Principal Systems Engineer Jobs in Leicestershire

Principal Systems Engineer
East Midlands > Leicestershire

As of 15 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Systems Engineer salary in Leicestershire.

6 months to
15 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 100 -
Rank change year-on-year +95 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Systems Engineer 233 2 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicestershire 33.33% 0.19% -
As % of the Job Titles category 35.14% 0.20% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 2 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £62,500 -
East Midlands median annual salary £70,000 £62,500 -
% change year-on-year +12.00% - -

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 663 1,007 747
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.85% 93.76% 93.73%
Number of salaries quoted 171 567 266
10th Percentile £27,000 £26,650 £25,168
25th Percentile £32,250 £31,750 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £45,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% - +5.88%
75th Percentile £57,500 £58,750 £57,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £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 Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

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

Job vacancy trend for Principal Systems Engineer in Leicestershire

Principal Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Leicestershire

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

Salary trend for Principal Systems Engineer in Leicestershire

Principal Systems 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 Systems Engineer within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 15 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 +5 118 - -
Lutterworth - 115 - -
Principal Systems Engineer
East Midlands

Principal Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire

For the 6 months to 15 May 2025, Principal Systems 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 Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 221 (94.85%) Systems Engineering
2 196 (84.12%) BPSS Clearance
3 152 (65.24%) Degree
4 105 (45.06%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
5 102 (43.78%) Validation
6 75 (32.19%) Collaborative Working
7 66 (28.33%) SysML
8 60 (25.75%) Verification and Validation
9 53 (22.75%) Project Planning
10 39 (16.74%) Mathematics
10 39 (16.74%) Physics
10 39 (16.74%) Chemistry
10 39 (16.74%) Logistics
10 39 (16.74%) Law
11 37 (15.88%) Automotive
12 36 (15.45%) Systems Thinking
12 36 (15.45%) ISO/IEC 15288
13 30 (12.88%) Chartered Engineer
13 30 (12.88%) ISTQB
14 28 (12.02%) Acceptance Criteria
15 23 (9.87%) Telecoms
16 14 (6.01%) Aerospace
16 14 (6.01%) MATLAB
16 14 (6.01%) Simulink
16 14 (6.01%) Agile
16 14 (6.01%) Software Testing
17 9 (3.86%) Requirements Management
17 9 (3.86%) Rational DOORS
17 9 (3.86%) Influencing Skills

Principal Systems 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 (6.01%) Simulink
Development Applications
1 9 (3.86%) Rational DOORS
General
1 39 (16.74%) Law
2 37 (15.88%) Automotive
3 23 (9.87%) Telecoms
4 14 (6.01%) Aerospace
5 9 (3.86%) Influencing Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 221 (94.85%) Systems Engineering
2 105 (45.06%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 102 (43.78%) Validation
4 75 (32.19%) Collaborative Working
5 66 (28.33%) SysML
6 60 (25.75%) Verification and Validation
7 53 (22.75%) Project Planning
8 39 (16.74%) Chemistry
8 39 (16.74%) Logistics
8 39 (16.74%) Mathematics
8 39 (16.74%) Physics
9 36 (15.45%) Systems Thinking
10 28 (12.02%) Acceptance Criteria
11 14 (6.01%) Agile
11 14 (6.01%) Software Testing
12 9 (3.86%) Requirements Management
Programming Languages
1 14 (6.01%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 196 (84.12%) BPSS Clearance
2 152 (65.24%) Degree
3 30 (12.88%) Chartered Engineer
3 30 (12.88%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (15.45%) ISO/IEC 15288