Principal Engineer Job Trends in East Cowes

Principal Engineer
Isle of Wight > East Cowes

As of 13 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Engineer salary in East Cowes.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 1 -
Rank change year-on-year -3 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer 3 7 0
As % of all permanent jobs in East Cowes 15.79% 87.50% -
As % of the Job Titles category 15.79% 87.50% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Isle of Wight median annual salary £75,900 £67,800 -
% change year-on-year +11.95% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
East Cowes

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in East Cowes. 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 East Cowes with a recognized job title 19 8 0
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,000 - -
Isle of Wight median annual salary £45,000 £62,000 £35,000
% change year-on-year -27.42% +77.14% -19.54%

Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in East Cowes

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Principal Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in East Cowes.

Principal Engineer job vacancy trend in East Cowes

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Cowes

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Principal Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the East Cowes region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 2 (66.67%) IBM
2 2 (66.67%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (66.67%) Systems Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Confluence
3 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 15288
3 1 (33.33%) JIRA
3 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (33.33%) Signal Processing
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
3 1 (33.33%) Test Planning

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Cowes by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (33.33%) Confluence
Development Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (33.33%) JIRA
General
1 1 (33.33%) Electronics
1 1 (33.33%) Military
1 1 (33.33%) Publishing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Algorithms
1 1 (33.33%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Systems Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
2 1 (33.33%) Signal Processing
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (33.33%) Test Planning
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 15288
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) IBM