Principal Engineer
Scotland > East Lothian
As of 14 December 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 East Lothian.
| 6 months to 14 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 2 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in East Lothian | 40.00% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 40.00% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £65 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
East Lothian
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in East Lothian. 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 East Lothian with a recognized job title | 5 | 2 | 4 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 100.00% | 100.00% | 66.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £107 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £108 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £167 | £110 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +51.82% | -45.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £114 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £117 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -7.69% | +2.63% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | - | - |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £24.09 | £22.55 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.85% | +12.73% | +12.87% |
Principal Engineer
Contract Job Locations in East Lothian
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 East Lothian region over the 6 months to 14 December 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunbar | - | 2 | - | - | 2 |
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