Principal Engineer
East Ayrshire > Kilmarnock
The median Principal Engineer salary in Kilmarnock is £75,900 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
9 |
5 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-4 |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer |
3 |
3 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Kilmarnock |
15.00% |
21.43% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
15.00% |
27.27% |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£75,900 |
- |
- |
| East Ayrshire median annual salary |
£75,900 |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kilmarnock. 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 Kilmarnock with a recognized job title |
20 |
11 |
2 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
100.00% |
78.57% |
100.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
6 |
7 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
£58,575 |
£48,510 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£75,900 |
£56,901 |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,800 |
£60,000 |
£25,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+34.67% |
+140.00% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£85,700 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£60,106 |
- |
| East Ayrshire median annual salary |
£80,800 |
£60,000 |
£25,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+34.67% |
+140.00% |
- |
