Principal Consultant
UK
The median Principal Consultant salary in the UK is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 695 | 817 | 887 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +122 | +70 | +209 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Consultant | 32 | 101 | 60 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.057% | 0.095% | 0.064% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.063% | 0.100% | 0.070% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 23 | 90 | 48 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,000 | £50,000 | £65,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £62,950 | £71,563 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £85,000 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.25% | -5.88% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £95,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £104,250 | £107,500 | £120,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £67,050 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -40.34% | -10.60% | +11.11% |
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 | 50,645 | 101,031 | 85,195 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.29% | 94.90% | 91.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,517 | 71,464 | 55,081 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,818 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.64% | -6.54% | +6.37% |
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 6 June 2025.
Principal Consultant
Top 8 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 6 June 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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| England | +101 | 24 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 124 |
| Work from Home | +101 | 16 | £90,000 | +9.09% | 74 |
| UK excluding London | +154 | 15 | £40,000 | -40.34% | 63 |
| South West | +120 | 10 | £40,000 | -60.00% | 11 |
| London | +68 | 8 | £90,000 | +1.12% | 79 |
| Midlands | +76 | 4 | £85,000 | +17.24% | 3 |
| West Midlands | +65 | 4 | £85,000 | +17.24% | 3 |
| East of England | +42 | 1 | £112,500 | +12.50% | 6 |
Principal Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 6 June 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 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: