Principal Technologist
North West > Cumbria
The median Principal Technologist salary in Cumbria is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 June 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
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6 months to 19 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 48 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Technologist | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cumbria | 0.62% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.67% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | - | - |
| North West median annual salary | £70,000 | - | £47,000 |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 | 450 | 228 | 481 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 92.78% | 92.31% | 94.13% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 307 | 136 | 379 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £30,800 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £36,025 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £48,750 | £42,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | +14.71% | -5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £53,750 | £62,900 | £53,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £73,708 | £70,000 |
| North West median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | +5.00% | -9.09% |
Principal Technologist
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 Technologist within the Cumbria region over the 6 months to 19 June 2026. 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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| Whitehaven | - | 3 | £70,000 | - | 2 |
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