Principal Consultant
UK > England
The median Principal Consultant daily rate in England is £615, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 June 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 475 | 546 | 629 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +71 | +83 | +132 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Principal Consultant | 11 | 13 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 0.044% | 0.035% | 0.008% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.047% | 0.037% | 0.009% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 5 | 7 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £558 | £560 | £532 |
| 25th Percentile | £608 | £615 | £580 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £615 | £780 | £613 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.15% | +27.35% | -0.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £849 | £645 |
| 90th Percentile | £659 | £969 | £693 |
| UK median daily rate | £620 | £630 | £613 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.59% | +2.86% | -0.97% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title | 23,170 | 34,772 | 44,476 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.26% | 92.87% | 94.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 15,220 | 22,729 | 31,567 |
| 10th Percentile | £293 | £293 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -4.55% | +2.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £634 | £638 | £663 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £763 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,044 | 2,631 | 1,333 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.90 | £12.86 | £14.27 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.95 | £16.58 | £19.51 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.75 | £39.50 | £43.63 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.22% | -9.47% | +74.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.52 | £63.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £74.50 | £77.50 |
| UK median hourly rate | £27.13 | £37.50 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.67% | -12.79% | +68.63% |
Principal Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings that featured Principal Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Principal Consultant in England.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Principal Consultant in England.
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Contract Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Consultant within the England region over the 6 months to 25 June 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| London | +46 | 10 | £620 | -14.04% | 73 |
| South East | +47 | 1 | £550 | - | 13 |
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Principal Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 25 June 2025, Principal Consultant contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring Principal Consultant in the job title.
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Principal Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: