Principal Systems Engineer
Gloucestershire > Gloucester
The median Principal Systems Engineer salary in Gloucester is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 September 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 20 | 46 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +26 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Systems Engineer | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gloucester | 1.06% | 0.65% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.09% | 0.68% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £95,000 | £70,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +35.71% | - | - |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary | £95,000 | £58,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +63.79% | -10.77% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Gloucester
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Gloucester. 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 Gloucester with a recognized job title | 92 | 295 | 298 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 97.87% | 95.47% | 89.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 61 | 175 | 169 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £35,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | -8.33% | +27.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £60,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,750 | £67,200 | £78,250 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -9.09% | +10.00% |
Principal Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucester
Job postings that featured Principal Systems Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Gloucester.
Principal Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Gloucester
Salary distribution trend for Principal Systems Engineer job vacancies in Gloucester.
Principal Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucester
For the 6 months to 7 September 2025, Principal Systems 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 Gloucester region featuring Principal Systems Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucester 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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