Principal Systems Engineer Jobs in Kent

Principal Systems Engineer
South East > Kent

As of 4 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Systems Engineer salary in Kent.

6 months to
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 58 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Systems Engineer 11 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent 1.47% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 2.04% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
South East median annual salary £70,600 £80,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -11.75% +68.42% -29.86%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Kent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title 538 1,384 985
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 71.73% 92.89% 85.73%
Number of salaries quoted 323 1,029 549
10th Percentile £25,250 £25,250 £26,950
25th Percentile £30,375 £31,250 £33,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,000 £42,500 £46,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.59% -8.60% +3.33%
75th Percentile £59,158 £58,750 £60,899
90th Percentile £70,000 £69,000 £72,500
South East median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% -

Principal Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent

Job postings that featured Principal Systems Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.

Job vacancy trend for Principal Systems Engineer in Kent

Principal Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Kent

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Systems Engineer in Kent.

Salary trend for Principal Systems Engineer in Kent

Principal Systems Engineer
Job Locations in Kent

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Systems Engineer within the Kent region over the 6 months to 4 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
Rochester - 11 - -
Principal Systems Engineer
South East

Principal Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent

For the 6 months to 4 May 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 Kent region featuring Principal Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
2 7 (63.64%) Validation
2 7 (63.64%) Degree
2 7 (63.64%) Verification and Validation
3 6 (54.55%) Mathematics
3 6 (54.55%) Physics
3 6 (54.55%) Coaching
4 5 (45.45%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (9.09%) Agile
5 1 (9.09%) Requirements Management
5 1 (9.09%) Requirements Gathering
5 1 (9.09%) Rational DOORS

Principal Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (9.09%) Rational DOORS
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
2 7 (63.64%) Validation
2 7 (63.64%) Verification and Validation
3 6 (54.55%) Coaching
3 6 (54.55%) Mathematics
3 6 (54.55%) Physics
4 1 (9.09%) Agile
4 1 (9.09%) Requirements Gathering
4 1 (9.09%) Requirements Management
Qualifications
1 7 (63.64%) Degree
2 5 (45.45%) BPSS Clearance