Principal Developer
UK
The median Principal Developer daily rate in the UK is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 June 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 12 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 563 | 684 | 818 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +121 | +134 | -103 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Principal Developer | 21 | 13 | 30 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.048% | 0.023% | 0.034% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.052% | 0.025% | 0.036% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12 | 7 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £523 | £501 |
| 25th Percentile | £575 | £594 | £547 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £700 | £700 | £625 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +12.00% | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £875 | £838 | £697 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £903 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £700 | £613 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.29% | +2.08% | +50.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | £80.00 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £80.00 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 40,557 | 52,491 | 83,111 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.86% | 94.51% | 95.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,070 | 36,644 | 58,616 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £318 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £538 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.42% | +2.48% | +6.06% |
| 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% | +8.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,936 | 1,486 | 1,938 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.42 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +16.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.81 | £65.75 | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £77.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.08 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.94% | +110.39% | +7.82% |
Principal Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Principal Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Principal Developer
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Principal Developer.
Principal Developer
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Principal Developer over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.
Principal Developer
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Principal Developer.
Principal Developer
Top 9 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 12 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 | +94 | 21 | £700 | - | 7 |
| London | +89 | 12 | £850 | -6.85% | |
| UK excluding London | +31 | 9 | £700 | +14.29% | 8 |
| North of England | +18 | 5 | £700 | +33.33% | 6 |
| North West | +16 | 5 | £700 | +33.33% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +110 | 3 | - | - | 6 |
| East of England | - | 2 | - | - | |
| South West | 0 | 1 | - | - | |
| South East | - | 1 | £663 | - |
Principal Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Principal Developer 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 Developer in the job title.
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Principal Developer 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: