Principal Engineer
West Midlands > Coventry
The median Principal Engineer salary in Coventry is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 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 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 4 | 37 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +33 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 151 | 3 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Coventry | 50.67% | 1.32% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 55.51% | 1.35% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 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
Coventry
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Coventry. 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 Coventry with a recognized job title | 272 | 222 | 437 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.28% | 97.37% | 93.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 45 | 172 | 312 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,952 | £26,850 | £35,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £53,750 | £41,250 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,500 | £51,300 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.98% | +2.60% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £68,750 | £74,500 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Coventry
Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Coventry.
Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Coventry
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer in Coventry.
Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Coventry
For the 6 months to 2 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 Coventry region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Coventry 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: