Principal Engineer
East Midlands > Derbyshire
The median Principal Engineer salary in Derbyshire is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 59 | 39 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -20 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 1 | 40 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Derbyshire | 0.25% | 4.07% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.27% | 4.34% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £72,500 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £65,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.38% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East Midlands median annual salary | £72,500 | £65,000 | £82,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.54% | -21.21% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Derbyshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Derbyshire. 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 Derbyshire with a recognized job title | 373 | 922 | 481 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.02% | 93.89% | 83.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 198 | 639 | 256 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,000 | £24,000 | £26,063 |
| 25th Percentile | £26,250 | £30,500 | £33,590 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £35,000 | £44,500 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.35% | -1.11% | +7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £50,000 | £53,750 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £60,000 | £66,300 | £63,750 |
| East Midlands median annual salary | £42,500 | £44,500 | £52,125 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.49% | -14.63% | +9.74% |
Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Derbyshire
Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Derbyshire.
Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Derbyshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer in Derbyshire.
Principal Engineer
Job Locations in Derbyshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Engineer within the Derbyshire region over the 6 months to 22 June 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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| Derby | -18 | 1 | £75,000 | - | 12 |
| Principal Engineer East Midlands |
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Derbyshire
For the 6 months to 22 June 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 Derbyshire region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Derbyshire 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: