Principal Engineer
Berkshire > Reading
The median Principal Engineer daily rate in Reading is £645, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 August 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
28 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
63 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Principal Engineer |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading |
0.17% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.18% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£645 |
- |
- |
| Berkshire median daily rate |
£605 |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Reading. 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.
| DemandTrendContract vacancies in Reading with a recognized job title |
550 |
991 |
1,043 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.70% |
89.28% |
94.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
353 |
556 |
692 |
| 10th Percentile |
£350 |
£333 |
£321 |
| 25th Percentile |
£450 |
£463 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£550 |
£585 |
£548 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-5.98% |
+6.85% |
+9.50% |
| 75th Percentile |
£625 |
£650 |
£638 |
| 90th Percentile |
£700 |
£716 |
£700 |
| Berkshire median daily rate |
£525 |
£550 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.55% |
+4.76% |
+5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
20 |
41 |
19 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£48.18 |
£41.70 |
| 25th Percentile |
£14.75 |
£57.50 |
£56.13 |
| Median hourly rate |
£28.00 |
£69.38 |
£66.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-59.64% |
+5.11% |
+153.85% |
| 75th Percentile |
£58.44 |
£87.46 |
£74.40 |
| 90th Percentile |
£70.00 |
£100.00 |
£75.60 |
| Berkshire median hourly rate |
£32.31 |
£61.65 |
£57.82 |
| % change year-on-year |
-47.59% |
+6.63% |
+122.38% |
