Principal Engineer
South West > Bristol
The median Principal Engineer salary in Bristol is £58,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 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 8 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 44 | 102 | 157 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +58 | +55 | -28 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 64 | 61 | 15 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bristol | 5.14% | 1.96% | 0.57% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 5.41% | 2.02% | 0.61% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 41 | 37 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £55,000 | £57,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,000 | £65,000 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.77% | -18.75% | +18.52% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £80,000 | £102,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £82,000 | - |
| South West median annual salary | £58,000 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.14% | -12.50% | +4.58% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title | 1,183 | 3,015 | 2,453 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.94% | 97.04% | 92.67% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 803 | 2,259 | 1,539 |
| 10th Percentile | £34,500 | £33,200 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,231 | £42,500 | £42,710 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,443 | £57,500 | £58,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.10% | -0.86% | +9.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £71,250 | £73,853 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £87,500 | £87,500 |
| South West median annual salary | £52,600 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.20% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol
Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.
Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Bristol
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer in Bristol.
Principal Engineer
Salary Histogram in Bristol
Salary distribution for jobs citing Principal Engineer in Bristol over the 6 months to 8 May 2025.
Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol
For the 6 months to 8 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 Bristol region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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: