Principal Systems Engineer Contracts in South London

Principal Systems Engineer
London > South London

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 Systems Engineer daily rate in South London.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 34 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Principal Systems Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in South London 0.54% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.58% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 0 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - - -
London median daily rate £550 - £650
% change year-on-year - - +25.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South London. 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 South London with a recognized job title 171 236 355
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.43% 97.52% 92.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 114 157 278
10th Percentile £224 £202 £213
25th Percentile £425 £409 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year - -4.76% +2.44%
75th Percentile £600 £575 £638
90th Percentile £749 £638 £775
London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 17 14
10th Percentile £22.49 £17.00 £16.13
25th Percentile £24.41 £21.25 £19.06
Median hourly rate £27.61 £23.50 £22.98
Median % change year-on-year +17.47% +2.26% -51.55%
75th Percentile £30.80 £75.00 £50.42
90th Percentile £32.72 £83.75 £52.21
London median hourly rate £34.00 £27.81 £35.00
% change year-on-year +22.26% -20.54% -

Principal Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in South London

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

Job vacancy trend for Principal Systems Engineer in South London

Principal Systems Engineer
Contract Job Locations in South London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Systems Engineer within the South London 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
Kingston Upon Thames - 1 - -
Principal Systems Engineer
London

Principal Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South London

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Principal Systems 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 South London region featuring Principal Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) VB
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens
1 1 (100.00%) Red Hat
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) SCADA
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 1 (100.00%) WinCC
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Safety

Principal Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South London 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) WinCC
General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (100.00%) Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Requirements
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Marketing
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Software Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) SQL
1 1 (100.00%) VB
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) Red Hat
1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) Siemens