Principal Engineer Jobs in Poole

Principal Engineer
Dorset > Poole

The median Principal Engineer salary in Poole is £61,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 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
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer 33 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Poole 47.14% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 47.83% - -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 - -
Dorset median annual salary £61,500 £80,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -23.13% +77.78% -29.13%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Poole

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Poole. 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 Poole with a recognized job title 69 135 157
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.57% 97.83% 84.41%
Number of salaries quoted 38 120 146
10th Percentile £29,075 £30,000 £33,375
25th Percentile £31,250 £33,281 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £60,500 £57,500 £58,438
90th Percentile £63,225 £62,500 £71,250
Dorset median annual salary £47,683 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -4.63% +5.26% -5.00%

Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Poole

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

Job vacancy trend for Principal Engineer in Poole

Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Poole

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

Salary trend for Principal Engineer in Poole

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Poole

For the 6 months to 2 May 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 Poole region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.

1 27 (81.82%) Chartered Engineer
2 21 (63.64%) Degree
2 21 (63.64%) Rational DOORS
2 21 (63.64%) Systems Engineering
3 18 (54.55%) Requirements Management
3 18 (54.55%) IEC 61508
3 18 (54.55%) BPSS Clearance
4 15 (45.45%) IBM
5 12 (36.36%) Validation
5 12 (36.36%) JIRA
5 12 (36.36%) Def Stans
5 12 (36.36%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
5 12 (36.36%) Risk Identification and Mitigation
5 12 (36.36%) Master's Degree
5 12 (36.36%) Verification and Validation
5 12 (36.36%) Safety Engineering
6 6 (18.18%) Functional Safety
6 6 (18.18%) Situational Awareness
6 6 (18.18%) Supplier Management
7 3 (9.09%) Agile
7 3 (9.09%) V-Model

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

Development Applications
1 21 (63.64%) Rational DOORS
2 12 (36.36%) JIRA
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (63.64%) Systems Engineering
2 18 (54.55%) Requirements Management
3 12 (36.36%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 12 (36.36%) Risk Identification and Mitigation
3 12 (36.36%) Safety Engineering
3 12 (36.36%) Validation
3 12 (36.36%) Verification and Validation
4 6 (18.18%) Situational Awareness
4 6 (18.18%) Supplier Management
5 3 (9.09%) Agile
5 3 (9.09%) V-Model
Qualifications
1 27 (81.82%) Chartered Engineer
2 21 (63.64%) Degree
3 18 (54.55%) BPSS Clearance
4 12 (36.36%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (54.55%) IEC 61508
2 12 (36.36%) Def Stans
Systems Management
1 6 (18.18%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 15 (45.45%) IBM