Principal Engineer
UK
The median Principal Engineer salary in the UK is £77,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 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 29 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 274 | 506 | 413 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +232 | -93 | +100 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 1,073 | 549 | 1,506 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.04% | 0.57% | 0.90% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.10% | 0.62% | 0.94% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 458 | 404 | 443 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,000 | £58,750 | £60,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £65,000 | £68,563 | £65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £77,500 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.82% | - | +21.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £92,500 | £115,000 | £98,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,000 | £150,000 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £73,750 | £72,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.08% | +1.72% | +7.41% |
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 | 97,915 | 88,821 | 160,028 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.81% | 91.42% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 69,754 | 56,171 | 84,699 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| 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 Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Principal Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer.
Principal Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Principal Engineer over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.
Principal Engineer
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 29 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 | +202 | 936 | £80,000 | -5.88% | 303 |
| UK excluding London | +247 | 807 | £70,000 | -5.08% | 231 |
| London | +53 | 206 | £92,500 | -13.95% | 76 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 196 | £75,000 | -21.05% | 112 |
| South West | +96 | 171 | £75,000 | -6.25% | 31 |
| South East | +50 | 169 | £70,000 | - | 55 |
| North of England | +105 | 158 | £65,000 | -14.75% | 73 |
| Midlands | +86 | 122 | £70,000 | -15.15% | 17 |
| East of England | +80 | 92 | £77,500 | +6.90% | 46 |
| North West | +48 | 82 | £65,000 | -10.34% | 63 |
| Scotland | +2 | 76 | £70,000 | -17.65% | 11 |
| West Midlands | +54 | 63 | £75,000 | -31.82% | 9 |
| East Midlands | +23 | 59 | £65,000 | -21.21% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | +97 | 56 | £65,000 | -18.75% | 8 |
| North East | +10 | 20 | £55,000 | -35.29% | 2 |
| Wales | +11 | 16 | £60,000 | +34.33% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | £90,000 | - | 2 |
Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 29 May 2024, Principal 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 Engineer in the job title.
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Principal 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:
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