Principal Systems Engineer Jobs in Coventry

Principal Systems Engineer
West Midlands > Coventry

The median Principal Systems Engineer salary in Coventry is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 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
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Systems Engineer 120 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Coventry 40.54% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 43.96% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 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 £55,000 £80,000 -
% change year-on-year -31.25% - -

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 273 218 425
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.23% 97.76% 93.61%
Number of salaries quoted 39 162 304
10th Percentile £39,003 £26,275 £35,500
25th Percentile £50,625 £40,313 £36,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £52,500 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.52% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £68,750 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £86,100 £70,000 £74,500
West Midlands median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% +5.00%

Principal Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Coventry

Job postings that featured Principal Systems Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Coventry.

Job vacancy trend for Principal Systems Engineer in Coventry

Principal Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Coventry

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Systems Engineer in Coventry.

Salary trend for Principal Systems Engineer in Coventry

Principal Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Coventry

For the 6 months to 16 May 2025, Principal Systems 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 Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 114 (95.00%) Systems Engineering
2 99 (82.50%) BPSS Clearance
3 79 (65.83%) Degree
4 57 (47.50%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
5 51 (42.50%) Validation
6 42 (35.00%) Collaborative Working
7 35 (29.17%) SysML
8 30 (25.00%) Verification and Validation
9 25 (20.83%) Project Planning
10 22 (18.33%) Mathematics
10 22 (18.33%) Physics
10 22 (18.33%) Chemistry
10 22 (18.33%) Law
10 22 (18.33%) Logistics
11 20 (16.67%) Systems Thinking
11 20 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 15288
12 17 (14.17%) Automotive
13 15 (12.50%) ISTQB
13 15 (12.50%) Chartered Engineer
14 14 (11.67%) Acceptance Criteria
15 10 (8.33%) Telecoms
16 7 (5.83%) Aerospace
16 7 (5.83%) MATLAB
16 7 (5.83%) Simulink
16 7 (5.83%) Agile
16 7 (5.83%) Software Testing
17 5 (4.17%) Requirements Management
17 5 (4.17%) Rational DOORS
17 5 (4.17%) Influencing Skills

Principal Systems 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:

Applications
1 7 (5.83%) Simulink
Development Applications
1 5 (4.17%) Rational DOORS
General
1 22 (18.33%) Law
2 17 (14.17%) Automotive
3 10 (8.33%) Telecoms
4 7 (5.83%) Aerospace
5 5 (4.17%) Influencing Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 114 (95.00%) Systems Engineering
2 57 (47.50%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 51 (42.50%) Validation
4 42 (35.00%) Collaborative Working
5 35 (29.17%) SysML
6 30 (25.00%) Verification and Validation
7 25 (20.83%) Project Planning
8 22 (18.33%) Chemistry
8 22 (18.33%) Logistics
8 22 (18.33%) Mathematics
8 22 (18.33%) Physics
9 20 (16.67%) Systems Thinking
10 14 (11.67%) Acceptance Criteria
11 7 (5.83%) Agile
11 7 (5.83%) Software Testing
12 5 (4.17%) Requirements Management
Programming Languages
1 7 (5.83%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 99 (82.50%) BPSS Clearance
2 79 (65.83%) Degree
3 15 (12.50%) Chartered Engineer
3 15 (12.50%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 15288