Principal Engineer
South East > Berkshire
The median Principal Engineer salary in Berkshire is £105,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 February 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Feb 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 93 | 156 | 137 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +63 | -19 | +30 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 24 | 8 | 41 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire | 1.58% | 0.28% | 1.42% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.06% | 0.30% | 1.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 17 | 7 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £90,000 | - | £62,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £97,500 | £61,000 | £65,313 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £105,000 | £65,000 | £107,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +61.54% | -39.53% | +58.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £112,500 | £80,000 | £115,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,000 | £83,200 | £118,750 |
| South East median annual salary | £70,600 | £78,750 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.35% | +12.50% | +3.36% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title | 1,163 | 2,709 | 2,729 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 76.77% | 95.35% | 94.40% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 584 | 1,947 | 1,620 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £29,900 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £36,875 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £63,000 | £52,550 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.89% | -8.61% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £82,500 | £70,125 | £73,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £85,000 | £87,500 |
| South East median annual salary | £57,500 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.00% | -9.09% | - |
Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire
Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.
Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Berkshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer in Berkshire.
Principal Engineer
Salary Histogram in Berkshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Principal Engineer in Berkshire over the 6 months to 17 February 2025.
Principal Engineer
Job Locations in Berkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Engineer within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 17 February 2025. 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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| Reading | +65 | 22 | £105,000 | +31.25% | 4 |
| Principal Engineer South East |
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire
For the 6 months to 17 February 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 Berkshire region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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: