Principal Data Engineer
UK > Work from Home
The median Principal Data Engineer daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 January 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
15 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
311 |
314 |
363 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+3 |
+49 |
+163 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Principal Data Engineer |
2 |
2 |
2 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options |
0.020% |
0.018% |
0.012% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.021% |
0.020% |
0.013% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
2 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£421 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£563 |
£453 |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£575 |
£513 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+12.20% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£588 |
£578 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£614 |
- |
| UK median daily rate |
£603 |
£450 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
+33.89% |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title |
9,458 |
10,229 |
15,103 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.26% |
93.08% |
94.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
6,132 |
6,496 |
10,247 |
| 10th Percentile |
£325 |
£325 |
£325 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£413 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£513 |
£525 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.38% |
- |
-4.55% |
| 75th Percentile |
£615 |
£638 |
£638 |
| 90th Percentile |
£718 |
£750 |
£730 |
| UK median daily rate |
£500 |
£525 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
- |
-4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
330 |
172 |
381 |
| 10th Percentile |
£15.48 |
£19.59 |
£15.42 |
| 25th Percentile |
£20.50 |
£24.01 |
£24.50 |
| Median hourly rate |
£47.25 |
£36.35 |
£51.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+30.00% |
-28.74% |
-11.30% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65.00 |
£64.20 |
£70.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£70.00 |
£75.00 |
£82.50 |
| UK median hourly rate |
£26.30 |
£32.50 |
£42.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
-19.08% |
-23.53% |
+21.43% |
