Principal Engineer
West Midlands > Birmingham
The median Principal Engineer salary in Birmingham is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 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 12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 16 | 129 | 133 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +113 | +4 | +59 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 146 | 16 | 4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham | 10.20% | 0.58% | 0.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 10.80% | 0.61% | 0.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £70,900 | £64,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £77,500 | £75,250 | £64,688 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £85,000 | £100,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.88% | -15.00% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,500 | £93,750 | £130,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £97,500 | - |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £61,625 | £70,000 | £110,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.96% | -36.36% | +46.67% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title | 1,352 | 2,603 | 1,815 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.41% | 94.28% | 93.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 792 | 2,117 | 1,385 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,500 | £31,250 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £41,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £70,000 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,625 | £84,964 | £81,650 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £52,387 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.77% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham
Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.
Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Birmingham
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer in Birmingham.
Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham
For the 6 months to 12 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 Birmingham region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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: