Principal Engineer Contracts in Plymouth

Principal Engineer
Devon > Plymouth

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 Engineer daily rate in Plymouth.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Principal Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Plymouth 5.26% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 5.56% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
Devon median daily rate - - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £63.50 - -
25th Percentile £65.00 - -
Median hourly rate £70.00 - -
75th Percentile £75.00 - -
90th Percentile £76.50 - -
Devon median hourly rate £70.00 - £65.00

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Plymouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Plymouth. 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 Plymouth with a recognized job title 36 58 55
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.74% 90.63% 94.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 14 41
10th Percentile £153 £57 £104
25th Percentile £177 £157 £128
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £300 £425 £200
Median % change year-on-year -29.41% +112.50% -60.00%
75th Percentile £459 £600 £438
90th Percentile £529 £734 £488
Devon median daily rate £500 £425 £450
% change year-on-year +17.65% -5.56% +10.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 24 5
10th Percentile £25.60 £11.14 -
25th Percentile £47.50 £37.50 £55.00
Median hourly rate £60.00 £60.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year - - +231.22%
75th Percentile £70.00 £70.00 £70.00
90th Percentile £74.50 £71.75 £79.00
Devon median hourly rate £60.00 £40.00 £60.00
% change year-on-year +50.00% -33.33% +190.42%

Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Plymouth

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

Job vacancy trend for Principal Engineer in Plymouth

Principal Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Plymouth

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

Daily rate trend for Principal Engineer in Plymouth

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Plymouth

For the 6 months to 1 May 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 Plymouth region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Quality Management
2 1 (50.00%) Finite Element Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Chartered Engineer
2 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared

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

Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
2 1 (50.00%) Finite Element Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Quality Management
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Chartered Engineer
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared