Principal Engineer Job Trends in Broughton-in-Furness

Principal Engineer
Cumbria > Broughton-in-Furness

The median Principal Engineer salary in Broughton-in-Furness is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 January 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 2 9 -
Rank change year-on-year +7 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer 12 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Broughton-in-Furness 63.16% 7.41% -
As % of the Job Titles category 63.16% 8.33% -
Number of salaries quoted 3 1 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £45,628 -
Median % change year-on-year +26.02% - -
Cumbria median annual salary £57,500 £48,596 -
% change year-on-year +18.32% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Broughton-in-Furness

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Broughton-in-Furness. 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 Broughton-in-Furness with a recognized job title 19 24 1
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 88.89% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 5 8 1
10th Percentile £46,800 £40,000 -
25th Percentile £48,000 £44,037 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £50,814 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.16% +27.04% -
75th Percentile - £59,125 -
90th Percentile - £64,812 -
Cumbria median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £39,000
% change year-on-year - +28.21% -13.33%

Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Broughton-in-Furness

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 Broughton-in-Furness.

Principal Engineer job vacancy trend in Broughton-in-Furness

Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Broughton-in-Furness

Salary distribution trend for Principal Engineer job vacancies in Broughton-in-Furness.

Salary distribution trend for Principal Engineer job vacancies in Broughton-in-Furness

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Broughton-in-Furness

For the 6 months to 12 January 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 Broughton-in-Furness region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.

1 12 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 5 (41.67%) AutoCAD
2 5 (41.67%) Business Case
2 5 (41.67%) Facilities Management
2 5 (41.67%) HNC
2 5 (41.67%) Manufacturing Engineering
2 5 (41.67%) Project Delivery
2 5 (41.67%) Project Management
2 5 (41.67%) RIBA
2 5 (41.67%) SOLIDWORKS
2 5 (41.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (33.33%) Chartered Engineer
3 4 (33.33%) Degree
4 3 (25.00%) Abaqus
4 3 (25.00%) Finite Element Analysis
4 3 (25.00%) Requirements Management
4 3 (25.00%) Systems Engineering
5 1 (8.33%) Master's Degree
5 1 (8.33%) VoIP

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

Applications
1 5 (41.67%) AutoCAD
1 5 (41.67%) SOLIDWORKS
2 3 (25.00%) Abaqus
Communications & Networking
1 1 (8.33%) VoIP
General
1 5 (41.67%) Manufacturing
2 1 (8.33%) Military
2 1 (8.33%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 3 (25.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (8.33%) Acoustics
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (41.67%) Business Case
1 5 (41.67%) Facilities Management
1 5 (41.67%) Manufacturing Engineering
1 5 (41.67%) Project Delivery
1 5 (41.67%) Project Management
1 5 (41.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (25.00%) Finite Element Analysis
2 3 (25.00%) Requirements Management
2 3 (25.00%) Systems Engineering
Qualifications
1 12 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 5 (41.67%) HNC
2 5 (41.67%) RIBA
3 4 (33.33%) Chartered Engineer
3 4 (33.33%) Degree
4 1 (8.33%) Master's Degree