Principal Consultant
UK > England
The median Principal Consultant salary in England is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 31 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 655 | 773 | 853 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +118 | +80 | +184 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Consultant | 24 | 77 | 52 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in England | 0.049% | 0.086% | 0.061% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.054% | 0.091% | 0.067% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 20 | 72 | 41 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £50,000 | £65,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £68,313 | £73,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £85,000 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.25% | -5.88% | -5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £106,125 | £106,250 | £120,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £85,000 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.25% | -5.88% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in England with a recognized job title | 44,774 | 85,031 | 77,815 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.79% | 94.67% | 91.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 23,692 | 62,917 | 50,230 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,000 | £28,500 | £32,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,000 | £38,066 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,567 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -13.32% | +0.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,250 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
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.
Principal Consultant
Salary Trend in England
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Consultant in England.
Principal Consultant
Salary Histogram in England
Salary distribution for jobs citing Principal Consultant in England over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.
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Job Locations in England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Consultant within the England region over the 6 months to 31 May 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 |
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| South West | +118 | 10 | £40,000 | -60.00% | 5 |
| London | +65 | 8 | £90,000 | +1.12% | 69 |
| Midlands | +68 | 4 | £85,000 | +17.24% | |
| West Midlands | +59 | 4 | £85,000 | +17.24% | |
| East of England | +49 | 1 | £112,500 | +12.50% | 4 |
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Principal Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England
For the 6 months to 31 May 2025, Principal Consultant 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 permanent 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: