Principal Consultant
England > London
The median Principal Consultant daily rate in London is £620, 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 | 340 | 386 | 468 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +46 | +82 | +134 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Principal Consultant | 10 | 8 | 3 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in London | 0.079% | 0.045% | 0.012% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.085% | 0.048% | 0.013% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £530 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £608 | £575 | £606 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £620 | £721 | £613 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.04% | +17.76% | +11.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £646 | £849 | £672 |
| 90th Percentile | £662 | - | £704 |
| England median daily rate | £615 | £780 | £613 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.15% | +27.35% | -0.97% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title | 11,802 | 16,538 | 23,816 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 93.44% | 93.75% | 94.85% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 7,993 | 11,885 | 17,371 |
| 10th Percentile | £338 | £325 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £445 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £681 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £798 | £800 | £800 |
| England median daily rate | £513 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -4.55% | +2.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 176 | 321 | 274 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.33 | £16.00 | £18.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.94 | £20.02 | £22.53 |
| Median hourly rate | £33.45 | £27.50 | £36.77 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.62% | -25.21% | +5.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £50.56 | £46.48 | £63.94 |
| 90th Percentile | £64.38 | £67.00 | £82.43 |
| England median hourly rate | £28.75 | £39.50 | £43.63 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.22% | -9.47% | +74.52% |
Principal Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings that featured Principal Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
Principal Consultant
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Principal Consultant in London.
Principal Consultant
Contract Job Locations in London
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 London 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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| South London | - | 1 | £625 | - | 1 |
| Principal Consultant England |
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Principal Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London
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 London region featuring Principal Consultant in the job title.
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Principal Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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: