9 (3.475%) SAP FI
3 9 (3.475%) SAP CO
3 9 (3.475%) SAP FI/CO
4 8 (3.089%) Oracle Financials
5 7 (2.703%) SAP Oil and Gas
6 6 (2.317%) SAP CRM
6 6 (2.317%) SAP Retail
6 6 (2.317%) Oracle EBS R12
7 5 (1.931%) Hyperion Planning
8 4 (1.544%) Dynamics CRM
8 4 (1.544%) SAP SCM
8 4 (1.544%) SAP FI-CA
9 3 (1.158%) Oracle iRecruitment
9 3 (1.158%) Oracle Payroll
9 3 (1.158%) Oracle EBS
10 2 (0.772%) Dynamics NAV
11 1 (0.386%) Cognos Business Intelligence
11 1 (0.386%) Oracle 11i
Communications & Networking
1 21 (8.108%) Network Security
2 19 (7.336%) Cisco Nexus
3 17 (6.564%) Wireless
4 15 (5.792%) Firewall
5 14 (5.405%) Broadband
6 13 (5.019%) LAN
6 13 (5.019%) WLAN
7 11 (4.247%) Unified Communications
8 10 (3.861%) VPN
9 9 (3.475%) IPv6
10 8 (3.089%) Internet
10 8 (3.089%) Cisco PIX
10 8 (3.089%) Cisco ASA
11 7 (2.703%) BSS
12 6 (2.317%) SSL
12 6 (2.317%) TCP/IP
13 5 (1.931%) Cisco IPT
13 5 (1.931%) BGP
13 5 (1.931%) MPLS
13 5 (1.931%) OSPF
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (11.20%) SAP BI
2 25 (9.653%) Data Warehouse
3 24 (9.266%) SAP BW
4 19 (7.336%) BusinessObjects
5 15 (5.792%) SQL Server
6 12 (4.633%) SAP HANA
7 8 (3.089%) Oracle BI EE
7 8 (3.089%) Oracle ODI
8 7 (2.703%) SAP Data Services
8 7 (2.703%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 7 (2.703%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 7 (2.703%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 6 (2.317%) BODI
9 6 (2.317%) DB2
10 5 (1.931%) QlikView
10 5 (1.931%) RDBMS
10 5 (1.931%) Data Mining
10 5 (1.931%) DataStage
10 5 (1.931%) Oracle OWB
11 4 (1.544%) Essbase
Development Applications
1 5 (1.931%) Talend Open Studio
2 1 (0.386%) LoadRunner
2 1 (0.386%) ERwin
2 1 (0.386%) Rational Robot
General
1 65 (25.10%) Finance
2 25 (9.653%) Telecoms
3 24 (9.266%) Retail
4 10 (3.861%) Banking
4 10 (3.861%) Multimedia
5 9 (3.475%) Retail Banking
6 6 (2.317%) Games
7 5 (1.931%) Pharmaceutical
7 5 (1.931%) Manufacturing
8 3 (1.158%) Marketing
8 3 (1.158%) Billing
9 2 (0.772%) Advertising
10 1 (0.386%) Spanish Language
10 1 (0.386%) Investment Banking
10 1 (0.386%) Legal
10 1 (0.386%) Front Office
10 1 (0.386%) Back Office
Miscellaneous
1 13 (5.019%) Digital Media
2 8 (3.089%) Cloud Computing
3 7 (2.703%) FMCG
4 6 (2.317%) Online Games
5 4 (1.544%) Cryptography
5 4 (1.544%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 2 (0.772%) Management Information System
6 2 (0.772%) Social Network
6 2 (0.772%) Taxonomies
6 2 (0.772%) Open Source
6 2 (0.772%) Oracle Exalogic
6 2 (0.772%) Mobile Payment
7 1 (0.386%) Mobile Banking
7 1 (0.386%) IaaS
7 1 (0.386%) Social Media
7 1 (0.386%) PaaS
7 1 (0.386%) Smart Meter
7 1 (0.386%) Credit Risk
7 1 (0.386%) PKI
7 1 (0.386%) Economics
Operating Systems
1 7 (2.703%) Windows
2 5 (1.931%) Linux
3 4 (1.544%) UNIX
4 2 (0.772%) Debian
4 2 (0.772%) Windows 7
5 1 (0.386%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.386%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.386%) Windows Vista
5 1 (0.386%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (24.32%) Business Intelligence
2 42 (16.22%) Project Management
3 24 (9.266%) Data Modelling
3 24 (9.266%) Stakeholder Management
4 23 (8.880%) Change Control
4 23 (8.880%) Technical Architecture
5 18 (6.950%) Programme Management
5 18 (6.950%) Load Balancing
6 17 (6.564%) Service Delivery
7 16 (6.178%) Analytics
8 15 (5.792%) ERP
8 15 (5.792%) CRM
9 14 (5.405%) Six Sigma
9 14 (5.405%) Lean Six Sigma
10 12 (4.633%) Change Management
10 12 (4.633%) ETL
11 11 (4.247%) Information Security
12 10 (3.861%) Enterprise Architecture
12 10 (3.861%) PRINCE2
12 10 (3.861%) Performance Management
Programming Languages
1 17 (6.564%) C
2 15 (5.792%) C#
3 10 (3.861%) Scala
4 8 (3.089%) JavaScript
4 8 (3.089%) XPath
5 6 (2.317%) SQL
6 3 (1.158%) ABAP
7 2 (0.772%) Perl
7 2 (0.772%) PL/SQL
7 2 (0.772%) Java
8 1 (0.386%) SAS Macro
Qualifications
1 21 (8.108%) Cisco Certification
2 15 (5.792%) Degree
3 13 (5.019%) MCTS
3 13 (5.019%) MCITP
4 11 (4.247%) CCNP
5 10 (3.861%) CCIE
6 7 (2.703%) PMP
6 7 (2.703%) PMI Certification
7 6 (2.317%) ISEB Practitioner
7 6 (2.317%) ISEB
8 5 (1.931%) CCIA
8 5 (1.931%) Citrix Certification
8 5 (1.931%) Oracle Certification
9 4 (1.544%) CIMA
9 4 (1.544%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 4 (1.544%) ACCA
9 4 (1.544%) CCEA
9 4 (1.544%) CCA
9 4 (1.544%) CCEE
10 3 (1.158%) CCAA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (2.703%) Data Quality
2 5 (1.931%) PCI DSS
3 2 (0.772%) ISO 9000
3 2 (0.772%) ISO 9001
3 2 (0.772%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.386%) QA
System Software
1 35 (13.51%) VMware Infrastructure
2 7 (2.703%) XenApp
2 7 (2.703%) XenDesktop
3 6 (2.317%) Microsoft App-V
4 4 (1.544%) XenServer
5 3 (1.158%) Oracle RAC
5 3 (1.158%) Active Directory
6 2 (0.772%) Hyper-V
6 2 (0.772%) FreeRADIUS
7 1 (0.386%) IAG
7 1 (0.386%) UAG
7 1 (0.386%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 6 (2.317%) Cisco CUCM
2 2 (0.772%) SCCM
2 2 (0.772%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.386%) HP SiteScope
3 1 (0.386%) EMC NetWorker
3 1 (0.386%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 1 (0.386%) Norton AntiVirus
Vendors
1 73 (28.19%) SAP
2 41 (15.83%) Cisco
2 41 (15.83%) VMware
3 38 (14.67%) Microsoft
4 32 (12.36%) F5
5 31 (11.97%) Oracle
6 30 (11.58%) HP
6 30 (11.58%) Juniper
7 26 (10.04%) Blue Coat
8 24 (9.266%) Business Objects
9 21 (8.108%) Citrix
10 14 (5.405%) Hyperion
11 13 (5.019%) Brocade
12 11 (4.247%) Polycom
12 11 (4.247%) Cognos
13 9 (3.475%) Computacenter
14 8 (3.089%) CheckPoint
14 8 (3.089%) Sybase
15 6 (2.317%) Ab Initio
15 6 (2.317%) Informatica
London
You will be part of a team who are known as experts in SAP BPC. Your responsibilities as the Principal SAP BPC Consultant will include: Deliver on end-...
Selecture Limited
Salary: Negotiable
Posted: 14 June 2013
South East
This is a Very Senior role so looking for a "BI Guru", particularly in SAP Business Objects... Summary of Key Skills Required: SAP Business Objects... C-Level Stakeholder...
KDR
Salary: £80000 - £100000 per annum + benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
London
This is one of the best senior Sharepoint roles in the market. My client are an award winning consultancy based in London. They are experiencing a huge growth...
Lawrence Harvey Enterprise
Salary: £60000 - £80000 per annum + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 15 June 2013
City of London
For the successful candidate, your career will progress towards leading the SAP FI/CO Practise or towards generic SAP Project/Programme Management for £Multi-Million SAP Projects. This...
Progressive Recruitment
Salary: £50000 - £65000 per annum + Benefits, Bonus, Car
Posted: 5 June 2013
West Midlands
SAP Basis Consultant/Technical LeadOur client is a global telecommunications company and they are currently looking for a SAP Basis Principal Consultant to act as Client Technical Lead...
Volt
Salary: £50000 - £60000 per annum + Car allowance, bonus and benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
Oxfordshire, South East
Capita Resourcing Ltd
Salary: £70000 - £85000 per annum + car, bonus and benefits
Posted: 13 June 2013
Oxfordshire
Capita Resourcing - IT Resourcing
Salary: £70000 - £85000 per annum + car, bonus and benefits
Posted: 13 June 2013
UK
SK Consultancy Solutions
Salary: £70,000 - £90,000 per year + Bonus + Flexible Benefits
Posted: 3 June 2013
UK Wide - Consulting
SK Consultancy Solutions
Salary: £70,000 - £90,000 per year
Posted: 3 June 2013
London
Lorien Resourcing
Salary: £90000 - £110000 per annum + Car Allow + Bonus + Benefits
Posted: 17 June 2013
London
ANSON MCCADE
Salary: From £70,000 to £90,000 per annum + package + bonus
Posted: 17 June 2013
Reading, Thames Valley
Cognitive Group
Salary: £55000 - £65000 per annum + bonus + car allowance + package
Posted: 23 May 2013
London
Lawrence Harvey Enterprise
Salary: £70000 - £80000 per annum
Posted: 18 June 2013
England
Selecture Limited
Salary: £80000 - £100000 per annum + Bonus + Car/Travel + Benefits
Posted: 13 June 2013
UK Wide - Consulting
SK Consultancy Solutions
Salary: £65,000 - £85,000 per year + Flexible Benefits + Bonus + Pension
Posted: 3 June 2013
London
ANSON MCCADE
Salary: From £80,000 to £110,000 per annum + great bonus and market-leading pa
Posted: 14 June 2013
London
Informatiq Consulting
Salary: £70000 - £100000 per annum + car allowance, bonus, pension
Posted: 17 June 2013