Principal Consultant Job Trends in Plymouth

Principal Consultant
Devon > Plymouth

The median Principal Consultant salary in Plymouth is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 October 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 20 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Consultant 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Plymouth 0.85% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.89% - -
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 - - -
Devon median annual salary £90,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Plymouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Plymouth. 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 Plymouth with a recognized job title 112 133 103
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.73% 100.00% 96.26%
Number of salaries quoted 72 76 101
10th Percentile £26,000 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £29,000 £36,875 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £49,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -8.16% -6.67%
75th Percentile £70,000 £55,000 £57,500
90th Percentile £81,125 £60,000 -
Devon median annual salary £38,000 £45,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -15.56% - +9.59%

Principal Consultant Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Plymouth

For the 6 months to 31 October 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 Plymouth region featuring Principal Consultant in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Deep Learning
1 1 (100.00%) LLM
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematical Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Statistics
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership

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

General
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Deep Learning
1 1 (100.00%) LLM
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematical Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Statistics
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared