Principal Engineer Jobs in Kirkby-in-Furness

Principal Engineer
Cumbria > Kirkby-in-Furness

The median Principal Engineer salary in Kirkby-in-Furness is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 August 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer 35 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kirkby-in-Furness 26.72% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 27.56% - -
Number of salaries quoted 11 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 - -
Cumbria median annual salary £57,500 £50,000 -
% change year-on-year +15.00% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Kirkby-in-Furness

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kirkby-in-Furness. 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 Kirkby-in-Furness with a recognized job title 127 0 0
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.95% - -
Number of salaries quoted 44 0 0
10th Percentile £39,500 - -
25th Percentile £41,000 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 - -
75th Percentile £60,000 - -
90th Percentile £73,708 - -
Cumbria median annual salary £55,000 £45,000 £43,800
% change year-on-year +22.22% +2.74% +9.50%

Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Kirkby-in-Furness

Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kirkby-in-Furness.

Job vacancy trend for Principal Engineer in Kirkby-in-Furness

Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Kirkby-in-Furness

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer in Kirkby-in-Furness.

Salary trend for Principal Engineer in Kirkby-in-Furness

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kirkby-in-Furness

For the 6 months to 15 August 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 Kirkby-in-Furness region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.

1 30 (85.71%) BPSS Clearance
2 25 (71.43%) Degree
3 18 (51.43%) Systems Engineering
4 13 (37.14%) Requirements Management
4 13 (37.14%) Management Information System
5 10 (28.57%) Finite Element Analysis
5 10 (28.57%) Chartered Engineer
5 10 (28.57%) Abaqus
6 6 (17.14%) Social Skills
6 6 (17.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 6 (17.14%) IEC 61508
6 6 (17.14%) Def Stans
7 5 (14.29%) Telecoms
7 5 (14.29%) Automotive
7 5 (14.29%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
7 5 (14.29%) Architectural Design
8 1 (2.86%) Continuous Improvement
8 1 (2.86%) ISO 9001

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kirkby-in-Furness 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:

Applications
1 10 (28.57%) Abaqus
General
1 6 (17.14%) Social Skills
2 5 (14.29%) Automotive
2 5 (14.29%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 13 (37.14%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (51.43%) Systems Engineering
2 13 (37.14%) Requirements Management
3 10 (28.57%) Finite Element Analysis
4 6 (17.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 5 (14.29%) Architectural Design
5 5 (14.29%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
6 1 (2.86%) Continuous Improvement
Qualifications
1 30 (85.71%) BPSS Clearance
2 25 (71.43%) Degree
3 10 (28.57%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (17.14%) Def Stans
1 6 (17.14%) IEC 61508
2 1 (2.86%) ISO 9001