Principal Engineer
North West > Cumbria
The median Principal Engineer salary in Cumbria is £45,628 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 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 8 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 9 | 25 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +16 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 352 | 21 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cumbria | 15.02% | 4.60% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 15.53% | 4.88% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 69 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £47,500 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,628 | £50,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.74% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £54,532 | £52,500 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median annual salary | £47,000 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.69% | -7.14% | -17.65% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cumbria
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cumbria. 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 Cumbria with a recognized job title | 2,267 | 430 | 189 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 96.76% | 94.09% | 99.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,071 | 322 | 96 |
| 10th Percentile | £7,000 | £26,250 | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £35,000 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,628 | £42,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.36% | -5.56% | +28.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £58,750 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £69,675 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cumbria
Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Cumbria.
Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Cumbria
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer in Cumbria.
Principal Engineer
Job Locations in Cumbria
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Engineer within the Cumbria region over the 6 months to 8 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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| Dalton-in-Furness | - | 45 | £45,628 | - | |
| Grange-over-Sands | - | 45 | £45,628 | - | |
| Millom | - | 45 | £45,628 | - | |
| Ulverston | - | 45 | £45,628 | - | |
| Kirkby-in-Furness | - | 44 | £45,628 | - | |
| Barrow-in-Furness | -4 | 43 | £45,628 | -8.74% | 26 |
| Broughton-in-Furness | - | 41 | £45,628 | - | |
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cumbria
For the 6 months to 8 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 Cumbria region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cumbria 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:
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