Principal Systems Engineer
UK
The median Principal Systems Engineer salary in the UK is £70,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 625 | 932 | 1158 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +307 | +226 | -303 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Systems Engineer | 298 | 20 | 79 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.29% | 0.021% | 0.047% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.31% | 0.022% | 0.049% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 145 | 15 | 44 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,000 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £60,000 | £41,250 | £61,588 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £61,000 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.75% | -9.63% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £75,000 | £73,863 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £56,250 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +24.44% | -16.67% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 97,260 | 88,990 | 160,374 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.78% | 91.41% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 69,382 | 56,369 | 85,188 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,663 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,173 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.63% | +5.63% |
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
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Systems Engineer.
Principal Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Principal Systems Engineer over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
Principal Systems Engineer
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Systems Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 28 May 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 Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +318 | 276 | £70,000 | +14.75% | 60 |
| UK excluding London | +214 | 253 | £70,000 | +24.44% | 48 |
| South West | +50 | 85 | £70,000 | +3.70% | 11 |
| Work from Home | +106 | 54 | £60,000 | -8.40% | 12 |
| East of England | - | 53 | £55,000 | - | 8 |
| Midlands | - | 53 | £80,000 | - | 7 |
| South East | +46 | 46 | £80,000 | +68.42% | 14 |
| East Midlands | - | 34 | £60,000 | - | 6 |
| London | +166 | 31 | £70,000 | +14.75% | 15 |
| West Midlands | - | 19 | £80,000 | - | 1 |
| North West | - | 8 | £60,000 | - | 8 |
| North of England | - | 8 | £60,000 | - | 11 |
| Wales | - | 5 | £60,000 | - | |
| Scotland | - | 3 | £60,000 | - | 1 |
Principal Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 28 May 2024, Principal Systems Engineer 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 permanent 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: