Principal Engineer Contracts in Birmingham

Principal Engineer
West Midlands > Birmingham

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Engineer daily rate in Birmingham.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 49 - 73
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Principal Engineer 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham 0.19% - 0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.21% - 0.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £511
25th Percentile - - £555
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - £669
75th Percentile - - £817
90th Percentile - - £882
West Midlands median daily rate - £550 £669
% change year-on-year - -17.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £47.50 - -
Median hourly rate £50.00 - -
75th Percentile £52.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median hourly rate £50.00 £57.50 -
% change year-on-year -13.04% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 468 715 870
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.66% 92.50% 96.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 327 502 583
10th Percentile £160 £250 £263
25th Percentile £363 £325 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £483 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +7.33% -10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £600
90th Percentile £675 £675 £700
West Midlands median daily rate £485 £489 £500
% change year-on-year -0.77% -2.25% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 40 35
10th Percentile £12.62 £13.10 £11.40
25th Percentile £13.31 £17.75 £12.50
Median hourly rate £14.00 £28.50 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -50.88% +42.50% +14.35%
75th Percentile £22.91 £48.75 £24.94
90th Percentile £30.68 £57.91 £60.50
West Midlands median hourly rate £18.07 £22.25 £19.50
% change year-on-year -18.81% +14.10% +12.85%

Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Job vacancy trend for Principal Engineer in Birmingham

Principal Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

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

Daily rate trend for Principal Engineer in Birmingham

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 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 Birmingham region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
1 1 (100.00%) Simulink
1 1 (100.00%) Automotive
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Unit Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Software Development
1 1 (100.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Model Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
1 1 (100.00%) AUTOSAR
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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 (100.00%) Simulink
General
1 1 (100.00%) Automotive
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Embedded Software Development
1 1 (100.00%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
1 1 (100.00%) Model Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Unit Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) AUTOSAR