Principal Engineer
North West > Cheshire
The median Principal Engineer daily rate in Cheshire is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 July 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 68 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheshire | 0.17% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.18% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £625 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £650 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median daily rate | £548 | £675 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -18.89% | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cheshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cheshire. 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 Cheshire with a recognized job title | 542 | 465 | 414 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 89.74% | 94.32% | 89.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 405 | 315 | 264 |
| 10th Percentile | £269 | £298 | £275 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £382 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £437 | £463 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.61% | -7.41% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £520 | £572 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £645 | £638 | £623 |
| North West median daily rate | £450 | £489 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.98% | -2.20% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 26 | 28 | 30 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £12.74 | £14.23 |
| 25th Percentile | £25.49 | £13.87 | £22.10 |
| Median hourly rate | £31.50 | £17.72 | £30.54 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +77.74% | -41.98% | +28.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £39.30 | £43.75 | £35.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £50.00 | £44.88 | £41.00 |
| North West median hourly rate | £27.13 | £32.90 | £27.98 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.54% | +17.57% | +11.92% |
Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire
Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cheshire.
Principal Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer in Cheshire.
Principal Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Cheshire
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 Cheshire region over the 6 months to 27 July 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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| Wilmslow | - | 1 | £650 | - | 1 |
| Principal Engineer North West |
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire
For the 6 months to 27 July 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 Cheshire region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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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