Principal Engineer
UK > Wales
The median Principal Engineer salary in Wales is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 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 9 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 105 | 113 | 138 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | +25 | -46 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 16 | 12 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales | 0.78% | 0.73% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.85% | 0.85% | 0.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £52,497 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £57,500 | £43,162 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £44,666 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +34.33% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £57,188 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £81,250 | £67,500 | - |
| UK median annual salary | £80,000 | £84,500 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.33% | -0.59% | +21.43% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Wales
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title | 1,890 | 1,420 | 1,804 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 92.56% | 85.90% | 94.75% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,283 | 810 | 1,138 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £26,391 | £30,350 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £35,000 | £37,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £45,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | +11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £61,250 | £62,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £72,500 | £75,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.
Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Wales
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer in Wales.
Principal Engineer
Salary Histogram in Wales
Salary distribution for jobs citing Principal Engineer in Wales over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.
Principal Engineer
Job Locations in Wales
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Engineer within the Wales region over the 6 months to 9 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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| South Wales | -4 | 11 | £60,000 | +34.33% | 3 |
| West Wales | - | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| North Wales | - | 2 | - | - | 1 |
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales
For the 6 months to 9 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 Wales region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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: