Principal Systems Engineer Jobs in Northampton

Principal Systems Engineer
Northamptonshire > Northampton

The median Principal Systems Engineer salary in Northampton is £75,900 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 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
18 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Systems Engineer 57 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northampton 14.50% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 14.73% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,900 - -
Northamptonshire median annual salary £75,900 - -

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 387 501 221
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.47% 96.72% 88.05%
Number of salaries quoted 203 400 146
10th Percentile £29,750 £24,807 £30,500
25th Percentile £35,000 £31,250 £38,688
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 £57,500 £69,688
90th Percentile £76,180 £70,125 £82,500
Northamptonshire median annual salary £47,683 £42,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +12.20% -22.73% +10.00%

Principal Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Northampton

Job postings that featured Principal Systems Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northampton.

Job vacancy trend for Principal Systems Engineer in Northampton

Principal Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northampton

For the 6 months to 18 July 2025, Principal Systems 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 Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 51 (89.47%) Systems Engineering
2 50 (87.72%) BPSS Clearance
3 29 (50.88%) Degree
4 26 (45.61%) Validation
5 20 (35.09%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
6 14 (24.56%) SysML
6 14 (24.56%) Project Planning
7 13 (22.81%) Automotive
8 12 (21.05%) Collaborative Working
8 12 (21.05%) Verification and Validation
9 9 (15.79%) Agile
10 7 (12.28%) Aerospace
10 7 (12.28%) Software Testing
10 7 (12.28%) MATLAB
10 7 (12.28%) Simulink
10 7 (12.28%) ISO/IEC 15288
10 7 (12.28%) Acceptance Criteria
11 6 (10.53%) Systems Thinking
11 6 (10.53%) Law
11 6 (10.53%) Telecoms
11 6 (10.53%) Logistics
11 6 (10.53%) Mathematics
11 6 (10.53%) Physics
11 6 (10.53%) Chemistry
12 4 (7.02%) Rational DOORS
13 3 (5.26%) Requirements Management
14 2 (3.51%) ISTQB
14 2 (3.51%) Chartered Engineer
14 2 (3.51%) Requirements Gathering
15 1 (1.75%) Influencing Skills

Principal Systems 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:

Applications
1 7 (12.28%) Simulink
Development Applications
1 4 (7.02%) Rational DOORS
General
1 13 (22.81%) Automotive
2 7 (12.28%) Aerospace
3 6 (10.53%) Law
3 6 (10.53%) Telecoms
4 1 (1.75%) Electronics
4 1 (1.75%) Influencing Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (1.75%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 51 (89.47%) Systems Engineering
2 26 (45.61%) Validation
3 20 (35.09%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 14 (24.56%) Project Planning
4 14 (24.56%) SysML
5 12 (21.05%) Collaborative Working
5 12 (21.05%) Verification and Validation
6 9 (15.79%) Agile
7 7 (12.28%) Acceptance Criteria
7 7 (12.28%) Software Testing
8 6 (10.53%) Chemistry
8 6 (10.53%) Logistics
8 6 (10.53%) Mathematics
8 6 (10.53%) Physics
8 6 (10.53%) Systems Thinking
9 3 (5.26%) Requirements Management
10 2 (3.51%) Requirements Gathering
11 1 (1.75%) Signal Processing
11 1 (1.75%) Technical Leadership
11 1 (1.75%) Test Planning
Programming Languages
1 7 (12.28%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 50 (87.72%) BPSS Clearance
2 29 (50.88%) Degree
3 2 (3.51%) Chartered Engineer
3 2 (3.51%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (12.28%) ISO/IEC 15288
Vendors
1 1 (1.75%) IBM