Principal Data Engineer
UK
The median Principal Data Engineer daily rate in the UK is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 June 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 9 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 598 | 679 | 849 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +81 | +170 | -123 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Principal Data Engineer | 4 | 16 | 7 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.009% | 0.029% | 0.008% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.010% | 0.030% | 0.008% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 14 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £488 | £619 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £506 | £663 | £608 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £725 | £615 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.14% | +17.89% | -5.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £581 | £788 | £630 |
| 90th Percentile | £593 | - | £763 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | - | £900 |
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 | 40,232 | 52,519 | 83,570 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.87% | 94.52% | 95.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,887 | 36,654 | 58,907 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +6.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +8.68% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,899 | 1,488 | 1,954 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.39 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +16.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.88 | £65.75 | £49.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.33 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +7.17% |
Principal Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Principal Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Principal Data Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Principal Data Engineer.
Principal Data Engineer
Top 3 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Data Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 9 June 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 | +83 | 4 | £550 | -24.14% | 10 |
| London | +73 | 3 | £550 | -24.14% | 6 |
| Work from Home | +100 | 1 | - | - | 5 |
Principal Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 June 2024, Principal Data Engineer 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 Data Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Data Engineer 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: