Principal Engineer Jobs in Barrow-in-Furness

Principal Engineer
Cumbria > Barrow-in-Furness

The median Principal Engineer salary in Barrow-in-Furness is £45,628 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

 6 months to
2 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 6 -
Rank change year-on-year -4 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer 43 14 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Barrow-in-Furness 13.56% 21.54% -
As % of the Job Titles category 13.96% 21.88% -
Number of salaries quoted 9 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,628 - -
75th Percentile £54,532 - -
90th Percentile £56,446 - -
Cumbria median annual salary £45,628 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Barrow-in-Furness

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Barrow-in-Furness. 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 Barrow-in-Furness with a recognized job title 308 64 39
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.16% 98.46% 97.50%
Number of salaries quoted 150 42 3
10th Percentile £7,000 £24,780 -
25th Percentile £40,000 £33,125 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,628 £38,734 £22,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.80% +72.15% -35.71%
75th Percentile £60,000 - £41,875
90th Percentile £72,621 - £53,500
Cumbria median annual salary £45,628 £40,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +12.66% -10.00% +28.57%

Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Barrow-in-Furness

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

Job vacancy trend for Principal Engineer in Barrow-in-Furness

Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Barrow-in-Furness

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

Salary trend for Principal Engineer in Barrow-in-Furness

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Barrow-in-Furness

For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, 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 Barrow-in-Furness region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.

1 42 (97.67%) Degree
2 25 (58.14%) Systems Engineering
3 21 (48.84%) BPSS Clearance
4 20 (46.51%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 20 (46.51%) Architectural Design
4 20 (46.51%) Telecoms
4 20 (46.51%) Automotive
5 14 (32.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 14 (32.56%) IEC 61508
5 14 (32.56%) Social Skills
5 14 (32.56%) Def Stans
6 8 (18.60%) Continuous Improvement
7 5 (11.63%) HNC
7 5 (11.63%) Stakeholder Management
7 5 (11.63%) Operations Management
7 5 (11.63%) Business Case
8 3 (6.98%) ISO 9001
9 1 (2.33%) Electronics
9 1 (2.33%) Aerospace
9 1 (2.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 1 (2.33%) Cybersecurity
9 1 (2.33%) NIST
9 1 (2.33%) Security Cleared

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

General
1 20 (46.51%) Automotive
1 20 (46.51%) Telecoms
2 14 (32.56%) Social Skills
3 1 (2.33%) Aerospace
3 1 (2.33%) Electronics
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (58.14%) Systems Engineering
2 20 (46.51%) Architectural Design
2 20 (46.51%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 14 (32.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 8 (18.60%) Continuous Improvement
5 5 (11.63%) Business Case
5 5 (11.63%) Operations Management
5 5 (11.63%) Stakeholder Management
6 1 (2.33%) Cybersecurity
Qualifications
1 42 (97.67%) Degree
2 21 (48.84%) BPSS Clearance
3 5 (11.63%) HNC
4 1 (2.33%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (32.56%) Def Stans
1 14 (32.56%) IEC 61508
2 3 (6.98%) ISO 9001
3 1 (2.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (2.33%) NIST
28 Principal Engineer jobs in Cumbria