Principle consultant vs senior consultant

The differences between principle consultants and senior consultants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a principle consultant and a senior consultant. Additionally, a principle consultant has an average salary of $111,572, which is higher than the $100,188 average annual salary of a senior consultant.

The top three skills for a principle consultant include client facing, project management and java. The most important skills for a senior consultant are healthcare, project management, and java.

Principle consultant vs senior consultant overview

	Principle Consultant	Senior Consultant
Yearly salary	$111,572	$100,188
Hourly rate	$53.64	$48.17
Growth rate	11%	11%
Number of jobs	66,786	241,206
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	4	4

Principle consultant vs senior consultant salary

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

	Principle Consultant	Senior Consultant
Average salary	$111,572	$100,188
Salary range	Between $85,000 And $144,000	Between $76,000 And $131,000
Highest paying City	Washington, DC	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	New Jersey	New Jersey
Best paying company	InfosysPublicService	Conning
Best paying industry	Finance	Finance

Differences between principle consultant and senior consultant education

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

	Principle Consultant	Senior Consultant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 68%	Bachelor's Degree, 68%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Northwestern University	Northwestern University

Principle consultant vs senior consultant demographics

Here are the differences between principle consultants' and senior consultants' demographics:

	Principle Consultant	Senior Consultant
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 79.8% Female, 20.2%	Male, 69.9% Female, 30.1%
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, 7.4% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 8.4% Asian, 14.2% White, 65.3% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.2%
LGBT Percentage	12%	12%

Differences between principle consultant and senior 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.

Senior consultant example responsibilities.

Lead the execution of LSMW objects and ABAP programs for testing of provide data files.
Manage the application administration through Linux shell scripting.
Manage installation of software, train end-users on Medicare and Medicaid rules, regulations and third-party reimbursement methodologies.
Manage internal, external systems/application of healthcare software within assign areas from inception to successful implementation in private medical practices.
Experience in SDLC processes, and ability to manage application-relate projects from customer requirements definition to delivering application content solutions.
Manage technical infrastructure, application development, and other capital improvement projects for early stage Internet start-ups and non-profit organizations.

Principle consultant vs senior consultant skills

Common principle consultant skills

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

Common senior consultant skills

Healthcare, 8%
Project Management, 5%
Java, 4%
Architecture, 4%
SR, 4%
C++, 4%

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