Principal Engineer
Essex > Basildon
The median Principal Engineer daily rate in Basildon is £72, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 July 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
6 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
17 |
- |
2 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+11 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Principal Engineer |
2 |
0 |
24 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Basildon |
3.03% |
- |
33.33% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.23% |
- |
35.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£72 |
- |
- |
| Essex median daily rate |
£72 |
- |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
24 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£52.50 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£54.75 |
| Median hourly rate |
£70.00 |
- |
£77.50 |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£80.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Essex median hourly rate |
£70.00 |
- |
£77.50 |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Basildon. 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 Basildon with a recognized job title |
62 |
25 |
68 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.94% |
100.00% |
94.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
33 |
14 |
18 |
| 10th Percentile |
£349 |
£316 |
£265 |
| 25th Percentile |
£380 |
£332 |
£400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£505 |
£406 |
£550 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+24.31% |
-26.14% |
+7.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£588 |
£482 |
£599 |
| 90th Percentile |
£600 |
£488 |
£623 |
| Essex median daily rate |
£450 |
£388 |
£440 |
| % change year-on-year |
+16.13% |
-11.83% |
-12.10% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
13 |
2 |
37 |
| 10th Percentile |
£15.69 |
£37.85 |
£29.17 |
| 25th Percentile |
£28.25 |
£39.88 |
£52.50 |
| Median hourly rate |
£52.50 |
£44.00 |
£70.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+19.32% |
-37.59% |
+20.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£60.00 |
£47.38 |
£80.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£69.00 |
£48.95 |
- |
| Essex median hourly rate |
£18.25 |
£30.08 |
£55.00 |
| % change year-on-year |
-39.32% |
-45.32% |
-4.35% |
