Principal Engineer
Scotland > Renfrewshire
The median Principal Engineer salary in Renfrewshire is £52,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 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 21 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 14 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Renfrewshire | 11.04% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 13.64% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,000 | - | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £52,000 | £70,000 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.71% | -17.65% | +6.25% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Renfrewshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Renfrewshire. 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 Renfrewshire with a recognized job title | 132 | 39 | 15 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 80.98% | 97.50% | 62.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 96 | 15 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £44,000 | £30,800 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £33,250 | £28,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,645 | £44,436 | £36,161 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.22% | +22.88% | +53.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £52,000 | £56,250 | £42,780 |
| 90th Percentile | £63,000 | £61,750 | £45,612 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £55,425 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -5.28% | +5.57% |
Principal Engineer
Job Locations in Renfrewshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Engineer within the Renfrewshire region over the 6 months to 21 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Erskine | - | 3 | £52,000 | - | |
| Johnstone | - | 3 | £52,000 | - | |
| Lochwinnoch | - | 3 | £52,000 | - | |
| Paisley | - | 3 | £52,000 | - | |
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Renfrewshire
For the 6 months to 21 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 Renfrewshire region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Renfrewshire 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:
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