Principal Systems Engineer
UK
As of 1 June 2024, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Systems Engineer daily rate in the UK.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 497 | 675 | 824 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +178 | +149 | -102 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Principal Systems Engineer | 78 | 7 | 14 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.18% | 0.012% | 0.016% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.20% | 0.013% | 0.017% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £660 | £519 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £713 | - |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | - | £800 | £520 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +53.85% | -20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £656 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £665 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | - | £800 | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 73 | 3 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £50.00 | £53.96 | £52.57 |
| 25th Percentile | £52.50 | £58.10 | £56.33 |
| Median hourly rate | £65.50 | £65.00 | £63.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.77% | +2.81% | +5.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £75.00 | - | £69.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.86 | - | £72.88 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £67.27 | £65.00 | £63.23 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.48% | +2.81% | +34.52% |
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 | 39,969 | 53,015 | 83,520 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,870 | 37,031 | 58,844 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 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% | +10.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,841 | 1,476 | 1,963 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +83.67% | +12.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.13 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Principal Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Principal Systems Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Principal Systems Engineer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Principal Systems Engineer.
Principal Systems Engineer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Principal Systems Engineer.
Principal Systems Engineer
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Principal Systems Engineer over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
Principal Systems Engineer
Top 12 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Systems Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +147 | 66 | - | - | 48 |
| UK excluding London | +98 | 66 | - | - | 37 |
| South East | +29 | 21 | - | - | 16 |
| East of England | - | 14 | - | - | 7 |
| South West | +16 | 11 | - | - | 8 |
| North West | - | 9 | - | - | 3 |
| North of England | - | 9 | - | - | 4 |
| Work from Home | - | 7 | - | - | 11 |
| London | +99 | 6 | - | - | 14 |
| Scotland | - | 6 | - | - | |
| Midlands | - | 5 | - | - | 6 |
| West Midlands | - | 5 | - | - |
Principal Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Principal Systems 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 Systems Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Systems 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: