Principal Engineer
West Midlands > Staffordshire
As of 6 August 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 Staffordshire.
| 6 months to 6 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 17 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Staffordshire | - | 0.82% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | - | 0.88% | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £350 | - |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £353 | £550 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -35.91% | +10.00% | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Staffordshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Staffordshire. 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 Staffordshire with a recognized job title | 61 | 114 | 177 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 96.83% | 93.44% | 92.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26 | 74 | 134 |
| 10th Percentile | £140 | £125 | £206 |
| 25th Percentile | £150 | £250 | £378 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £350 | £375 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.54% | -25.10% | +33.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £495 | £485 | £606 |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | £598 | £745 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +1.01% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 15 | 5 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £20.93 | £21.45 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.39 | £33.93 | £22.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £37.50 | £27.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +36.36% | +41.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £38.88 | £43.75 | £28.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £42.05 | £58.00 | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £24.34 | £19.59 | £20.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +24.25% | -4.44% | +13.89% |
Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire
Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.
