Principal Engineer Job Trends in Bromley

Principal Engineer
South London > Bromley

The median Principal Engineer salary in Bromley is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 August 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer 6 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Bromley 2.90% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.11% - -
Number of salaries quoted 6 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £95,000 - -
South London median annual salary £95,000 £80,000 £66,250
% change year-on-year +18.75% +20.75% +8.61%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bromley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bromley. 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 Bromley with a recognized job title 193 49 104
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.24% 84.48% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 137 32 46
10th Percentile £30,000 £20,250 £27,000
25th Percentile £35,500 £24,844 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £37,000 £50,125
Median % change year-on-year +62.16% -26.18% +17.58%
75th Percentile £80,000 £52,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £61,788 £75,625
South London median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -13.04% +4.55% -

Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bromley

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Principal Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bromley.

Principal Engineer job vacancy trend in Bromley

Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Bromley

Salary distribution trend for Principal Engineer job vacancies in Bromley.

Salary distribution trend for Principal Engineer job vacancies in Bromley

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bromley

For the 6 months to 17 August 2026, 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 Bromley region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 6 (100.00%) Technical Leadership

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bromley 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 6 (100.00%) Technical Leadership