Principal Product Designer Contract Job Trends
Principal Product Designer
UK
The median Principal Product Designer daily rate in the UK is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 690 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract jobs requiring a Principal Product Designer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 0.002% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.002% | - | - |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £575 | - | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £600 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 50,792 | 30,277 | 34,849 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.89% | 90.93% | 93.00% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29,802 | 19,116 | 21,016 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £280 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £402 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £737 | £725 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £492 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -3.36% | -1.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4,200 | 1,670 | 1,418 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.25 | £13.80 | £15.02 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.25 | £17.30 | £20.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.06 | £25.15 | £41.27 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.25% | -39.05% | -8.30% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £50.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £68.75 | £73.83 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.32 | £24.62 | £41.53 |
| % change year-on-year | +63.77% | -40.72% | -6.67% |
Principal Product Designer Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Principal Product Designer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Principal Product Designer Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Principal Product Designer job vacancies in the UK.
Principal Product Designer Skill Set Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 17 October 2026, Principal Product Designer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Principal Product Designer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accessibility | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Continuous Improvement | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | High-Fidelity Prototypes | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Interaction Design | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Prototyping | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Responsive Web Design | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Stakeholder Management | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | User Experience | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | User-Centered Design (UCD) | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | UX Design | 100.0% | 1 |
Principal Product Designer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Interaction Designer | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | UX Designer | 100.0% | 1 |