Principal Engineer Jobs in Fife

Principal Engineer
Scotland > Fife

As of 3 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Engineer salary in Fife.

6 months to
3 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 23 15
Rank change year-on-year +11 -8 -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer 21 2 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Fife 14.48% 1.75% 1.75%
As % of the Job Titles category 14.48% 1.87% 1.75%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £73,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £77,500
75th Percentile - - £81,250
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £52,000 £67,500 £85,000
% change year-on-year -22.96% -20.59% +6.25%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Fife

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Fife. 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 Fife with a recognized job title 145 107 57
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 93.86% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 38 70 21
10th Percentile £37,574 £31,125 £30,000
25th Percentile £43,438 £35,000 £38,754
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £42,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.20% -10.53% +18.75%
75th Percentile - £57,500 £55,000
90th Percentile £55,025 - £67,500
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% +9.52%

Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Fife

Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Fife.

Job vacancy trend for Principal Engineer in Fife

Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Fife

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer in Fife.

Salary trend for Principal Engineer in Fife

Principal Engineer
Job Locations in Fife

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Engineer within the Fife region over the 6 months to 3 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
Inverkeithing - 21 - -
Principal Engineer
Scotland

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Fife

For the 6 months to 3 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 Fife region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.

1 20 (95.24%) Systems Engineering
2 14 (66.67%) BPSS Clearance
3 9 (42.86%) Software Engineering
3 9 (42.86%) Electronics
3 9 (42.86%) Decision-Making
3 9 (42.86%) Software Assurance
4 8 (38.10%) Degree
5 7 (33.33%) Mathematics
5 7 (33.33%) Physics
5 7 (33.33%) Validation
5 7 (33.33%) Verification and Validation
5 7 (33.33%) Coaching
6 3 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
7 1 (4.76%) Waterfall
7 1 (4.76%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (4.76%) Requirements Gathering
7 1 (4.76%) Requirements Management
7 1 (4.76%) Release Management
7 1 (4.76%) Chartered Engineer
7 1 (4.76%) Agile
7 1 (4.76%) Stakeholder Management
7 1 (4.76%) Configuration Management
7 1 (4.76%) Micro Focus

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Fife 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (4.76%) Rational DOORS
General
1 9 (42.86%) Electronics
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (95.24%) Systems Engineering
2 9 (42.86%) Decision-Making
2 9 (42.86%) Software Assurance
2 9 (42.86%) Software Engineering
3 7 (33.33%) Coaching
3 7 (33.33%) Mathematics
3 7 (33.33%) Physics
3 7 (33.33%) Validation
3 7 (33.33%) Verification and Validation
4 3 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (4.76%) Agile
5 1 (4.76%) Configuration Management
5 1 (4.76%) Release Management
5 1 (4.76%) Requirements Gathering
5 1 (4.76%) Requirements Management
5 1 (4.76%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (4.76%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 14 (66.67%) BPSS Clearance
2 8 (38.10%) Degree
3 1 (4.76%) Chartered Engineer
Vendors
1 1 (4.76%) Micro Focus