Principal Engineer Jobs in Prestwick

Principal Engineer
South Ayrshire > Prestwick

The median Principal Engineer salary in Prestwick is £75,900 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 July 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer 12 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Prestwick 13.95% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 14.29% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,900 - -
South Ayrshire median annual salary £75,900 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Prestwick

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Prestwick. 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 Prestwick with a recognized job title 84 0 2
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.67% - 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 41 0 2
10th Percentile £37,574 - £48,875
25th Percentile £47,683 - £49,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,320 - £53,750
75th Percentile £60,265 - £59,063
90th Percentile - - £59,625
South Ayrshire median annual salary £58,033 £61,250 £53,750
% change year-on-year -5.25% +13.95% +133.70%

Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Prestwick

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

Job vacancy trend for Principal Engineer in Prestwick

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 20 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Prestwick

For the 6 months to 19 July 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 Prestwick region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.

1 12 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 12 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
2 7 (58.33%) Electronics
3 5 (41.67%) Decision-Making
3 5 (41.67%) Software Assurance
3 5 (41.67%) Software Engineering
4 3 (25.00%) Rational DOORS
4 3 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 15288
5 2 (16.67%) Signal Processing
5 2 (16.67%) Test Planning
5 2 (16.67%) Algorithms
5 2 (16.67%) IBM
5 2 (16.67%) Technical Leadership
6 1 (8.33%) Requirements Gathering
6 1 (8.33%) Verification and Validation
6 1 (8.33%) Validation
6 1 (8.33%) Agile
6 1 (8.33%) Requirements Management
6 1 (8.33%) Degree

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Prestwick 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 3 (25.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 7 (58.33%) Electronics
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
2 5 (41.67%) Decision-Making
2 5 (41.67%) Software Assurance
2 5 (41.67%) Software Engineering
3 3 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (16.67%) Signal Processing
4 2 (16.67%) Technical Leadership
4 2 (16.67%) Test Planning
5 1 (8.33%) Agile
5 1 (8.33%) Requirements Gathering
5 1 (8.33%) Requirements Management
5 1 (8.33%) Validation
5 1 (8.33%) Verification and Validation
Qualifications
1 12 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (8.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (16.67%) ISO/IEC 15288
Vendors
1 2 (16.67%) IBM