Principal Engineer
North West > Manchester
The median Principal Engineer salary in Manchester is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 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 7 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 122 | 182 | 219 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +60 | +37 | +19 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 34 | 30 | 23 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester | 1.54% | 0.58% | 0.46% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.71% | 0.62% | 0.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 21 | 10 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £60,000 | £51,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,000 | £60,985 | £61,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £71,440 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.98% | -4.75% | -11.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £78,750 | £86,625 | £102,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £88,750 | £90,000 | - |
| North West median annual salary | £47,000 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -27.69% | -7.14% | -17.65% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title | 1,989 | 4,862 | 4,552 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.29% | 94.50% | 91.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,280 | 3,754 | 2,673 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,475 | £30,000 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £41,143 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,000 | £54,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.26% | -6.09% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £77,500 | £68,750 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £91,325 | £81,250 | £82,500 |
| 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 Manchester
Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.
Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Manchester
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer in Manchester.
Principal Engineer
Salary Histogram in Manchester
Salary distribution for jobs citing Principal Engineer in Manchester over the 6 months to 7 May 2025.
Principal Engineer
Job Locations in Manchester
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Engineer within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 7 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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| Bolton | - | 8 | £47,000 | - | 3 |
| Salford | - | 3 | £90,000 | - | |
| Principal Engineer North West |
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester
For the 6 months to 7 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 Manchester region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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: