Principal Consultant Jobs in London

The median annual salary for a Principal Consultant was £82,500 in advertised job vacancies in London during the 3 months to 24 June 2017.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

Principal Consultant England / London
Location	3 months to 24 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	514	553	559
Rank change year-on-year	+39	+6
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Consultant	102	91	120
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in London	0.28%	0.23%	0.27%
As % of the Job Titles category	0.30%	0.24%	0.28%
Number of salaries quoted	71	74	99
Median salary	£82,500	£85,000	£72,500
Median salary % change year-on-year	-2.94%	+17.24%
90% offered a salary of more than	£62,500	£68,250	£55,000
10% offered a salary of more than	£102,500	£110,000	£100,000
UK excluding London median salary	£70,000	£90,000	£72,500
% change year-on-year	-22.22%	+24.13%

The next table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all job roles in permanent job vacancies advertised in London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title. As such, the figures in the first row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

IT Job Roles London
Permanent job vacancies with a job title containing a recognized job role	34367	38431	43064
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in London	94.84%	95.93%	95.89%
Number of salaries quoted	27870	33422	36403
Median salary	£57,500	£55,000	£55,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	+4.54%	-
90% offered a salary of more than	£32,500	£32,500	£32,500
10% offered a salary of more than	£82,500	£80,000	£80,000
UK excluding London median salary	£42,500	£41,500	£40,000
% change year-on-year	+2.40%	+3.75%

Principal Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in London

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in London that featured Principal Consultant in the job title.

Job vacancy trend for Principal Consultant in London

Principal Consultant
Salary Trend in London

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Principal Consultant in London.

Salary trend for Principal Consultant in London

Principal Consultant
Salary Histogram in London

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Principal Consultant in London over the 3 months to 24 June 2017.

Salary histogram for Principal Consultant in London

Principal Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in London

For the 6 months to 24 June 2017, Principal Consultant job roles required the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads across the London region featuring Principal Consultant in the job title.

1	61 (37.65%)	Agile Software Development
2	51 (31.48%)	Mentoring
3	49 (30.25%)	Finance
4	47 (29.01%)	Degree
5	44 (27.16%)	Test Automation
6	40 (24.69%)	Test Strategy
7	38 (23.46%)	Continuous Integration
8	37 (22.84%)	Coaching
9	36 (22.22%)	Stakeholder Management
10	35 (21.60%)	Selenium
11	34 (20.99%)	Open Source
11	34 (20.99%)	Java
12	31 (19.14%)	.NET
13	30 (18.52%)	JavaScript
13	30 (18.52%)	C#

13	30 (18.52%)	SDLC
14	29 (17.90%)	HTML
14	29 (17.90%)	SQL
14	29 (17.90%)	JUnit
15	28 (17.28%)	CSS
15	28 (17.28%)	TestNG
15	28 (17.28%)	Protractor
15	28 (17.28%)	Jasmine
16	25 (15.43%)	DevOps
17	24 (14.81%)	Microsoft
18	23 (14.20%)	Migration
19	22 (13.58%)	Presales
20	20 (12.35%)	Analytical Skills
21	19 (11.73%)	Analytics
21	19 (11.73%)	Scrum

Principal Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring IT Skills in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	5 (3.09%)	SharePoint
2	3 (1.85%)	Skype for Business
3	2 (1.23%)	MS Exchange
3	2 (1.23%)	OpenStack
4	1 (0.62%)	BizTalk Server
4	1 (0.62%)	JBoss
4	1 (0.62%)	Mule
4	1 (0.62%)	Mule ESB
4	1 (0.62%)	Oracle SOA Suite
4	1 (0.62%)	SAS
4	1 (0.62%)	Tomcat
4	1 (0.62%)	WebLogic
4	1 (0.62%)	WebSphere

Applications
1	17 (10.49%)	Microsoft Office
2	14 (8.64%)	Microsoft Excel
2	14 (8.64%)	Microsoft PowerPoint

Business Applications
1	3 (1.85%)	SAP BPC
2	2 (1.23%)	Cognos TM1
3	1 (0.62%)	SAP HCM
3	1 (0.62%)	SAP HR
3	1 (0.62%)	SAP Oil and Gas
3	1 (0.62%)	SAP Payroll
3	1 (0.62%)	SAP S/4HANA

Cloud Services
1	5 (3.09%)	Amazon AWS
1	5 (3.09%)	Office 365
2	4 (2.47%)	Microsoft Azure
3	2 (1.23%)	G Suite
3	2 (1.23%)	OneDrive
3	2 (1.23%)	Slack
4	1 (0.62%)	Cloud Computing

Communications & Networking
1	3 (1.85%)	NetScaler
1	3 (1.85%)	Skype
2	2 (1.23%)	LAN
2	2 (1.23%)	WAN
3	1 (0.62%)	Cisco ASA
3	1 (0.62%)	Cisco IOS
3	1 (0.62%)	Cisco ISE
3	1 (0.62%)	Cisco Nexus
3	1 (0.62%)	DLNA
3	1 (0.62%)	F5 BIG-IP GTM
3	1 (0.62%)	F5 BIG-IP LTM
3	1 (0.62%)	Multicast
3	1 (0.62%)	NAS
3	1 (0.62%)	Network Security
3	1 (0.62%)	SAN
3	1 (0.62%)	SSL
3	1 (0.62%)	Unicast
3	1 (0.62%)	UPnP
3	1 (0.62%)	VPN
3	1 (0.62%)	Wireless

Database & Business Intelligence
1	7 (4.32%)	SAP HANA
2	6 (3.70%)	Big Data
3	4 (2.47%)	SAP BW
3	4 (2.47%)	SQL Server
4	3 (1.85%)	BusinessObjects
4	3 (1.85%)	BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
4	3 (1.85%)	QlikView
5	1 (0.62%)	Data Warehouse
5	1 (0.62%)	DB2
5	1 (0.62%)	MySQL
5	1 (0.62%)	Power BI
5	1 (0.62%)	RDBMS
5	1 (0.62%)	Relational Database
5	1 (0.62%)	SQL Server Analysis Services
5	1 (0.62%)	SQL Server Integration Services
5	1 (0.62%)	SQL Server Reporting Services

Development Applications
1	35 (21.60%)	Selenium
2	29 (17.90%)	JUnit
3	28 (17.28%)	Jasmine
3	28 (17.28%)	Protractor
3	28 (17.28%)	TestNG
4	7 (4.32%)	Jenkins
5	5 (3.09%)	eggPlant
5	5 (3.09%)	HP UFT
5	5 (3.09%)	JIRA
5	5 (3.09%)	JMeter
5	5 (3.09%)	LoadRunner
6	3 (1.85%)	NeoLoad
6	3 (1.85%)	Team Foundation Server
7	2 (1.23%)	Cucumber
7	2 (1.23%)	SoapUI
7	2 (1.23%)	VersionOne
8	1 (0.62%)	Atlassian Bamboo
8	1 (0.62%)	Hudson
8	1 (0.62%)	Maven
8	1 (0.62%)	WebLogic Workshop

General
1	49 (30.25%)	Finance
2	9 (5.56%)	Financial Institution
2	9 (5.56%)	Retail
3	8 (4.94%)	Law
4	6 (3.70%)	Banking
4	6 (3.70%)	Telecoms
5	4 (2.47%)	Legal
6	2 (1.23%)	Digital Economy
6	2 (1.23%)	Games
6	2 (1.23%)	Pharmaceutical
7	1 (0.62%)	Billing
7	1 (0.62%)	Electronics
7	1 (0.62%)	General Ledger
7	1 (0.62%)	Investment Banking
7	1 (0.62%)	Manufacturing
7	1 (0.62%)	Marketing
7	1 (0.62%)	Multimedia

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	31 (19.14%)	.NET
2	29 (17.90%)	HTML
3	28 (17.28%)	CSS
4	1 (0.62%)	.NET Framework
4	1 (0.62%)	Ajax
4	1 (0.62%)	AngularJS
4	1 (0.62%)	Hibernate
4	1 (0.62%)	J2EE
4	1 (0.62%)	Java EE
4	1 (0.62%)	JPA
4	1 (0.62%)	jQuery
4	1 (0.62%)	Middleware
4	1 (0.62%)	Node.js
4	1 (0.62%)	React
4	1 (0.62%)	SAP Basis
4	1 (0.62%)	Spring
4	1 (0.62%)	Struts
4	1 (0.62%)	XML

Miscellaneous
1	20 (12.35%)	Analytical Skills
2	16 (9.88%)	Fintech
3	14 (8.64%)	Computer Science
4	5 (3.09%)	Blog
4	5 (3.09%)	Data Centre
5	2 (1.23%)	CESG
5	2 (1.23%)	Cyber Defence
5	2 (1.23%)	Driving Licence
5	2 (1.23%)	PKI
5	2 (1.23%)	Security Operations Centre
5	2 (1.23%)	User Experience
6	1 (0.62%)	Derivative
6	1 (0.62%)	Equities
6	1 (0.62%)	Hybrid Cloud
6	1 (0.62%)	IPTV
6	1 (0.62%)	Private Cloud
6	1 (0.62%)	Public Cloud
6	1 (0.62%)	Robotics
6	1 (0.62%)	Smartphone
6	1 (0.62%)	Video on Demand

Operating Systems
1	7 (4.32%)	Windows
2	6 (3.70%)	Linux
3	3 (1.85%)	Windows Server
4	2 (1.23%)	Windows 7

Processes & Methodologies
1	61 (37.65%)	Agile Software Development
2	51 (31.48%)	Mentoring
3	44 (27.16%)	Test Automation
4	40 (24.69%)	Test Strategy
5	38 (23.46%)	Continuous Integration
6	37 (22.84%)	Coaching
7	36 (22.22%)	Stakeholder Management
8	34 (20.99%)	Open Source
9	30 (18.52%)	SDLC
10	25 (15.43%)	DevOps
11	23 (14.20%)	Migration
12	22 (13.58%)	Presales
13	19 (11.73%)	Analytics
13	19 (11.73%)	Scrum
14	15 (9.26%)	Change Management
14	15 (9.26%)	Wealth Management
15	14 (8.64%)	BDD
15	14 (8.64%)	TDD
16	11 (6.79%)	Business Intelligence
16	11 (6.79%)	Performance Testing

Programming Languages
1	34 (20.99%)	Java
2	30 (18.52%)	C#
2	30 (18.52%)	JavaScript
3	29 (17.90%)	SQL
4	5 (3.09%)	Python
5	2 (1.23%)	C++
5	2 (1.23%)	PowerShell
5	2 (1.23%)	VBScript
6	1 (0.62%)	Bash Shell
6	1 (0.62%)	C
6	1 (0.62%)	Perl
6	1 (0.62%)	PHP
6	1 (0.62%)	Ruby
6	1 (0.62%)	Scala

Qualifications
1	47 (29.01%)	Degree
2	3 (1.85%)	CISM
2	3 (1.85%)	CISSP
2	3 (1.85%)	ISEB
3	2 (1.23%)	BPSS Clearance
3	2 (1.23%)	CREST Certified
3	2 (1.23%)	ISTQB
3	2 (1.23%)	Microsoft Certification
3	2 (1.23%)	SC Cleared
3	2 (1.23%)	Security Cleared
4	1 (0.62%)	AWS Certification
4	1 (0.62%)	CCSE
4	1 (0.62%)	CIMA
4	1 (0.62%)	CISA
4	1 (0.62%)	CRISC
4	1 (0.62%)	ISO 27001 Lead Auditor
4	1 (0.62%)	ISTQB Foundation Certification
4	1 (0.62%)	Master's Degree
4	1 (0.62%)	MBA
4	1 (0.62%)	VCDX

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	6 (3.70%)	Data Quality
2	4 (2.47%)	GDPR
3	2 (1.23%)	ISO/IEC 27001
4	1 (0.62%)	GAAP
4	1 (0.62%)	PCI DSS

System Software
1	7 (4.32%)	VMware Infrastructure
2	6 (3.70%)	XenApp
2	6 (3.70%)	XenDesktop
3	5 (3.09%)	Microsoft App-V
4	4 (2.47%)	Hyper-V
5	3 (1.85%)	Docker
5	3 (1.85%)	vSphere
5	3 (1.85%)	XenServer
6	2 (1.23%)	Active Directory
6	2 (1.23%)	BitLocker
7	1 (0.62%)	Terminal Services
7	1 (0.62%)	vCloud

Systems Management
1	6 (3.70%)	Opscode Chef
1	6 (3.70%)	Puppet
2	4 (2.47%)	Ansible
3	3 (1.85%)	HP Quality Center
3	3 (1.85%)	SCCM
4	2 (1.23%)	Kubernetes
4	2 (1.23%)	Microsoft Intune
4	2 (1.23%)	Norton AntiVirus
4	2 (1.23%)	Symantec Endpoint Protection
5	1 (0.62%)	vRealize

Vendors
1	24 (14.81%)	Microsoft
2	9 (5.56%)	SAP
3	8 (4.94%)	VMware
4	7 (4.32%)	Citrix
5	5 (3.09%)	AppSense
6	4 (2.47%)	Oracle
6	4 (2.47%)	Splunk
7	3 (1.85%)	Cisco
7	3 (1.85%)	HP
7	3 (1.85%)	IBM
7	3 (1.85%)	TIBCO
8	2 (1.23%)	Altiris
8	2 (1.23%)	ArcSight
8	2 (1.23%)	CA Agile Central
8	2 (1.23%)	Cognos
8	2 (1.23%)	Google
8	2 (1.23%)	LANDesk
8	2 (1.23%)	NetWitness
8	2 (1.23%)	ServiceNow
8	2 (1.23%)	Symantec