Principal Engineer
Isle of Wight > East Cowes
The median Principal Engineer salary in East Cowes is £75,900 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 February 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
8 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
4 |
1 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-3 |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer |
4 |
8 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in East Cowes |
17.39% |
80.00% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
17.39% |
80.00% |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£75,900 |
- |
- |
| Isle of Wight median annual salary |
£75,900 |
£67,800 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
+11.95% |
- |
- |
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 |
23 |
10 |
0 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
100.00% |
100.00% |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
1 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£34,590 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£41,475 |
£37,574 |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£52,950 |
£40,101 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+32.04% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£64,425 |
£42,627 |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£71,310 |
- |
- |
| Isle of Wight median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£62,000 |
£48,750 |
| % change year-on-year |
-27.42% |
+27.18% |
+12.07% |
