Principal Developer
West Midlands > Shropshire
The median Principal Developer daily rate in Shropshire is £388, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 64 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Principal Developer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Shropshire | 0.36% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.40% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £388 | - | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £388 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Shropshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Shropshire. 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 Shropshire with a recognized job title | 248 | 100 | 48 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 90.18% | 86.21% | 97.96% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 170 | 74 | 27 |
| 10th Percentile | £356 | £222 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £429 | £379 | £313 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £477 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.82% | +0.42% | -10.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £519 | £498 |
| 90th Percentile | £559 | £560 | £565 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | -4.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £12.21 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £18.68 | £23.60 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.85% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £28.87 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £35.56 | - | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £25.15 | £23.05 | £22.20 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.11% | +3.85% | +25.25% |
Principal Developer
Contract Job Locations in Shropshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Developer within the Shropshire region over the 6 months to 5 November 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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| Telford | - | 1 | £388 | - | |
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Principal Developer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire
For the 6 months to 5 November 2025, Principal Developer 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 Shropshire region featuring Principal Developer in the job title.
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Principal Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire 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:
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