Principal Systems Engineer Job Trends in East Cowes

Principal Systems Engineer
Isle of Wight > East Cowes

The median Principal Systems Engineer salary in East Cowes is £75,900 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 March 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
26 Mar 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 3 -
Rank change year-on-year -2 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Systems Engineer 3 5 0
As % of all permanent jobs in East Cowes 10.71% 62.50% -
As % of the Job Titles category 10.71% 62.50% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,900 - -
Isle of Wight median annual salary £75,900 £70,600 -
% change year-on-year +7.51% - -

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 28 8 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 £42,500
% change year-on-year -27.42% +45.88% -2.30%

Principal Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in East Cowes

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

Principal Systems Engineer job vacancy trend in East Cowes

Principal Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Cowes

For the 6 months to 26 March 2026, Principal Systems 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 Systems 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%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) JIRA
3 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (33.33%) Test Planning

Principal Systems 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
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Systems Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Test Planning
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (33.33%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) IBM
Principal Systems Engineer jobs