Principal Engineer Jobs in Portsmouth

Principal Engineer
Hampshire > Portsmouth

The median Principal Engineer salary in Portsmouth is £90,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 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
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 45 67 -
Rank change year-on-year +22 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer 9 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Portsmouth 1.77% 0.22% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.89% 0.24% -
Number of salaries quoted 4 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 £54,000 -
Median % change year-on-year +66.67% - -
Hampshire median annual salary £73,750 £54,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year +36.57% -36.47% +21.43%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Portsmouth

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth with a recognized job title 476 412 623
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.70% 92.17% 98.11%
Number of salaries quoted 408 304 511
10th Percentile £24,500 £28,500 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £40,063 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -9.09% +22.22%
75th Percentile £61,250 £67,500 £78,750
90th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £87,500
Hampshire median annual salary £50,000 £52,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% +10.53%

Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth

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

Job vacancy trend for Principal Engineer in Portsmouth

Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Portsmouth

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

Salary trend for Principal Engineer in Portsmouth

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth

For the 6 months to 2 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 Portsmouth region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (55.56%) Requirements Management
1 5 (55.56%) Degree
1 5 (55.56%) Mathematics
1 5 (55.56%) Physics
1 5 (55.56%) Customer Requirements
1 5 (55.56%) Acceptance Criteria
1 5 (55.56%) Collaborative Working
2 4 (44.44%) Systems Engineering

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

Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) Acceptance Criteria
1 5 (55.56%) Collaborative Working
1 5 (55.56%) Customer Requirements
1 5 (55.56%) Mathematics
1 5 (55.56%) Physics
1 5 (55.56%) Requirements Management
2 4 (44.44%) Systems Engineering
Qualifications
1 5 (55.56%) Degree