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 30 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 678 | 813 | 897 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +135 | +84 | +163 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Consultant | 31 | 99 | 65 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.056% | 0.096% | 0.067% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.062% | 0.10% | 0.073% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 22 | 90 | 50 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,000 | £50,000 | £64,875 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £62,950 | £69,688 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £85,000 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.25% | -5.88% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £97,500 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £104,625 | £107,500 | £120,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £40,000 | £63,500 | £75,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.01% | -15.33% | +9.09% |
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 | 50,066 | 97,923 | 88,829 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.36% | 94.81% | 91.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,124 | 69,761 | 56,179 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,750 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,750 | £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 | £51,000 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.00% | -6.54% | +6.63% |
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 30 May 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 30 May 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 | +105 | 23 | £85,000 | +6.25% | 153 |
| UK excluding London | +181 | 15 | £40,000 | -37.01% | 129 |
| Work from Home | +88 | 15 | £90,000 | +7.46% | 123 |
| South West | +112 | 10 | £40,000 | -60.00% | 13 |
| London | +73 | 7 | £90,000 | +1.12% | 54 |
| Midlands | +89 | 4 | £85,000 | +17.24% | 17 |
| West Midlands | +61 | 4 | £85,000 | +17.24% | 10 |
| East of England | +46 | 1 | £112,500 | +12.50% | 16 |
Principal Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 May 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: