Principal Technologist Contracts in Central London

Principal Technologist
London > Central London

The median Principal Technologist daily rate in Central London is £788, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 127 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Principal Technologist 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 0.086% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.092% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £766 - -
25th Percentile £772 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £788 - -
75th Percentile £797 - -
90th Percentile £799 - -
London median daily rate £788 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 2,175 2,847 4,613
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.07% 94.24% 95.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,366 1,999 3,161
10th Percentile £361 £340 £350
25th Percentile £463 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.55%
75th Percentile £687 £690 £688
90th Percentile £775 £800 £788
London median daily rate £550 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -4.35% - +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 18 60
10th Percentile £21.29 £17.00 £16.20
25th Percentile £30.19 £19.51 £19.69
Median hourly rate £35.00 £37.00 £41.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.41% -9.76% +28.13%
75th Percentile £82.19 £51.56 £57.50
90th Percentile £129.85 £70.25 £78.75
London median hourly rate £39.00 £40.50 £32.25
% change year-on-year -3.70% +25.58% +7.50%

Principal Technologist
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Technologist within the Central London region over the 6 months to 31 October 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
City of London - 2 £788 - 1
Principal Technologist
London

Principal Technologist Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 31 October 2024, Principal Technologist 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 across the Central London region featuring Principal Technologist in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 2 (100.00%) Coaching
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Technology Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) IT Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Local Government
2 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (50.00%) Kanban
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Scrum
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) Agile

Principal Technologist Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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:

General
1 2 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (50.00%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Local Government
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 2 (100.00%) Coaching
1 2 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 2 (100.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Information Security
2 1 (50.00%) IT Strategy
2 1 (50.00%) Kanban
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Scrum
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Technology Strategy
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 27001