Principal Developer Contracts in Manchester

Principal Developer
North West > Manchester

The median Principal Developer daily rate in Manchester is £700 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 97 114 141
Rank change year-on-year +17 +27 -42
Contract jobs requiring a Principal Developer 5 4 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Manchester 0.34% 0.21% 0.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% 0.22% 0.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 7
10th Percentile - - £533
25th Percentile £650 £563 £559
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £575 £625
Median % change year-on-year +21.74% -8.00% +56.25%
75th Percentile £750 £588 £675
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £700 £525 £625
% change year-on-year +33.33% -16.00% +56.25%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 1,427 1,805 2,542
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.84% 96.42% 97.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 990 1,346 1,993
10th Percentile £313 £313 £226
25th Percentile £400 £413 £383
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -1.00% +5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £584 £594 £575
90th Percentile £694 £675 £655
North West median daily rate £493 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -1.40% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 82 49 59
10th Percentile £12.02 £16.23 £11.36
25th Percentile £13.31 £20.00 £12.02
Median hourly rate £26.26 £35.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -24.97% +100.00% +9.38%
75th Percentile £62.50 £48.75 £24.38
90th Percentile £73.75 £70.00 £34.00
North West median hourly rate £26.66 £35.00 £20.32
% change year-on-year -23.83% +72.29% +13.49%

Principal Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Job vacancy trend for Principal Developer in Manchester

Principal Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Principal Developer in Manchester.

Daily rate trend for Principal Developer in Manchester

Principal Developer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 6 May 2024, Principal Developer 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 Manchester region featuring Principal Developer in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) Local Government
2 2 (40.00%) Scrum
2 2 (40.00%) Salesforce

Principal Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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:

General
1 3 (60.00%) Local Government
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (40.00%) Scrum
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Salesforce