Principal Engineer
South West > Dorset
The median Principal Engineer salary in Dorset is £61,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 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 13 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 4 | 82 | 76 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +78 | -6 | +12 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 145 | 17 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset | 32.88% | 1.43% | 0.15% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 33.33% | 1.51% | 0.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 23 | 4 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £61,500 | £80,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.13% | +77.78% | -29.13% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £52,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £64,820 | - | - |
| South West median annual salary | £58,000 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.14% | -12.50% | +4.58% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Dorset
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title | 435 | 1,129 | 570 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 98.64% | 94.87% | 83.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 189 | 663 | 361 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £36,250 | £38,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,683 | £50,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.63% | +5.26% | -5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £60,000 | £60,800 |
| 90th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| South West 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 Dorset
Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Dorset.
Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Dorset
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer in Dorset.
Principal Engineer
Job Locations in Dorset
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Engineer within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 13 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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| Poole | - | 32 | £61,500 | - | 1 |
| Bridport | - | 31 | £61,500 | - | 1 |
| Weymouth | - | 30 | £61,500 | - | 2 |
| Dorchester | +11 | 29 | £61,500 | - | 1 |
| Bournemouth | +50 | 1 | £62,500 | -21.88% | 2 |
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset
For the 6 months to 13 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 Dorset region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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: