Principal Engineer
South London > Kingston Upon Thames
The median Principal Engineer salary in Kingston Upon Thames is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 17 | 50 | 37 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +33 | -13 | -2 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 14 | 3 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kingston Upon Thames | 10.29% | 0.84% | 1.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 10.61% | 0.88% | 1.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £59,550 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £65,625 | £52,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £66,250 | £54,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.43% | +22.69% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £66,875 | £56,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,150 | - | - |
| South London median annual salary | £60,000 | £95,000 | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -36.84% | +75.93% | -32.50% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Kingston Upon Thames
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kingston Upon Thames. 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 Kingston Upon Thames with a recognized job title | 132 | 339 | 161 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 97.06% | 94.96% | 92.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 56 | 117 | 128 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,500 | £32,673 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,750 | £45,500 | £46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,500 | £60,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +0.83% | +39.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £67,500 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,750 | £72,500 | £89,125 |
| South London median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | - | +10.00% |
Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Kingston Upon Thames
Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kingston Upon Thames.
Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Kingston Upon Thames
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer in Kingston Upon Thames.
Principal Engineer
Job Locations in Kingston Upon Thames
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Engineer within the Kingston Upon Thames region over the 6 months to 6 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 |
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| New Malden | +20 | 11 | £60,000 | -9.43% | |
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kingston Upon Thames
For the 6 months to 6 May 2025, Principal 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 Kingston Upon Thames region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kingston Upon Thames 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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