Principal Engineer
East of England > Hertfordshire
The median Principal Engineer salary in Hertfordshire is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 88 | 84 | 128 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +44 | -6 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 3 | 36 | 7 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hertfordshire | 0.34% | 1.82% | 0.38% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.39% | 1.95% | 0.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | - | £68,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £55,000 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.64% | -24.14% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £48,750 | - | £76,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East of England median annual salary | £67,000 | £77,500 | £72,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.55% | +6.90% | +7.41% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Hertfordshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hertfordshire. 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 Hertfordshire with a recognized job title | 767 | 1,842 | 1,578 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 87.96% | 92.89% | 85.95% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 452 | 1,461 | 783 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £25,809 | £27,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | £31,833 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.91% | +5.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,000 | £69,375 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £75,000 | £80,000 |
| East of England median annual salary | £50,967 | £47,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.30% | -13.64% | +10.00% |
Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire
Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.
Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Hertfordshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer in Hertfordshire.
Principal Engineer
Job Locations in Hertfordshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Engineer within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 12 May 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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| Hatfield | -2 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| Stevenage | - | 1 | £47,500 | - | 2 |
| Principal Engineer East of England |
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire
For the 6 months to 12 May 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 Hertfordshire region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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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