The median Principal Engineer daily rate in Leeds is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 November 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
15 Nov 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
Same period 2022 |
| Rank |
66 |
75 |
116 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+9 |
+41 |
+2 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Principal Engineer |
1 |
3 |
2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leeds |
0.15% |
0.30% |
0.12% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.16% |
0.31% |
0.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
2 |
2 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£650 |
£550 |
£600 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+18.18% |
-8.33% |
-20.00% |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate |
£650 |
£550 |
£600 |
| % change year-on-year |
+18.18% |
-8.33% |
-4.00% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title |
623 |
953 |
1,680 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
93.26% |
95.59% |
97.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
384 |
650 |
1,140 |
| 10th Percentile |
£304 |
£293 |
£220 |
| 25th Percentile |
£400 |
£425 |
£425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£475 |
£519 |
£525 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-8.39% |
-1.24% |
+7.69% |
| 75th Percentile |
£574 |
£613 |
£600 |
| 90th Percentile |
£650 |
£700 |
£700 |
| West Yorkshire median daily rate |
£475 |
£510 |
£520 |
| % change year-on-year |
-6.86% |
-1.92% |
+9.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
32 |
8 |
16 |
| 10th Percentile |
£18.17 |
£18.50 |
£16.06 |
| 25th Percentile |
£19.50 |
£19.21 |
£20.50 |
| Median hourly rate |
£26.25 |
£21.31 |
£21.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+23.18% |
-0.88% |
-5.49% |
| 75th Percentile |
£48.75 |
£22.63 |
£25.56 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£35.23 |
£34.07 |
| West Yorkshire median hourly rate |
£27.50 |
£21.01 |
£21.25 |
| % change year-on-year |
+30.91% |
-1.14% |
+21.43% |
