Principal Engineer
South London > Merton
The median Principal Engineer salary in Merton is £60,000 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 | |
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| Rank | 14 | 25 | 33 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | +8 | +1 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 11 | 5 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Merton | 12.22% | 3.91% | 1.46% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 13.10% | 4.03% | 1.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10 | 3 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £59,550 | £71,000 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £79,063 | £52,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £95,000 | £54,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -36.84% | +75.93% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £97,500 | £56,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,150 | - | - |
| South London median annual salary | £60,000 | £95,000 | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -36.84% | +75.93% | -32.50% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Merton
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Merton. 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 Merton with a recognized job title | 84 | 124 | 130 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.33% | 96.88% | 94.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 57 | 49 | 40 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,500 | £31,250 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £58,000 | £32,000 | £41,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £55,000 | £54,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.18% | +0.92% | -5.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £86,250 | £75,000 | £76,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £111,250 | £89,000 | £85,625 |
| South London median annual salary | £60,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | - | +10.00% |
Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Merton
Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Merton.
Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Merton
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer in Merton.
Principal Engineer
Job Locations in Merton
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Engineer within the Merton 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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| New Malden | +19 | 11 | £60,000 | -9.43% | |
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merton
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 Merton region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merton 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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