Principal Engineer
Scotland > Moray
The median Principal Engineer salary in Moray is £75,900 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Moray | 15.19% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 15.58% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,900 | - | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £75,450 | £70,000 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.79% | -17.65% | +6.25% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Moray
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Moray. 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 Moray with a recognized job title | 77 | 0 | 1 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 97.47% | - | 100.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 31 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,574 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,683 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £60,000 | - | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.96% | -8.18% | - |
Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Moray
Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Moray.
Principal Engineer
Job Locations in Moray
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Engineer within the Moray region over the 6 months to 19 July 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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| Lossiemouth | - | 12 | £75,900 | - | 2 |
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Moray
For the 6 months to 19 July 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 Moray region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Moray 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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