Principal Systems Engineer Jobs in Northamptonshire

Principal Systems Engineer
East Midlands > Northamptonshire

As of 16 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Systems Engineer salary in Northamptonshire.

6 months to
16 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Systems Engineer 128 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northamptonshire 14.92% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 15.18% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
East Midlands median annual salary £70,000 £62,500 -
% change year-on-year +12.00% - -

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 843 697 448
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.25% 96.40% 87.50%
Number of salaries quoted 264 536 248
10th Percentile £26,788 £24,750 £25,750
25th Percentile £34,250 £30,000 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £40,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +19.21% -23.81% +5.00%
75th Percentile £63,500 £52,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £68,750 £68,750 £74,125
East Midlands median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.88% -15.00% +5.26%

Principal Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Principal Systems Engineer in Northamptonshire

Principal Systems 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 Systems Engineer within the Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 16 May 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
Northampton - 128 - - 1
Principal Systems Engineer
East Midlands

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

For the 6 months to 16 May 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 Northamptonshire region featuring Principal Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 122 (95.31%) Systems Engineering
2 103 (80.47%) BPSS Clearance
3 84 (65.63%) Degree
4 56 (43.75%) Validation
5 55 (42.97%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
6 40 (31.25%) Collaborative Working
7 35 (27.34%) Verification and Validation
8 33 (25.78%) SysML
9 26 (20.31%) Mathematics
9 26 (20.31%) Physics
9 26 (20.31%) Project Planning
10 22 (17.19%) Chemistry
10 22 (17.19%) Logistics
10 22 (17.19%) Law
11 18 (14.06%) Automotive
11 18 (14.06%) Systems Thinking
11 18 (14.06%) ISO/IEC 15288
12 14 (10.94%) Chartered Engineer
12 14 (10.94%) Acceptance Criteria
12 14 (10.94%) ISTQB
13 11 (8.59%) Telecoms
14 9 (7.03%) Agile
15 7 (5.47%) Software Testing
15 7 (5.47%) Aerospace
15 7 (5.47%) MATLAB
15 7 (5.47%) Simulink
16 6 (4.69%) Requirements Management
16 6 (4.69%) Rational DOORS
17 4 (3.13%) Coaching
17 4 (3.13%) Influencing Skills

Principal Systems 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:

Applications
1 7 (5.47%) Simulink
Development Applications
1 6 (4.69%) Rational DOORS
General
1 22 (17.19%) Law
2 18 (14.06%) Automotive
3 11 (8.59%) Telecoms
4 7 (5.47%) Aerospace
5 4 (3.13%) Influencing Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (95.31%) Systems Engineering
2 56 (43.75%) Validation
3 55 (42.97%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 40 (31.25%) Collaborative Working
5 35 (27.34%) Verification and Validation
6 33 (25.78%) SysML
7 26 (20.31%) Mathematics
7 26 (20.31%) Physics
7 26 (20.31%) Project Planning
8 22 (17.19%) Chemistry
8 22 (17.19%) Logistics
9 18 (14.06%) Systems Thinking
10 14 (10.94%) Acceptance Criteria
11 9 (7.03%) Agile
12 7 (5.47%) Software Testing
13 6 (4.69%) Requirements Management
14 4 (3.13%) Coaching
15 2 (1.56%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 7 (5.47%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 103 (80.47%) BPSS Clearance
2 84 (65.63%) Degree
3 14 (10.94%) Chartered Engineer
3 14 (10.94%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (14.06%) ISO/IEC 15288