Principal Engineer Job Trends in Fleet

Principal Engineer
Hampshire > Fleet

The median Principal Engineer salary in Fleet is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 October 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Fleet 2.11% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.20% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £62,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - -
75th Percentile £77,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Hampshire median annual salary £80,000 £83,750 £75,000
% change year-on-year -4.48% +11.67% +13.21%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Fleet

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Fleet. 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 Fleet with a recognized job title 91 56 35
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.79% 90.32% 97.22%
Number of salaries quoted 58 16 20
10th Percentile £26,000 - £30,000
25th Percentile £33,125 £26,250 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,154 £27,500 £66,250
Median % change year-on-year +86.01% -58.49% -8.62%
75th Percentile £61,250 £51,250 £85,000
90th Percentile £70,000 £55,000 £92,750
Hampshire median annual salary £55,000 £51,500 £53,050
% change year-on-year +6.80% -2.92% -2.66%

Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Fleet

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

Principal Engineer job vacancy trend in Fleet

Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Fleet

Salary distribution trend for Principal Engineer job vacancies in Fleet.

Salary distribution trend for Principal Engineer job vacancies in Fleet

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Fleet

For the 6 months to 3 October 2026, Principal 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 Fleet region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (50.00%) AutoCAD
2 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (50.00%) Building Information Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Coaching
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Programme Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Rational DOORS
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Validation
2 1 (50.00%) Verification and Validation

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Fleet 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:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) AutoCAD
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 1 (50.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
2 1 (50.00%) Building Information Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Coaching
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Programme Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Risk Management
2 1 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Validation
2 1 (50.00%) Verification and Validation
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
2 1 (50.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (50.00%) Degree