Principal Engineer
UK > Scotland
The median Principal Engineer daily rate in Scotland is £65, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 September 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 4 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 110 | 114 | 146 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +32 | +30 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.38% | 0.11% | 0.040% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.42% | 0.11% | 0.042% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £65 | - | - |
| UK median daily rate | £588 | £625 | £725 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.00% | -13.79% | +11.54% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £55.00 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £65.00 | £50.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +30.00% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75.06 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £75.17 | - | - |
| UK median hourly rate | £75.00 | £72.95 | £75.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.81% | -2.73% | +13.89% |
All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title | 1,434 | 1,740 | 2,359 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 90.64% | 93.95% | 93.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 794 | 1,062 | 1,541 |
| 10th Percentile | £220 | £200 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £340 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £455 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.11% | -5.26% | +1.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £550 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £600 | £654 | £631 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £534 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.69% | -2.91% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 65 | 73 | 61 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.11 | £12.32 | £12.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £14.73 | £13.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.00 | £18.13 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.31% | +2.31% | -8.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £27.99 | £24.18 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.00 | £54.50 | £62.50 |
| UK median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.51% | +1.18% | +63.46% |
Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Principal Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Principal Engineer job vacancies in Scotland.
Principal Engineer
Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Principal Engineer job vacancies in Scotland.
Principal Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Scotland
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 Scotland region over the 6 months to 4 September 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 |
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| Edinburgh | +12 | 4 | £65 | - | 6 |
| Glasgow | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| Aberdeen | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Principal Engineer UK |
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 4 September 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 Scotland region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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: