Principal Consultant
UK
The median Principal Consultant salary in the UK is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 769 | 832 | 1071 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +63 | +239 | -202 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Consultant | 73 | 55 | 204 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.081% | 0.068% | 0.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.085% | 0.074% | 0.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 59 | 44 | 103 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £75,000 | £71,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £85,000 | £82,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.76% | +3.03% | -2.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £113,250 | £105,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £106,250 | £120,000 | £130,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £76,250 | £68,750 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.20% | +10.91% | -9.54% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 85,709 | 74,085 | 167,386 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.83% | 91.81% | 95.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58,134 | 51,472 | 87,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,800 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +1.92% | +9.47% |
Principal Consultant
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Principal Consultant in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Principal Consultant
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Consultant.
Principal Consultant
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Principal Consultant over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.
Principal Consultant
Top 13 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Consultant within the UK over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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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| England | +43 | 55 | £70,000 | -17.65% | 23 |
| UK excluding London | -12 | 38 | £70,000 | -8.20% | 14 |
| Work from Home | +44 | 28 | £75,000 | -11.76% | 10 |
| London | +75 | 18 | £87,500 | -12.50% | 11 |
| South East | +21 | 15 | £50,000 | -16.67% | 4 |
| North of England | +12 | 8 | £70,000 | -24.32% | 3 |
| South West | -3 | 8 | £100,000 | +25.00% | 6 |
| North West | -4 | 5 | £70,000 | -17.65% | 1 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 4 | £65,000 | -23.53% | 1 |
| Midlands | -18 | 4 | £65,000 | -16.13% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +57 | 3 | £102,500 | +2.50% | 2 |
| East of England | -7 | 2 | £100,000 | +42.86% | |
| Scotland | -42 | 1 | £64,100 | - |
Principal Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, 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 featuring Principal Consultant in the job title.
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Principal Consultant Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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