Principal Technologist
South East > Kent
The median Principal Technologist salary in Kent is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 69 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Technologist | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Kent | 0.14% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.16% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £61,250 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| South East median annual salary | £62,500 | - | - |
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 | 609 | 907 | 512 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 84.47% | 97.01% | 95.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 392 | 439 | 379 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,050 | £28,000 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,000 | £37,500 | £36,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,250 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.50% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £55,313 | £65,000 | £61,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £73,150 | £73,750 |
| South East median annual salary | £47,500 | £55,000 | £54,763 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.64% | +0.43% | -0.43% |
Principal Technologist
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 Technologist within the Kent region over the 6 months to 3 November 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 | - | 1 | £62,500 | - | |
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Principal Technologist Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent
For the 6 months to 3 November 2025, Principal Technologist 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 Kent region featuring Principal Technologist in the job title.
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Principal Technologist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Kent 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:
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