Principal Consultant
UK
The median Principal Consultant salary in the UK is £80,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 25 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 798 | 914 | 1048 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +116 | +134 | -296 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Consultant | 96 | 75 | 148 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.098% | 0.071% | 0.096% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.078% | 0.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 83 | 57 | 88 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,400 | £63,750 | £62,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £62,500 | £65,000 | £70,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £80,000 | £87,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.57% | +9.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £92,500 | £115,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £112,500 | £120,000 | £130,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £63,500 | £75,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.33% | +7.14% | -6.67% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 92,894 | 96,310 | 147,847 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.58% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,756 | 60,420 | 85,018 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,923 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.80% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
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 25 April 2024.
Principal Consultant
Top 12 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 25 April 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 | +129 | 75 | £80,000 | -3.03% | 68 |
| London | +157 | 51 | £89,000 | +5.33% | 31 |
| Work from Home | +108 | 47 | £81,250 | +8.33% | 34 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 24 | £63,500 | -15.33% | 34 |
| South East | +26 | 16 | £63,000 | -13.10% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +86 | 3 | £102,500 | +46.43% | 4 |
| North of England | +37 | 3 | £102,500 | +10.81% | 11 |
| South West | -25 | 2 | £92,500 | +8.82% | 6 |
| East of England | +24 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 1 | £72,500 | -14.71% | 5 |
| Midlands | +5 | 1 | £72,500 | -9.38% | 6 |
| Scotland | -61 | 1 | £64,100 | -35.90% | 1 |
Principal Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 25 April 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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