Principal Engineer
UK
The median Principal Engineer salary in the UK is £80,000 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 | |
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| Rank | 288 | 483 | 410 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +195 | -73 | +131 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 993 | 608 | 1,373 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.01% | 0.59% | 0.88% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.06% | 0.64% | 0.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 385 | 437 | 437 |
| 10th Percentile | £57,500 | £55,500 | £60,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £65,000 | £66,250 | £65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £82,500 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.03% | -2.94% | +21.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £95,000 | £115,000 | £100,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,000 | £150,000 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £72,500 | £72,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.45% | - | +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 | 93,240 | 95,005 | 150,022 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.52% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,901 | 59,761 | 85,221 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,550 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.42% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,750 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.21% | +5.50% | +5.26% |
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 2 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 2 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 | +175 | 839 | £80,000 | -5.33% | 304 |
| UK excluding London | +198 | 757 | £70,000 | -3.45% | 252 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 196 | £85,000 | -5.56% | 116 |
| London | +57 | 177 | £95,500 | -11.16% | 70 |
| North of England | +99 | 158 | £65,000 | -13.33% | 53 |
| South West | +86 | 149 | £70,000 | -12.50% | 49 |
| South East | +33 | 140 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 61 |
| Midlands | +91 | 115 | £75,000 | -9.09% | 20 |
| Scotland | +20 | 98 | £67,500 | -20.59% | 13 |
| North West | +49 | 82 | £65,000 | -5.45% | 47 |
| East of England | +79 | 80 | £77,500 | +6.90% | 57 |
| West Midlands | +75 | 63 | £70,000 | -36.36% | 13 |
| Yorkshire | +101 | 56 | £65,000 | -18.75% | 6 |
| East Midlands | +20 | 52 | £85,000 | +3.03% | 7 |
| North East | +2 | 20 | - | - | |
| Wales | +16 | 15 | £60,000 | +34.33% | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | +34 | 2 | £80,000 | +14.29% | 6 |
Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
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 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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