Principal Engineer
South East > Berkshire
The median Principal Engineer salary in Berkshire is £107,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 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 15 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 112 | 135 | 133 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +23 | -2 | +30 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 7 | 30 | 51 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire | 0.44% | 0.98% | 1.64% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.55% | 1.03% | 1.77% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 15 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £78,750 | £61,000 | £62,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £97,500 | £61,250 | £88,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £107,500 | £67,500 | £110,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +59.26% | -38.64% | +62.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £115,000 | £80,000 | £117,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £123,750 |
| South East median annual salary | £70,600 | £75,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.87% | +7.14% | +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 | 1,262 | 2,923 | 2,877 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 78.43% | 95.46% | 92.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 567 | 2,077 | 1,644 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £30,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £37,500 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,500 | £58,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -9.87% | +1.30% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,250 | £70,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £83,750 | £92,500 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -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 15 May 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 15 May 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 | +53 | 5 | £110,000 | +37.50% | 7 |
| Windsor | -28 | 1 | - | - | |
| Bracknell | - | 1 | £60,000 | - | |
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire
For the 6 months to 15 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 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:
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