Principal Engineer
Hampshire > Portsmouth
The median Principal Engineer salary in Portsmouth is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 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 12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 10 | 45 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +35 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 47 | 11 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Portsmouth | 12.43% | 2.15% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 12.74% | 2.30% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 10 | 5 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £54,970 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £90,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.22% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Hampshire median annual salary | £70,000 | £76,250 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.20% | +38.64% | -35.29% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Portsmouth
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Portsmouth. 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 Portsmouth with a recognized job title | 369 | 479 | 394 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 97.62% | 93.74% | 91.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 176 | 411 | 291 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,750 | £24,500 | £28,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,637 | £35,000 | £37,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £44,500 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.60% | -11.00% | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,125 | £61,250 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,750 | £75,000 | £77,500 |
| Hampshire median annual salary | £53,000 | £50,000 | £52,446 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.00% | -4.66% | -0.10% |
Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Portsmouth
Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Portsmouth.
Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Portsmouth
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer in Portsmouth.
Principal Engineer
Salary Histogram in Portsmouth
Salary distribution for jobs citing Principal Engineer in Portsmouth over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.
Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth
For the 6 months to 12 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 Portsmouth region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Portsmouth 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: