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 2 June 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 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 805 | 884 | 1073 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +79 | +189 | -255 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Consultant | 100 | 62 | 191 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.095% | 0.065% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.072% | 0.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 90 | 49 | 89 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,000 | £64,750 | £63,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £62,950 | £68,750 | £70,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.88% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,000 | £111,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £107,500 | £120,000 | £140,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £63,800 | £75,000 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.93% | +11.11% | -10.60% |
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 | 99,838 | 86,540 | 162,414 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.86% | 91.29% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,991 | 55,953 | 84,888 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,676 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,238 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.49% | +5.76% |
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 2 June 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 2 June 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 | +93 | 77 | £80,000 | -5.88% | 106 |
| London | +131 | 47 | £89,000 | -1.25% | 58 |
| Work from Home | +63 | 45 | £85,000 | - | 54 |
| UK excluding London | -31 | 30 | £63,800 | -14.93% | 38 |
| South East | +1 | 17 | £62,500 | -13.79% | 9 |
| North of England | +33 | 5 | £86,250 | -6.76% | 10 |
| South West | -27 | 4 | £100,000 | +17.65% | 12 |
| Yorkshire | +60 | 3 | £102,500 | +2.50% | 5 |
| East of England | -8 | 2 | £100,000 | +42.86% | 4 |
| North West | -11 | 2 | £70,000 | -17.65% | 5 |
| West Midlands | -12 | 1 | £72,500 | -14.71% | 3 |
| Midlands | -14 | 1 | £72,500 | -9.38% | 4 |
| Scotland | -67 | 1 | £64,100 | - |
Principal Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 June 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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