Principal Consultant Jobs in the South East

Principal Consultant
England > South East

The median Principal Consultant salary in the South East is £28,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 August 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 319 332 334
Rank change year-on-year +13 +2 +168
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Consultant 4 15 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the South East 0.038% 0.11% 0.009%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.042% 0.11% 0.010%
Number of salaries quoted 4 15 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £25,625 - £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £28,750 £50,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -42.50% -16.67% -
75th Percentile £48,906 £70,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £79,563 - -
England median annual salary £82,500 £70,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year +17.86% -17.65% +3.03%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 9,495 13,447 10,197
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.12% 94.60% 91.77%
Number of salaries quoted 5,237 8,946 7,028
10th Percentile £28,250 £29,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £37,500 £38,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £80,000 £83,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Principal Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Job postings that featured Principal Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Job vacancy trend for Principal Consultant in the South East

Principal Consultant
Salary Trend in the South East

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Consultant in the South East.

Salary trend for Principal Consultant in the South East

Principal Consultant
Salary Histogram in the South East

Salary distribution for jobs citing Principal Consultant in the South East over the 6 months to 7 August 2025.

Salary histogram for Principal Consultant in the South East

Principal Consultant
Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Consultant within the South East region over the 6 months to 7 August 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
Thames Valley +10 3 £28,750 -42.50% 2
Berkshire +1 3 £28,750 -42.50% 2
West Sussex - 1 £100,000 -
Principal Consultant
England

Principal Consultant Skill Set
Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 7 August 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 South East region featuring Principal Consultant in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Marketing
1 3 (75.00%) Collaborative Working
1 3 (75.00%) Self-Motivation
1 3 (75.00%) Red Team
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
1 3 (75.00%) Influencing Skills
1 3 (75.00%) Onboarding
2 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (25.00%) Rapid7

Principal Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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:

General
1 3 (75.00%) Influencing Skills
1 3 (75.00%) Marketing
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (75.00%) Onboarding
1 3 (75.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Collaborative Working
1 3 (75.00%) Red Team
2 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Rapid7