Principal Engineer Job Trends in Horsham

Principal Engineer
West Sussex > Horsham

The median Principal Engineer salary in Horsham is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 September 2026.

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

6 months to
16 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Horsham 0.65% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.66% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £67,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - -
75th Percentile £72,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Sussex median annual salary £70,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Horsham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Horsham. 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 Horsham with a recognized job title 151 50 38
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.42% 83.33% 86.36%
Number of salaries quoted 124 37 14
10th Percentile £27,650 £30,900 £35,300
25th Percentile £36,250 £35,000 £38,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £40,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -15.79% -13.64%
75th Percentile £62,500 £50,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £55,250 £69,000
West Sussex median annual salary £55,000 £53,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +2.80% +1.90% -4.55%

Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Horsham

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 Horsham.

Principal Engineer job vacancy trend in Horsham

Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Horsham

Salary distribution trend for Principal Engineer job vacancies in Horsham.

Salary distribution trend for Principal Engineer job vacancies in Horsham

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Horsham

For the 6 months to 16 September 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 Horsham region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Cadence
1 1 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Confluence
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) EMC
1 1 (100.00%) FMEA
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (100.00%) OrCAD
1 1 (100.00%) Power Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership

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

Application Platforms
1 1 (100.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (100.00%) OrCAD
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
1 1 (100.00%) Military
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) FMEA
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Power Management
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Cadence
1 1 (100.00%) EMC