Principal Engineer
Hampshire > Eastleigh
The median Principal Engineer salary in Eastleigh is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 May 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
27 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
11 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Eastleigh |
3.95% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
4.23% |
- |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£65,000 |
- |
- |
| Hampshire median annual salary |
£70,000 |
£70,000 |
£75,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-6.67% |
+57.89% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Eastleigh. 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 Eastleigh with a recognized job title |
71 |
29 |
91 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.42% |
96.67% |
93.81% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
39 |
10 |
57 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,950 |
£31,800 |
£29,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£53,663 |
£34,688 |
£36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£44,500 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+34.83% |
-11.00% |
+17.65% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£52,613 |
£72,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£63,625 |
£93,500 |
| Hampshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.76% |
+5.00% |
-5.66% |
