Principal Systems Engineer
South East > Kent
The median Principal Systems Engineer salary in Kent is £75,900 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 68 | 99 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +31 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Systems Engineer | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent | 0.83% | 0.27% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.11% | 0.28% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,900 | - | - |
| 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 | 633 | 1,444 | 733 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 75.45% | 96.14% | 88.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 410 | 1,033 | 470 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,975 | £26,250 | £26,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,500 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £41,000 | £45,000 | £49,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.89% | -9.09% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £60,000 | £59,688 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £72,250 | £68,750 |
| 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.
Principal Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Kent
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing 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 19 July 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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| Rochester | - | 7 | £75,900 | - | 1 |
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Principal Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent
For the 6 months to 19 July 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.
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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:
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