Principal Engineer Contracts in Scotland

Principal Engineer
UK > Scotland

As of 6 May 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 Scotland.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 117 161 167
Rank change year-on-year +44 +6 -1
Contract jobs requiring a Principal Engineer 11 6 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland 0.50% 0.21% 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.53% 0.22% 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 5 2
10th Percentile - £501 £501
25th Percentile - £503 £503
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £625 £513
Median % change year-on-year - +21.95% -
75th Percentile - - £528
90th Percentile - £753 £534
UK median daily rate £600 £725 £608
% change year-on-year -17.24% +19.34% +10.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £51.25
Median hourly rate £50.00 - £52.50
75th Percentile £70.00 - £53.75
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate £67.50 £83.31 £53.08
% change year-on-year -18.98% +56.95% -1.90%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title 2,070 2,677 3,358
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 95.30% 95.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,251 1,920 2,387
10th Percentile £200 £232 £213
25th Percentile £363 £400 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £463
Median % change year-on-year - +2.70% +8.82%
75th Percentile £575 £554 £550
90th Percentile £650 £650 £625
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 115 45 52
10th Percentile £12.33 £12.90 £14.65
25th Percentile £16.13 £15.75 £17.50
Median hourly rate £24.26 £21.75 £26.85
Median % change year-on-year +11.52% -18.99% -28.40%
75th Percentile £60.00 £58.75 £48.19
90th Percentile £66.00 £67.13 £54.25
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £23.91
% change year-on-year -18.89% +88.21% +6.27%

Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Principal Engineer in Scotland

Principal Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer in Scotland.

Daily rate trend for Principal Engineer in Scotland

Principal Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer in Scotland.

Hourly rate trend for Principal Engineer in Scotland

Principal Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram in Scotland

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Principal Engineer in Scotland over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Principal Engineer in Scotland

Principal Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Scotland

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 Scotland region over the 6 months to 6 May 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
Edinburgh +48 11 - - 5
Principal Engineer
UK

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 6 May 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 Scotland region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.

1 4 (36.36%) Electronics

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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 4 (36.36%) Electronics