Principal Engineer
West Midlands > Herefordshire
The median Principal Engineer salary in Herefordshire is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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
1 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
17 |
4 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-13 |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer |
1 |
20 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Herefordshire |
1.49% |
17.09% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.69% |
17.24% |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
20 |
0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£75,000 |
£80,000 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-6.25% |
- |
- |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£80,000 |
£130,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.75% |
-38.46% |
+194.30% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Herefordshire. 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 Herefordshire with a recognized job title |
59 |
116 |
72 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
88.06% |
99.15% |
100.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
30 |
77 |
52 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,975 |
£34,000 |
£29,236 |
| 25th Percentile |
£29,563 |
£35,700 |
£40,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£61,250 |
£55,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+11.36% |
+22.22% |
+5.88% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£80,000 |
£52,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,125 |
- |
£57,950 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-4.76% |
+5.00% |
