Principal Engineer
East Midlands > Nottinghamshire
The median Principal Engineer salary in Nottinghamshire is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 August 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 69 | 82 | 54 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +13 | -28 | +52 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 1 | 5 | 8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Nottinghamshire | 0.16% | 0.42% | 1.58% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.17% | 0.44% | 1.78% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £81,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | - | £82,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -2.94% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £83,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East Midlands median annual salary | £75,900 | £70,000 | £82,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.43% | -15.15% | -2.94% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Nottinghamshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Nottinghamshire. 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 Nottinghamshire with a recognized job title | 603 | 1,146 | 449 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.22% | 96.55% | 88.74% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 375 | 702 | 341 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,000 | £30,000 | £29,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £28,750 | £37,500 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.00% | -9.09% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,250 | £65,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £76,500 | £79,875 | £83,750 |
| 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 Nottinghamshire
Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Nottinghamshire.
Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Nottinghamshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer in Nottinghamshire.
Principal Engineer
Job Locations in Nottinghamshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Engineer within the Nottinghamshire region over the 6 months to 4 August 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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| Nottingham | +15 | 1 | £80,000 | - | 3 |
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Nottinghamshire
For the 6 months to 4 August 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 Nottinghamshire region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Nottinghamshire 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:
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