Principal Software Engineer Contract Job Trends in Basildon

Principal Software Engineer
Essex > Basildon

As of 14 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Software Engineer daily rate in Basildon.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Principal Software Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Basildon 5.56% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 5.56% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Essex median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £70.00 - -
Essex median hourly rate £70.00 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Basildon

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 18 9 21
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 91.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 4 16
10th Percentile £124 £317 £217
25th Percentile £247 £319 £262
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £464 £385 £450
Median % change year-on-year +20.45% -14.44% -5.26%
75th Percentile £642 £472 £481
90th Percentile £691 £511 £588
Essex median daily rate £375 £318 £400
% change year-on-year +17.92% -20.50% -6.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 4
10th Percentile £70.15 - £38.12
25th Percentile £70.38 - £41.82
Median hourly rate £73.00 £30.00 £51.63
Median % change year-on-year +143.33% -41.89% +193.99%
75th Percentile £75.00 - £56.63
90th Percentile - - £58.65
Essex median hourly rate £23.61 £30.00 £21.00
% change year-on-year -21.29% +42.86% +8.92%

Principal Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Basildon

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Principal Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Basildon.

Principal Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Basildon

Principal Software Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Basildon

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Principal Software Engineer job vacancies in Basildon.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Principal Software Engineer job vacancies in Basildon

Principal Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basildon

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, Principal Software Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Basildon region featuring Principal Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Rational Rhapsody
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Windows

Principal Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basildon by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Rational Rhapsody
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C++
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared