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 9 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 9 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 818 | 885 | 1088 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +67 | +203 | -262 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Consultant | 104 | 60 | 193 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.096% | 0.064% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.071% | 0.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 92 | 49 | 93 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,000 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £62,450 | £72,500 | £70,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.88% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £100,000 | £107,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £107,500 | £120,000 | £138,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £75,000 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.67% | +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 | 102,753 | 84,908 | 164,946 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.75% | 91.21% | 95.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 72,538 | 55,143 | 85,388 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,524 | £45,000 | £42,750 |
| 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 | £50,296 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.37% | +5.89% |
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 9 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 9 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 | +59 | 81 | £80,000 | -5.88% | 91 |
| London | +88 | 46 | £89,000 | -3.78% | 54 |
| Work from Home | +71 | 45 | £81,250 | -4.41% | 44 |
| UK excluding London | -50 | 35 | £70,000 | -6.67% | 29 |
| South East | +7 | 17 | £62,500 | -13.79% | 10 |
| North of England | +27 | 7 | £70,000 | -24.32% | 9 |
| South West | -26 | 6 | £100,000 | +17.65% | 7 |
| North West | -5 | 4 | £70,000 | -17.65% | 5 |
| Yorkshire | +63 | 3 | £102,500 | +2.50% | 4 |
| West Midlands | -11 | 2 | £65,000 | -23.53% | 1 |
| East of England | -14 | 2 | £100,000 | +42.86% | 4 |
| Midlands | -33 | 2 | £65,000 | -18.75% | 3 |
| Scotland | -63 | 1 | £64,100 | - |
Principal Consultant Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 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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