Principal Systems Engineer Contract Job Trends in the Isle of Wight

Principal Systems Engineer
South East > Isle of Wight

The median Principal Systems Engineer daily rate in the Isle of Wight is £81, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Principal Systems Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the Isle of Wight 7.14% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 7.14% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £81 - -
South East median daily rate £76 - £600

All Contract IT Job Roles
Isle of Wight

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Isle of Wight. 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 the Isle of Wight with a recognized job title 14 2 3
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £327
25th Percentile - - £362
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £81 - £440
Median % change year-on-year - - -12.00%
75th Percentile - - £541
90th Percentile - - £590
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £65.26 £47.50 -
Median hourly rate £70.53 £50.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +41.05% - -
75th Percentile £81.00 £52.50 -
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £54.39
% change year-on-year -40.82% -21.85% +25.02%

Principal Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the Isle of Wight

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Principal Systems Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Isle of Wight.

Principal Systems Engineer job vacancy trend in the Isle of Wight

Principal Systems Engineer
Contract Job Locations in the Isle of Wight

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Systems Engineer within the Isle of Wight region over the 6 months to 15 January 2026. 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
Cowes - 1 £81 - 2
Principal Systems Engineer
South East

Principal Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Isle of Wight

For the 6 months to 15 January 2026, Principal Systems Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Isle of Wight region featuring Principal Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering

Principal Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Isle of Wight by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared