Permanent IT Jobs Contract IT Jobs

The table below looks at the demand for the Principal Engineer role in IT contracts within the Hampshire region compared to all other Job Titles we currently track. Included is a guide to the contractor rates offered in IT jobs that have cited Principal Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 21 November 2008 with a comparison to the same period last year.

 Principal Engineer
Location
3 months to
21 Nov 2008
Same period last year
Rank-117
Rank change on same period last yearNew entry-
Matching contract IT job ads01
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled0.000 %0.001 %
As % of the category below0.000 %0.041 %
Daily rates quoted00
Average minimum daily rate--
Average daily rate--
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum daily rate--
UK excluding London average daily rate£275£419
% change on same period last year-34.32 %
Hourly rates quoted01
Average minimum hourly rate-£35.00
Average hourly rate-£35.00
% change on same period last year-
Average maximum hourly rate-£35.00
UK excluding London average hourly rate-£39.79
% change on same period last year-
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Job TitlesJob Titles
Hampshire
Matching contract IT job ads17492455
As % of all UK contract IT job ads sampled2.755 %2.631 %
Daily rates quoted411754
Average minimum daily rate£358£345
Average daily rate£378£361
% change on same period last year+4.75 %
Average maximum daily rate£398£377
UK excluding London average daily rate£353£351
% change on same period last year+0.72 %
Hourly rates quoted451442
Average minimum hourly rate£26.07£26.56
Average hourly rate£27.94£28.67
% change on same period last year-2.56 %
Average maximum hourly rate£29.81£30.78
UK excluding London average hourly rate£23.37£24.42
% change on same period last year-4.31 %
Principal Engineer South EastPrincipal Engineer
South East

We calculate average IT contractor rates directly from the figures quoted and do not attempt to derive hourly rates from daily rates or vice versa.

Principal Engineer
Demand Trend

The chart provides a 3-month moving total beginning in 2004 of IT contractor jobs citing Principal Engineer across the Hampshire region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Hampshire Principal Engineer Demand Trend

Principal Engineer
Daily Rate Trend

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

Hampshire Principal Engineer Daily Rate Trend

Principal Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hampshire Principal Engineer Hourly Rate Trend

Principal Engineer
Top 13 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire 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.

18 (100.00 %)C++
18 (100.00 %)UML
18 (100.00 %)OO
25 (62.50 %)Java
34 (50.00 %)J2SE
34 (50.00 %)Symbian
34 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
34 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
34 (50.00 %)BC Cleared
34 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
43 (37.50 %)Unit Testing
52 (25.00 %)Government
61 (12.50 %)CORBA

Principal Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 21 November 2008, IT contractor jobs across the Hampshire 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.

Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Application DevelopmentApplication Development
14 (50.00 %)J2SE
21 (12.50 %)CORBA
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, GeneralGeneral
12 (25.00 %)Government
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Processes & MethodologiesProcesses & Methodologies
18 (100.00 %)UML
18 (100.00 %)OO
24 (50.00 %)Agile Software Development
24 (50.00 %)SC Cleared
24 (50.00 %)BC Cleared
24 (50.00 %)Security Cleared
33 (37.50 %)Unit Testing
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, Programming LanguagesProgramming Languages
18 (100.00 %)C++
25 (62.50 %)Java
Hampshire IT Contractor Job Market, VendorsVendors
14 (50.00 %)Symbian