Principal Engineer Contracts in Kent

Principal Engineer
South East > Kent

As of 19 April 2024, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Engineer daily rate in Kent.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 24 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Principal Engineer 5 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Kent 2.46% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.66% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
South East median daily rate £775 £615 £613
% change year-on-year +26.02% +0.41% +94.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £71.81 - -
Median hourly rate £77.12 - -
75th Percentile £82.43 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £76.86 £59.99 £63.50
% change year-on-year +28.12% -5.53% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Kent

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Kent. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Kent with a recognized job title 188 220 268
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.61% 97.78% 96.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 122 176 232
10th Percentile £203 £129 £173
25th Percentile £211 £198 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £350 £411
Median % change year-on-year +10.71% -14.89% +22.76%
75th Percentile £525 £494 £575
90th Percentile £598 £738 £638
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £488
% change year-on-year - +2.56% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 8 15
10th Percentile £11.41 £38.11 £16.69
25th Percentile £13.30 £43.48 £20.30
Median hourly rate £46.87 £55.59 £33.00
Median % change year-on-year -15.69% +68.46% -14.84%
75th Percentile £66.88 £56.79 £39.76
90th Percentile £82.43 £60.45 £45.05
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £45.00 £21.00
% change year-on-year +5.56% +114.29% -15.15%

Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.

Job vacancy trend for Principal Engineer in Kent

Principal Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Engineer within the Kent region over the 6 months to 19 April 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Rochester - 1 - - 2
Principal Engineer
South East

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, Principal Engineer contract 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 contract job ads across the Kent region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (20.00%) Analogue Electronics
1 1 (20.00%) HND
1 1 (20.00%) MATLAB
1 1 (20.00%) Simulink
1 1 (20.00%) Electronics
1 1 (20.00%) Mentor Graphics
1 1 (20.00%) Requirements Management
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
1 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (20.00%) Rational DOORS
1 1 (20.00%) Coaching

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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:

Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Simulink
Development Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 1 (20.00%) Electronics
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Analogue Electronics
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (20.00%) Coaching
1 1 (20.00%) Requirements Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
1 1 (20.00%) HND
1 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Mentor Graphics