Principal Engineer
North West > Lancashire
The median Principal Engineer salary in Lancashire is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 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 11 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 127 | 80 | 72 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -47 | -8 | +49 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 24 | 7 | 6 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire | 1.09% | 0.54% | 0.86% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.15% | 0.58% | 1.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £46,409 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £47,564 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | - | £48,579 |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £49,594 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| North West median annual salary | £51,564 | £65,000 | £71,250 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.67% | -8.77% | -16.18% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Lancashire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Lancashire. 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 Lancashire with a recognized job title | 2,089 | 1,211 | 571 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.83% | 92.94% | 82.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,274 | 1,031 | 364 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,066 | £28,000 | £27,075 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,683 | £34,000 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,055 | £45,249 | £47,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.62% | -4.24% | +11.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £54,793 | £60,741 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £58,943 | £75,000 | £64,625 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Lancashire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer in Lancashire.
Principal Engineer
Job Locations in Lancashire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Engineer within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 11 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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| Preston | -5 | 21 | - | - | 2 |
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire
For the 6 months to 11 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 Lancashire region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire 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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