Principal Engineer Job Trends in Bicester

Principal Engineer
Oxfordshire > Bicester

As of 5 November 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Engineer salary in Bicester.

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 9 -
Rank change year-on-year +5 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer 1 5 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bicester 10.00% 8.20% -
As % of the Job Titles category 10.00% 8.77% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 5 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £60,000 -
Oxfordshire median annual salary £72,500 £60,000 £95,000
% change year-on-year +20.83% -36.84% +53.01%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bicester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bicester. 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 Bicester with a recognized job title 10 57 6
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 93.44% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 5 41 6
10th Percentile £41,000 £35,000 £35,000
25th Percentile - £45,000 £41,563
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -8.33% -7.69%
75th Percentile £91,250 £60,000 £71,875
90th Percentile £92,000 £61,250 £88,125
Oxfordshire median annual salary £47,500 £52,250 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% -5.00% +10.00%

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bicester

For the 6 months to 5 November 2025, Principal Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Bicester region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Energy Management
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Storage Management

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bicester by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) IoT
1 1 (100.00%) Smart Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Energy Management
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Storage Management