Principal Engineer Contracts in England
 
Demand Trend Daily Rate Trend Hourly Rate Trend Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for the Principal Engineer role in IT contracts advertised for the England region. Included is a guide to the average contractor rates offered in IT contracts that have cited Principal Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the England region.

Note that daily contractor rates and hourly contractor rates are treated separately. When calculating average contractor rates, daily rates are not derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Location
 3 months to
20 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Principal Engineer
Rank 502 558 556
Rank change year-on-year
+56 -2
Contract jobs requiring a Principal Engineer 1 8 14
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 0.002% 0.015% 0.025%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% 0.016% 0.027%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 1
Average daily rate £300 £250 £275
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
+20.00% -9.09%
UK excluding London average daily rate £300 £250 -
% change year-on-year
+20.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 6
Average hourly rate - - £35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate - - £35.00
All Job Titles
England
Contract IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category		 38599 49457 51411
As % of all contract IT jobs located in England 92.55% 92.65% 92.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 22682 27982 28506
Average daily rate £400 £400 £425
Average daily rate % change year-on-year
- -5.88%
90% offered a daily rate of more than £240 £245 £250
10% offered a daily rate of more than £575 £575 £600
UK excluding London average daily rate £350 £350 £350
Number of hourly rates quoted 2004 2401 2726
Average hourly rate £19.00 £19.00 £20.00
Average hourly rate % change year-on-year
- -5.00%
90% offered a hourly rate of more than £11.13 £11.00 £11.00
10% offered a hourly rate of more than £42.00 £40.00 £40.50
UK excluding London average hourly rate £17.50 £18.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year
-2.77% -10.00%
Principal Engineer
UK

Principal Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of IT contractor jobs citing Principal Engineer across the England region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

England Principal Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Principal Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in IT contract jobs citing Principal Engineer across the England region.

England Principal Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Principal Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for hourly rates quoted in IT contractor jobs citing Principal Engineer across the England region.

England Principal Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Principal Engineer
Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Engineer within the England region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)		 Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads		 Average
Daily Rate
Last 3 Months		 Average Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
South East +21 1 £300 +26.31%
Principal Engineer
UK

Principal Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region that cited Principal Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Principal Engineer in their job title.

1 5 (41.67%) Cisco
1 5 (41.67%) MPLS
2 4 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
2 4 (33.33%) CCNP
2 4 (33.33%) CCIP
3 3 (25.00%) OSPF
3 3 (25.00%) Telecoms
4 2 (16.67%) TDD
4 2 (16.67%) Degree
4 2 (16.67%) LTE
4 2 (16.67%) Unified Communications
4 2 (16.67%) Radio Access Network
4 2 (16.67%) BGP
4 2 (16.67%) CCNA
4 2 (16.67%) CCIE
4 2 (16.67%) CCSP
4 2 (16.67%) C
4 2 (16.67%) C++
4 2 (16.67%) Windows
4 2 (16.67%) 3G
5 1 (8.333%) Linux
5 1 (8.333%) MS Exchange
5 1 (8.333%) GSM
5 1 (8.333%) LAN
5 1 (8.333%) SLA
5 1 (8.333%) ITIL
5 1 (8.333%) HND
5 1 (8.333%) UNIX
5 1 (8.333%) Embedded C
5 1 (8.333%) Embedded C++

Principal Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT contractor jobs across the England region that cited Principal Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of contract IT job ads sampled with Principal Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Platforms
1 1 (8.333%) MS Exchange
1 1 (8.333%) Exchange Server 2003
1 1 (8.333%) Exchange Server 2010
Applications
1 1 (8.333%) Simulink
Communications & Networking
1 5 (41.67%) MPLS
2 3 (25.00%) OSPF
3 2 (16.67%) BGP
3 2 (16.67%) LTE
3 2 (16.67%) Unified Communications
3 2 (16.67%) Radio Access Network
3 2 (16.67%) 3G
4 1 (8.333%) Firewall
4 1 (8.333%) 2G
4 1 (8.333%) RANAP
4 1 (8.333%) GSM
4 1 (8.333%) LAN
4 1 (8.333%) SAN
4 1 (8.333%) Internet
General
1 3 (25.00%) Telecoms
2 1 (8.333%) Automotive
2 1 (8.333%) Billing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (8.333%) Statistics
1 1 (8.333%) Embedded Systems
1 1 (8.333%) CAN bus
Operating Systems
1 2 (16.67%) Windows
2 1 (8.333%) Linux
2 1 (8.333%) Windows Server 2003
2 1 (8.333%) Windows Server 2008
2 1 (8.333%) UNIX
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (16.67%) TDD
2 1 (8.333%) Automated Testing
2 1 (8.333%) Software Engineering
2 1 (8.333%) Statistical Analysis
2 1 (8.333%) SIEM
2 1 (8.333%) Change Control
2 1 (8.333%) Test Strategy
2 1 (8.333%) Vulnerability Management
2 1 (8.333%) ITIL
2 1 (8.333%) Configuration Management
2 1 (8.333%) Integration Acceptance Testing
2 1 (8.333%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (16.67%) C
1 2 (16.67%) C++
2 1 (8.333%) Embedded C
2 1 (8.333%) Embedded C++
2 1 (8.333%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 4 (33.33%) CCNP
1 4 (33.33%) CCIP
1 4 (33.33%) Cisco Certification
2 2 (16.67%) Degree
2 2 (16.67%) CCNA
2 2 (16.67%) CCIE
2 2 (16.67%) CCSP
3 1 (8.333%) NVQ Level 4
3 1 (8.333%) HND
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (8.333%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (8.333%) Active Directory
1 1 (8.333%) XenApp
Vendors
1 5 (41.67%) Cisco
2 1 (8.333%) Citrix
2 1 (8.333%) Juniper
2 1 (8.333%) VMware
2 1 (8.333%) Qualys
2 1 (8.333%) Nokia Siemens Networks
2 1 (8.333%) Twitter
Principal Safety Design Engineer 12 Month Contract
Barrow-In-Furness, Cumbria
Principal Safety design Engineer, Systems Engineer, Safety management Service engineer required for 12 month contract with tier 1 defence contractor. On large engineering projects Barrow In-Furness. £45ph...
Advantage Resourcing
Salary: £35 - £45 per hour + Ltd
Posted: 15 May 2013
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