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 Engineer daily rate in South Wales.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
33
-
55
Rank change year-on-year
-
-
-
Contract jobs requiring a Principal Engineer
1
0
3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in South Wales
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title
229
299
491
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title
93.85%
88.99%
94.61%
Number of daily rates quoted
169
218
377
10th Percentile
£166
£169
£180
25th Percentile
£250
£352
£325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£400
£460
£460
Median % change year-on-year
-13.04%
-
-3.16%
75th Percentile
£494
£563
£575
90th Percentile
£625
£645
£650
Wales median daily rate
£400
£450
£450
% change year-on-year
-11.11%
-
-5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
21
21
26
10th Percentile
£16.00
£11.75
£13.00
25th Percentile
£18.51
£15.20
£16.98
Median hourly rate
£22.50
£22.68
£18.14
Median % change year-on-year
-0.79%
+25.03%
-8.89%
75th Percentile
£41.25
£53.75
£19.98
90th Percentile
£45.00
£87.80
£49.38
Wales median hourly rate
£21.01
£19.09
£18.14
% change year-on-year
+10.09%
+5.21%
-8.89%
Principal Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales
Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in South Wales.
Principal Engineer Contractor Daily Rate Trend in South Wales
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer in South Wales.
Principal Engineer Skill Set Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales
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 South Wales region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.
Principal Engineer Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Wales 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:
