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 20 May 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 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 786 | 908 | 1069 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +122 | +161 | -271 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Consultant | 98 | 67 | 174 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.098% | 0.067% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.074% | 0.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 86 | 52 | 85 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,000 | £63,750 | £65,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £62,950 | £67,813 | £74,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £84,500 | £87,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.33% | -3.43% | +9.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £93,125 | £115,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £112,500 | £120,000 | £140,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £63,500 | £72,500 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.41% | +3.57% | -7.28% |
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 | 94,627 | 91,047 | 156,403 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.71% | 91.54% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,562 | 57,571 | 85,106 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,750 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +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 20 May 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 20 May 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 | +111 | 77 | £80,000 | -5.88% | 74 |
| London | +138 | 53 | £89,000 | +3.04% | 37 |
| Work from Home | +97 | 48 | £83,750 | - | 39 |
| UK excluding London | -10 | 24 | £63,500 | -12.41% | 29 |
| South East | +19 | 16 | £63,000 | -13.10% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +81 | 3 | £102,500 | +46.43% | 2 |
| North of England | +34 | 3 | £102,500 | +32.26% | 8 |
| East of England | +3 | 2 | £100,000 | +42.86% | 2 |
| West Midlands | +11 | 1 | £72,500 | -14.71% | |
| Midlands | -10 | 1 | £72,500 | -9.38% | 1 |
| South West | -23 | 1 | £80,000 | -11.11% | 10 |
| Scotland | -64 | 1 | £64,100 | - |
Principal Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 May 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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