Principal Consultant Job Trends in Cumbria

Principal Consultant
North West > Cumbria

The median Principal Consultant salary in Cumbria is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 November 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Consultant 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Cumbria 0.29% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.32% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £85,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 - -
75th Percentile £95,000 - -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median annual salary £70,000 £70,000 -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cumbria

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cumbria. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Cumbria with a recognized job title 312 484 154
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.43% 95.28% 96.86%
Number of salaries quoted 152 274 36
10th Percentile £26,250 £35,000 £26,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,000 £31,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £46,000 £50,000 £38,750
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% +29.03% -0.64%
75th Percentile £57,500 £56,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £67,175 £68,375 £66,250
North West median annual salary £49,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Principal Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in Cumbria

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

Principal Consultant job vacancy trend in Cumbria

Principal Consultant
Salary Trend in Cumbria

Salary distribution trend for Principal Consultant job vacancies in Cumbria.

Salary distribution trend for Principal Consultant job vacancies in Cumbria

Principal Consultant
Job Locations in Cumbria

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Consultant within the Cumbria region over the 6 months to 16 November 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Whitehaven - 1 £90,000 -
Principal Consultant
North West

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

For the 6 months to 16 November 2025, Principal Consultant 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 permanent job ads across the Cumbria region featuring Principal Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Hugging Face
1 1 (100.00%) LLM
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Model Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Predictive Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) PyTorch
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) TensorFlow

Principal Consultant Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cumbria 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:

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) Hugging Face
1 1 (100.00%) PyTorch
1 1 (100.00%) TensorFlow
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) LLM
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Model Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Predictive Modelling
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared