Principal Engineer Jobs in Leicestershire

Principal Engineer
East Midlands > Leicestershire

As of 18 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Engineer salary in Leicestershire.

6 months to
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 96 -
Rank change year-on-year +92 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer 281 6 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicestershire 39.08% 0.55% -
As % of the Job Titles category 41.20% 0.58% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 3 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £60,000 -
East Midlands median annual salary £71,250 £75,000 £82,500
% change year-on-year -5.00% -9.09% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Leicestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leicestershire. 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 Leicestershire with a recognized job title 682 1,031 747
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.85% 93.73% 93.84%
Number of salaries quoted 178 579 267
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,500 £25,201
25th Percentile £32,813 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.78% - +5.88%
75th Percentile £57,500 £58,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £67,500
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.88% -15.00% +5.26%

Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

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

Job vacancy trend for Principal Engineer in Leicestershire

Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Leicestershire

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

Salary trend for Principal Engineer in Leicestershire

Principal Engineer
Job Locations in Leicestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Engineer within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 18 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
Hinckley +6 139 - -
Lutterworth - 139 - -
Principal Engineer
East Midlands

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire

For the 6 months to 18 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 Leicestershire region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.

1 244 (86.83%) BPSS Clearance
2 221 (78.65%) Systems Engineering
3 200 (71.17%) Degree
4 105 (37.37%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
5 102 (36.30%) Validation
6 75 (26.69%) Collaborative Working
7 66 (23.49%) SysML
8 60 (21.35%) Verification and Validation
9 53 (18.86%) Project Planning
10 39 (13.88%) Mathematics
10 39 (13.88%) Physics
10 39 (13.88%) Chemistry
10 39 (13.88%) Logistics
10 39 (13.88%) Law
11 37 (13.17%) Automotive
12 36 (12.81%) ISO/IEC 15288
12 36 (12.81%) Systems Thinking
13 33 (11.74%) NIST
13 33 (11.74%) Cyber Resilience
13 33 (11.74%) CESG Certified Professional
13 33 (11.74%) Cybersecurity
13 33 (11.74%) JSP 440
13 33 (11.74%) RMADS
13 33 (11.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
13 33 (11.74%) Project Management
13 33 (11.74%) Information Security
13 33 (11.74%) CISM
13 33 (11.74%) Risk Management
13 33 (11.74%) CISSP
13 33 (11.74%) Security Testing

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire 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 14 (4.98%) Simulink
Development Applications
1 9 (3.20%) Rational DOORS
General
1 39 (13.88%) Law
2 37 (13.17%) Automotive
3 23 (8.19%) Telecoms
4 14 (4.98%) Aerospace
5 9 (3.20%) Influencing Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 221 (78.65%) Systems Engineering
2 105 (37.37%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 102 (36.30%) Validation
4 75 (26.69%) Collaborative Working
5 66 (23.49%) SysML
6 60 (21.35%) Verification and Validation
7 53 (18.86%) Project Planning
8 39 (13.88%) Chemistry
8 39 (13.88%) Logistics
8 39 (13.88%) Mathematics
8 39 (13.88%) Physics
9 36 (12.81%) Systems Thinking
10 33 (11.74%) Cyber Resilience
10 33 (11.74%) Cybersecurity
10 33 (11.74%) Information Security
10 33 (11.74%) Project Management
10 33 (11.74%) Risk Management
10 33 (11.74%) Security Testing
11 29 (10.32%) Agile
11 29 (10.32%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 14 (4.98%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 244 (86.83%) BPSS Clearance
2 200 (71.17%) Degree
3 33 (11.74%) CESG Certified Professional
3 33 (11.74%) CISM
3 33 (11.74%) CISSP
4 30 (10.68%) Chartered Engineer
4 30 (10.68%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (12.81%) ISO/IEC 15288
2 33 (11.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 33 (11.74%) JSP 440
2 33 (11.74%) NIST
2 33 (11.74%) RMADS
Vendors
1 15 (5.34%) Siemens