Principal Developer
UK
The median Principal Developer daily rate in the UK is £700 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 5 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 578 | 695 | 837 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +117 | +142 | -156 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Principal Developer | 22 | 21 | 26 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.051% | 0.036% | 0.029% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.055% | 0.038% | 0.031% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11 | 10 | 24 |
| 10th Percentile | £575 | £496 | £484 |
| 25th Percentile | £613 | £500 | £531 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £700 | £613 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.29% | +2.08% | -11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £875 | £809 | £670 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £854 | £728 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £700 | £613 | £588 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | +4.26% | +46.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £80.00 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £80.00 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 40,029 | 55,895 | 84,701 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.62% | 95.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,060 | 39,048 | 59,505 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,665 | 1,566 | 2,078 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.11 | £15.72 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.60 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +90.68% | +4.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.00 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +115.16% | +2.74% |
Principal Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Principal Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Principal Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Principal Developer.
Principal Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Principal Developer over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.
Principal Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Principal Developer.
Principal Developer
Top 9 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 5 May 2024. 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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| England | +119 | 20 | £700 | +14.29% | 15 |
| London | +113 | 11 | £850 | +70.00% | 6 |
| UK excluding London | +58 | 9 | £700 | +14.29% | 11 |
| North of England | +32 | 5 | £700 | +33.33% | 4 |
| North West | +27 | 5 | £700 | +33.33% | 3 |
| Work from Home | +118 | 3 | - | - | 9 |
| East of England | - | 2 | - | - | |
| South West | +20 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| South East | - | 1 | £663 | - |
Principal Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 May 2024, Principal Developer 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 featuring Principal Developer in the job title.
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Principal Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: