Principal Engineer
East Midlands > Northamptonshire
The median Principal Engineer salary in Northamptonshire 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 | 19 | 77 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +58 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 79 | 8 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northamptonshire | 10.53% | 0.78% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 10.73% | 0.82% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,900 | £85,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.71% | - | - |
| East Midlands median annual salary | £75,450 | £65,000 | £82,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.08% | -21.21% | -2.94% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Northamptonshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Northamptonshire. 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 Northamptonshire with a recognized job title | 736 | 974 | 351 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 98.13% | 95.12% | 90.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 284 | 612 | 211 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,875 | £24,750 | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £30,000 | £41,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,683 | £42,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.20% | -22.73% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,500 | £56,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,630 | £67,500 | £78,750 |
| East Midlands median annual salary | £42,500 | £45,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.56% | -14.29% | +10.53% |
Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire
Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northamptonshire.
Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Northamptonshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer in Northamptonshire.
Principal Engineer
Job Locations in Northamptonshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Engineer within the Northamptonshire 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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| Northampton | +43 | 79 | £75,900 | - | 2 |
| Principal Engineer East Midlands |
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northamptonshire
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 Northamptonshire region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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: