Principal Engineer
UK > Northern Ireland
The median Principal Engineer salary in Northern Ireland is £80,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 26 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 74 | 99 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +25 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northern Ireland | 0.29% | 0.35% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.30% | 0.36% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £70,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.29% | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £80,000 | £83,500 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.19% | -1.76% | +21.43% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Northern Ireland
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Northern Ireland. 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 Northern Ireland with a recognized job title | 661 | 823 | 632 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.52% | 95.25% | 94.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 321 | 457 | 333 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £31,250 | £27,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £36,250 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £44,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | +13.64% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £62,500 | £58,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £68,000 | £67,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £52,686 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.19% | - | +9.09% |
Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Northern Ireland
Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Northern Ireland.
Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Northern Ireland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer in Northern Ireland.
Principal Engineer
Job Locations in Northern Ireland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Engineer within the Northern Ireland region over the 6 months to 26 April 2024. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Antrim | +17 | 2 | £80,000 | +14.29% | 4 |
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