Principle consultant vs contractor/consultant

The differences between principle consultants and contractor/consultants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a principle consultant has an average salary of $111,572, which is higher than the $84,811 average annual salary of a contractor/consultant.

The top three skills for a principle consultant include client facing, project management and java. The most important skills for a contractor/consultant are healthcare, post implementation, and data analysis.

Principle consultant vs contractor/consultant overview

	Principle Consultant	Contractor/Consultant
Yearly salary	$111,572	$84,811
Hourly rate	$53.64	$40.77
Growth rate	11%	11%
Number of jobs	66,786	64,573
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	-

Principle consultant vs contractor/consultant salary

Principle consultants and contractor/consultants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Principle Consultant	Contractor/Consultant
Average salary	$111,572	$84,811
Salary range	Between $85,000 And $144,000	Between $58,000 And $123,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	Boston, MA
Highest paying state	New Jersey	New Jersey
Best paying company	InfosysPublicService	Cerner
Best paying industry	Finance	Technology

Differences between principle consultant and contractor/consultant education

There are a few differences between a principle consultant and a contractor/consultant in terms of educational background:

	Principle Consultant	Contractor/Consultant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 64%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Western Carolina University

Principle consultant vs contractor/consultant demographics

Here are the differences between principle consultants' and contractor/consultants' demographics:

	Principle Consultant	Contractor/Consultant
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 79.8% Female, 20.2%	Male, 66.2% Female, 33.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 7.4% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 8.5% Asian, 14.3% White, 65.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 4.6% Hispanic or Latino, 9.4% Asian, 8.8% White, 70.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	12%	11%

Differences between principle consultant and contractor/consultant duties and responsibilities

Principle consultant example responsibilities.

Manage design and development of cloud-base billing application for streamlining payroll and invoicing, as well as offering real-time business analytics.
Develop specifications as well as Java code and lead team of developers.
Collaborate with customer's business and technical leaders/staff to clarify requirements and design solutions with a tangible ROI.
Develop out-of-the-box SharePoint request system for digital content.
Develop applications using web services using with SharePoint services
Redesign several client-server base applications to a web-base services architecture.

Contractor/consultant example responsibilities.

Manage design and development of cloud-base billing application for streamlining payroll and invoicing, as well as offering real-time business analytics.
Assist PMO in defining project scope, task and budget, collaborating closely with developers.
Bill and provide appropriate documentation to submit reimbursement for services to appropriate insurance to include Medicaid, Medicare, etc.
Motivate and ensure SME team member engagement in projects.
Provide Linux server setup, documentation, and internal support.
Develop and implement SQL store procedures and DTS packages to process client billing data.

Principle consultant vs contractor/consultant skills

Common principle consultant skills

Client Facing, 10%
Project Management, 6%
Java, 6%
Data Warehouse, 5%
Healthcare, 4%
R, 4%

Common contractor/consultant skills

Healthcare, 30%
Post Implementation, 25%
Data Analysis, 7%
Project Management, 5%
Financial Statements, 3%
Medicaid, 3%

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