Principal Engineer Contracts in Hampshire

Principal Engineer
South East > Hampshire

The median Principal Engineer daily rate in Hampshire is £775 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
7 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 76 96 -
Rank change year-on-year +20 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Principal Engineer 21 6 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hampshire 1.30% 0.44% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.44% 0.47% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £750 £608 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £775 £615 -
Median % change year-on-year +26.02% - -
75th Percentile £800 £623 -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median daily rate £775 £615 £351
% change year-on-year +26.02% +75.23% +13.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 0 0
10th Percentile £65.00 - -
25th Percentile £65.47 - -
Median hourly rate £76.86 - -
75th Percentile £78.75 - -
90th Percentile £80.00 - -
South East median hourly rate £76.86 £59.99 £63.50
% change year-on-year +28.12% -5.53% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Hampshire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Hampshire. 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 Hampshire with a recognized job title 1,457 1,269 1,965
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.11% 94.07% 94.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 828 832 1,178
10th Percentile £363 £228 £259
25th Percentile £450 £413 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £675 £619 £600
90th Percentile £738 £700 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £490
% change year-on-year - +2.04% +8.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 177 105 162
10th Percentile £13.70 £16.64 £13.39
25th Percentile £33.75 £20.50 £16.25
Median hourly rate £57.35 £52.50 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year +9.24% +144.19% -27.12%
75th Percentile £63.75 £66.00 £43.90
90th Percentile £77.12 £75.00 £61.94
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £48.08 £20.00
% change year-on-year -1.21% +140.40% -18.37%

Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Principal Engineer in Hampshire

Principal Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hampshire

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

Daily rate trend for Principal Engineer in Hampshire

Principal Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hampshire

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer in Hampshire.

Hourly rate trend for Principal Engineer in Hampshire

Principal Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram in Hampshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Principal Engineer in Hampshire over the 6 months to 7 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Principal Engineer in Hampshire

Principal Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Hampshire

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 Hampshire region over the 6 months to 7 May 2024. 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
Portsmouth +3 12 £775 - 2
Southampton - 9 - - 1
Principal Engineer
South East

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire

For the 6 months to 7 May 2024, 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 Hampshire region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.

1 12 (57.14%) Validation
2 11 (52.38%) Security Cleared
3 10 (47.62%) Systems Engineering
3 10 (47.62%) Verification and Validation
4 6 (28.57%) SC Cleared
5 5 (23.81%) DV Cleared
5 5 (23.81%) Aerospace
5 5 (23.81%) Software Engineering
6 2 (9.52%) End-to-End Testing
6 2 (9.52%) Commercial Awareness
6 2 (9.52%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (9.52%) Technical Leadership
6 2 (9.52%) Social Skills
6 2 (9.52%) Business Strategy
6 2 (9.52%) Confluence
6 2 (9.52%) Waterfall
6 2 (9.52%) Analytical Skills
6 2 (9.52%) System Integration Testing
6 2 (9.52%) Def Stans
6 2 (9.52%) Military
6 2 (9.52%) Management Information System
6 2 (9.52%) Agile
6 2 (9.52%) ISTQB
6 2 (9.52%) Degree
6 2 (9.52%) JIRA
6 2 (9.52%) Integration Testing
6 2 (9.52%) System Testing

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (9.52%) Confluence
Development Applications
1 2 (9.52%) JIRA
General
1 5 (23.81%) Aerospace
2 2 (9.52%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (9.52%) Military
2 2 (9.52%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (9.52%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (57.14%) Validation
2 10 (47.62%) Systems Engineering
2 10 (47.62%) Verification and Validation
3 5 (23.81%) Software Engineering
4 2 (9.52%) Agile
4 2 (9.52%) Business Strategy
4 2 (9.52%) Commercial Awareness
4 2 (9.52%) End-to-End Testing
4 2 (9.52%) Integration Testing
4 2 (9.52%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (9.52%) System Integration Testing
4 2 (9.52%) System Testing
4 2 (9.52%) Technical Leadership
4 2 (9.52%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 11 (52.38%) Security Cleared
2 6 (28.57%) SC Cleared
3 5 (23.81%) DV Cleared
4 2 (9.52%) Degree
4 2 (9.52%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (9.52%) Def Stans