Principal Software Engineer
London > Central London
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 Software Engineer daily rate in Central London.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 127 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Principal Software Engineer | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London | 0.10% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.11% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| London median daily rate | - | £600 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +26.32% | -9.52% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Central London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title | 1,852 | 2,329 | 3,676 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.74% | 95.22% | 95.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,192 | 1,658 | 2,523 |
| 10th Percentile | £350 | £350 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £454 | £450 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | £550 | £585 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -5.98% | +4.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £682 | £725 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £794 | £813 |
| London median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 32 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £22.00 | £19.95 | £15.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.75 | £21.81 | £18.93 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £25.78 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.76% | -26.34% | -6.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.00 | £27.81 | £58.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £63.75 | £43.38 | £86.65 |
| London median hourly rate | £34.00 | £27.81 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.26% | -20.54% | - |
Principal Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London
Job postings that featured Principal Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.
Principal Software Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Principal Software Engineer in Central London.
Principal Software Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Central London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Software Engineer within the Central London region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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 |
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| City of London | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Principal Software Engineer London |
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Principal Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Principal Software 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 Central London region featuring Principal Software Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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:
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