Principal Software Engineer
UK > Work from Home
The median Principal Software Engineer daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 January 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
29 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
311 |
298 |
373 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-13 |
+75 |
+139 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Principal Software Engineer |
4 |
12 |
3 |
| As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options |
0.038% |
0.11% |
0.018% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.041% |
0.12% |
0.019% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
4 |
10 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£763 |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£625 |
£825 |
£600 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-24.24% |
+37.50% |
-33.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£888 |
£606 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£609 |
| UK median daily rate |
£621 |
£825 |
£600 |
| % change year-on-year |
-24.70% |
+37.50% |
-7.69% |
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 |
9,805 |
10,122 |
15,466 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.26% |
93.26% |
94.09% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
6,348 |
6,412 |
10,474 |
| 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 |
£616 |
£638 |
£638 |
| 90th Percentile |
£720 |
£750 |
£725 |
| UK median daily rate |
£500 |
£525 |
£525 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
- |
-4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
360 |
184 |
462 |
| 10th Percentile |
£15.74 |
£19.09 |
£14.30 |
| 25th Percentile |
£21.25 |
£24.42 |
£22.53 |
| Median hourly rate |
£50.00 |
£37.14 |
£47.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+34.63% |
-21.81% |
-17.39% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65.00 |
£64.50 |
£68.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
£70.00 |
£75.00 |
£79.88 |
| UK median hourly rate |
£29.60 |
£32.50 |
£37.50 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.92% |
-13.33% |
+7.14% |
