Principal Systems Engineer Jobs in Plymouth

Principal Systems Engineer
Devon > Plymouth

The median Principal Systems Engineer salary in Plymouth is £61,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Systems Engineer 7 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Plymouth 7.95% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 8.75% - -
Number of salaries quoted 7 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 - -
Devon median annual salary £61,500 £70,000 -
% change year-on-year -12.14% - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Plymouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Plymouth. 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 Plymouth with a recognized job title 80 202 98
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.91% 95.73% 77.78%
Number of salaries quoted 47 166 75
10th Percentile £25,087 £27,125 £26,500
25th Percentile £25,267 £35,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £38,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.59% -5.56% -14.29%
75th Percentile £58,049 £55,000 £50,250
90th Percentile £61,500 £61,250 £57,550
Devon median annual salary £35,000 £45,000 £39,289
% change year-on-year -22.22% +14.54% -12.69%

Principal Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Plymouth

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

Job vacancy trend for Principal Systems Engineer in Plymouth

Principal Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in Plymouth

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Systems Engineer in Plymouth.

Salary trend for Principal Systems Engineer in Plymouth

Principal Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 4 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Plymouth

For the 6 months to 18 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 Plymouth region featuring Principal Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) Validation
1 7 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 7 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 7 (100.00%) Systems Engineering

Principal Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Plymouth 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 7 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 7 (100.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance