Principal Engineer
South West > Somerset
The median Principal Engineer daily rate in Somerset is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 20 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset | 2.88% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 3.25% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £513 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £575 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South West median daily rate | £575 | - | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -37.04% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Somerset
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Somerset. 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 Somerset with a recognized job title | 123 | 187 | 204 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 88.49% | 92.12% | 98.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 85 | 113 | 156 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £164 | £196 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £250 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -5.26% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £578 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £724 | £605 | £719 |
| South West median daily rate | £500 | £520 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -0.95% | +5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 32 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.66 | £12.28 | £17.38 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.48 | £15.23 | £32.11 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.51 | £25.00 | £50.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.96% | -50.00% | +0.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £19.76 | £40.00 | £61.09 |
| 90th Percentile | £20.51 | £48.00 | £76.84 |
| South West median hourly rate | £63.50 | £55.00 | £65.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.45% | -15.38% | +38.30% |
Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset
Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Somerset.
Principal Engineer
Contract Job Locations in Somerset
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 Somerset region over the 6 months to 1 May 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Street | - | 4 | £575 | - | |
| Principal Engineer South West |
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset
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 Somerset region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset 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:
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