Principal Systems Engineer Job Trends in Newport

Principal Systems Engineer
South Wales > Newport

The median Principal Systems Engineer salary in Newport is £70,600 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 22 October 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
22 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 24 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Systems Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Newport 0.74% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.78% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,600 - -
South Wales median annual salary £70,600 - £60,000

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Newport

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Newport. 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 Newport with a recognized job title 129 85 80
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.56% 98.84% 89.89%
Number of salaries quoted 82 68 75
10th Percentile £37,500 £32,800 £32,110
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,000 £42,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,250 £48,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.02% -4.00% -
75th Percentile £66,211 £55,000 £62,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £65,000 £69,399
South Wales median annual salary £50,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -0.52%

Principal Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Newport

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Principal Systems Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Newport.

Principal Systems Engineer job vacancy trend in Newport

Principal Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Newport

Salary distribution trend for Principal Systems Engineer job vacancies in Newport.

Salary distribution trend for Principal Systems Engineer job vacancies in Newport

Principal Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport

For the 6 months to 22 October 2025, Principal Systems Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Newport region featuring Principal Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) IBM
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 15288
1 1 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
1 1 (100.00%) Signal Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning

Principal Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Newport by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Signal Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 15288
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) IBM