Principal Systems Engineer Job Trends in Guildford

Principal Systems Engineer
Surrey > Guildford

As of 13 May 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Systems Engineer salary in Guildford.

6 months to
13 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 50 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Systems Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Guildford 0.23% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Surrey median annual salary £80,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Guildford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Guildford. 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 Guildford with a recognized job title 399 98 328
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.22% 92.45% 92.39%
Number of salaries quoted 291 80 304
10th Percentile £35,000 £31,500 £31,000
25th Percentile £50,000 £45,938 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,500 £55,790 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.03% +17.45% -17.39%
75th Percentile £85,000 £77,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £82,625 £70,000
Surrey median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -16.67%

Principal Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Guildford

For the 6 months to 13 May 2026, Principal Systems 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 Guildford region featuring Principal Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless

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

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) Degree