Principal Engineer
England > London
The median Principal Engineer salary in London is £95,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 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 1 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 335 | 396 | 378 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +61 | -18 | +79 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 177 | 259 | 675 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London | 0.75% | 0.73% | 1.02% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.80% | 0.77% | 1.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 138 | 193 | 203 |
| 10th Percentile | £72,500 | £72,500 | £70,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £81,563 | £78,750 | £77,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £95,500 | £107,500 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.16% | +19.44% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £116,250 | £150,000 | £107,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £125,000 | £160,000 | £116,000 |
| England median annual salary | £80,000 | £84,500 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.33% | -0.59% | +21.43% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in London. 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 London with a recognized job title | 22,224 | 33,687 | 64,063 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.11% | 95.05% | 96.35% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16,725 | 24,703 | 34,899 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,500 | £42,500 | £41,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £72,500 | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.45% | +3.57% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £93,750 | £95,000 | £92,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,000 | £115,000 | £110,000 |
| England median annual salary | £53,833 | £60,775 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.42% | +1.29% | +9.09% |
Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer in London.
Principal Engineer
Salary Histogram in London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Principal Engineer in London over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.
Principal Engineer
Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Engineer within the London region over the 6 months to 1 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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| Central London | +27 | 18 | £115,000 | +39.39% | 6 |
| South London | +3 | 8 | £95,000 | +75.93% | 6 |
| West London | -3 | 3 | - | - | 4 |
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 1 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 across the London region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London 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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