Principal Engineer
South East > Buckinghamshire
The median Principal Engineer salary in Buckinghamshire is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 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 15 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 85 | 107 | 105 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +22 | -2 | +39 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 7 | 18 | 6 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire | 0.67% | 0.92% | 0.46% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.76% | 1.00% | 0.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £72,500 | £62,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £75,000 | £66,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +13.64% | +1.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £78,750 | £77,500 | £97,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £149,900 |
| South East median annual salary | £70,600 | £75,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.87% | +7.14% | +3.36% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Buckinghamshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Buckinghamshire. 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 Buckinghamshire with a recognized job title | 925 | 1,804 | 1,176 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 88.60% | 92.47% | 89.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 335 | 1,074 | 715 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,750 | £26,325 | £28,954 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £36,250 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,967 | £47,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.30% | -5.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £60,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,480 | £75,000 | £80,000 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | - |
Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire
Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Buckinghamshire.
Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Buckinghamshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer in Buckinghamshire.
Principal Engineer
Salary Histogram in Buckinghamshire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Principal Engineer in Buckinghamshire over the 6 months to 15 May 2025.
Principal Engineer
Job Locations in Buckinghamshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Engineer within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 15 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Milton Keynes | +35 | 4 | £50,000 | - | 11 |
| Marlow | +6 | 2 | £77,500 | +3.33% | |
| Principal Engineer South East |
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Buckinghamshire
For the 6 months to 15 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 Buckinghamshire region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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: