Principal Consultant Contract Job Trends in Derby

Principal Consultant
Derbyshire > Derby

As of 13 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Consultant daily rate in Derby.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Principal Consultant 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Derby 0.77% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.91% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Derbyshire median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Derby

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Derby. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Derby with a recognized job title 110 92 120
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.62% 97.87% 97.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 33 44 73
10th Percentile £144 £215 £161
25th Percentile £363 £310 £267
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £388 £425
Median % change year-on-year +16.13% -8.82% -
75th Percentile £538 £506 £588
90th Percentile £605 £586 £664
Derbyshire median daily rate £419 £413 £376
% change year-on-year +1.58% +9.71% -16.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 12 23
10th Percentile - - £16.25
25th Percentile £16.35 £17.00 £17.71
Median hourly rate £22.36 £21.59 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +3.55% +21.84% +14.32%
75th Percentile £25.79 £24.18 £20.00
90th Percentile £51.25 - -
Derbyshire median hourly rate £22.36 £21.59 £17.72
% change year-on-year +3.55% +21.84% +14.32%

Principal Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Principal Consultant' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Derby.

Principal Consultant job vacancy trend in Derby

Principal Consultant
Daily Rate Trend in Derby

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Principal Consultant job vacancies in Derby.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Principal Consultant job vacancies in Derby

Principal Consultant Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Principal Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Derby region featuring Principal Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
1 1 (100.00%) Jupyter
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Podman
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Slurm Workload Manager
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation

Principal Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Derby by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Jupyter
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Beowulf
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) SDLC
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
1 1 (100.00%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 1 (100.00%) Podman