Principal Engineer
Northamptonshire > Northampton
The median Principal Engineer salary in Northampton is £75,900 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 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 29 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 7 | 42 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +35 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 67 | 4 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northampton | 17.31% | 0.84% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 17.59% | 0.87% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,900 | - | - |
| Northamptonshire median annual salary | £75,900 | £85,000 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -10.71% | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Northampton
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Northampton. 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 Northampton with a recognized job title | 381 | 459 | 207 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 98.45% | 96.03% | 87.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 205 | 357 | 141 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,750 | £24,923 | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £35,000 | £38,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,683 | £45,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.96% | -18.18% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,500 | £60,000 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,900 | £71,250 | £83,750 |
| Northamptonshire median annual salary | £47,592 | £44,750 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.35% | -18.64% | +10.00% |
Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Northampton
Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northampton.
Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Northampton
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer in Northampton.
Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northampton
For the 6 months to 29 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 Northampton region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northampton 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: