Principal Systems Engineer Jobs in Bristol

Principal Systems Engineer
South West > Bristol

The median Principal Systems Engineer salary in Bristol is £67,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 5 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
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 128 170 157
Rank change year-on-year +42 -13 -8
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Systems Engineer 29 2 36
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol 0.94% 0.075% 1.09%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.96% 0.081% 1.11%
Number of salaries quoted 24 2 27
10th Percentile £49,750 - -
25th Percentile £55,000 £41,250 £63,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £47,500 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year +42.11% -29.63% -
75th Percentile £80,000 £53,750 £71,250
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £70,000 £47,500 £67,500
% change year-on-year +47.37% -29.63% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 3,006 2,460 3,230
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.03% 92.73% 97.88%
Number of salaries quoted 2,247 1,544 2,218
10th Percentile £33,500 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,810 £53,112
Median % change year-on-year -0.54% +8.85% +14.22%
75th Percentile £71,250 £73,776 £72,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £87,500 £85,000
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%

Principal Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings that featured Principal Systems Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for Principal Systems Engineer in Bristol

Principal Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Bristol

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Systems Engineer in Bristol.

Salary trend for Principal Systems Engineer in Bristol

Principal Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram in Bristol

Salary distribution for jobs citing Principal Systems Engineer in Bristol over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Principal Systems Engineer in Bristol

Principal Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 5 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 across the Bristol region featuring Principal Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 19 (65.52%) Systems Engineering
2 12 (41.38%) Aerospace
3 7 (24.14%) Security Cleared
4 6 (20.69%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 6 (20.69%) Social Skills
4 6 (20.69%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (13.79%) Degree
6 3 (10.34%) Rational DOORS
6 3 (10.34%) Rational Rhapsody
6 3 (10.34%) Performance Analysis
6 3 (10.34%) Games
6 3 (10.34%) Agile
6 3 (10.34%) Business Development
6 3 (10.34%) Synthetic Environment
6 3 (10.34%) Business Strategy
6 3 (10.34%) Roadmaps
6 3 (10.34%) Innovative Thinking
6 3 (10.34%) Technical Leadership
6 3 (10.34%) Product Roadmap
6 3 (10.34%) Technology Roadmap
6 3 (10.34%) Requirements Gathering
7 1 (3.45%) ISO/IEC 15288
7 1 (3.45%) Military
7 1 (3.45%) Chartered Engineer
7 1 (3.45%) DV Cleared

Principal Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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:

Development Applications
1 3 (10.34%) Rational DOORS
1 3 (10.34%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 12 (41.38%) Aerospace
2 6 (20.69%) Social Skills
3 3 (10.34%) Games
4 1 (3.45%) Military
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (65.52%) Systems Engineering
2 6 (20.69%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 3 (10.34%) Agile
3 3 (10.34%) Business Development
3 3 (10.34%) Business Strategy
3 3 (10.34%) Innovative Thinking
3 3 (10.34%) Performance Analysis
3 3 (10.34%) Product Roadmap
3 3 (10.34%) Requirements Gathering
3 3 (10.34%) Roadmaps
3 3 (10.34%) Synthetic Environment
3 3 (10.34%) Technical Leadership
3 3 (10.34%) Technology Roadmap
Qualifications
1 7 (24.14%) Security Cleared
2 6 (20.69%) BPSS Clearance
3 4 (13.79%) Degree
4 1 (3.45%) Chartered Engineer
4 1 (3.45%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.45%) ISO/IEC 15288