Principal Engineer
Oxfordshire > Oxford
The median Principal Engineer salary in Oxford is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
25 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
30 |
43 |
40 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+13 |
-3 |
+20 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Oxford |
0.43% |
0.31% |
0.35% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.48% |
0.33% |
0.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£58,750 |
£76,250 |
£92,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£62,500 |
£77,500 |
£95,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-19.35% |
-18.42% |
+31.03% |
| 75th Percentile |
£66,250 |
£78,750 |
£97,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Oxfordshire median annual salary |
£67,500 |
£60,000 |
£95,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+12.50% |
-36.84% |
+53.01% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Oxford. 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 Oxford with a recognized job title |
207 |
306 |
256 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
89.61% |
94.74% |
89.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
157 |
181 |
223 |
| 10th Percentile |
£32,000 |
£35,000 |
£36,900 |
| 25th Percentile |
£39,375 |
£43,750 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-8.33% |
+9.09% |
+10.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£77,000 |
£72,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£95,000 |
£85,000 |
| Oxfordshire median annual salary |
£48,750 |
£54,250 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-10.14% |
+3.33% |
+5.00% |
