Principal Engineer Jobs in Belfast

Principal Engineer
County Antrim > Belfast

The median Principal Engineer salary in Belfast is £90,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 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
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 56 93 -
Rank change year-on-year +37 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer 3 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Belfast 0.59% 0.13% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.61% 0.14% -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £82,000 - -
25th Percentile £85,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £90,000 - -
75th Percentile £95,000 - -
90th Percentile £98,000 - -
County Antrim median annual salary £90,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Belfast

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Belfast. 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 Belfast with a recognized job title 490 718 451
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.70% 94.47% 97.41%
Number of salaries quoted 246 401 257
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,063 £28,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,250 £34,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% +5.26% +18.75%
75th Percentile £68,750 £62,500 £58,750
90th Percentile £87,500 £69,000 £68,500
County Antrim median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £46,750
% change year-on-year +10.00% +6.95% +16.88%

Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

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

Job vacancy trend for Principal Engineer in Belfast

Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Belfast

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

Salary trend for Principal Engineer in Belfast

Principal Engineer
Salary Histogram in Belfast

Salary distribution for jobs citing Principal Engineer in Belfast over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Principal Engineer in Belfast

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast

For the 6 months to 19 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 Belfast region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
1 1 (33.33%) DV Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast 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 1 (33.33%) Software Engineering
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) DV Cleared
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared