Principal Engineer
Scotland > Fife
The median Principal Engineer salary in Fife is £75,900 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 August 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Fife | 14.41% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 15.24% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,900 | - | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £75,900 | £70,000 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.43% | -17.65% | +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 | 105 | 92 | 36 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.59% | 95.83% | 94.74% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37 | 66 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £39,030 | £30,000 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,500 | £33,000 | £37,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,683 | £40,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +19.21% | -15.79% | -9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,000 | £55,000 | £56,563 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,900 | £57,500 | £63,750 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £51,645 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.63% | -4.55% | - |
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.
Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Fife
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 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 2 August 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 |
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| Inverkeithing | - | 16 | £75,900 | - | 2 |
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Fife
For the 6 months to 2 August 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.
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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:
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