Principal Engineer
Kent > Rochester
The median Principal Engineer salary in Rochester is £75,900 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
14 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
12 |
12 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
0 |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer |
3 |
9 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Rochester |
5.17% |
15.00% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
5.17% |
15.00% |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
9 |
0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£75,900 |
£75,000 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+1.20% |
- |
- |
| Kent median annual salary |
£75,900 |
£75,000 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
+1.20% |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Rochester. 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 Rochester with a recognized job title |
58 |
60 |
11 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
100.00% |
100.00% |
100.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
39 |
43 |
7 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£34,400 |
£26,800 |
| 25th Percentile |
£24,000 |
£45,000 |
£31,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£40,000 |
£58,000 |
£32,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-31.03% |
+78.46% |
-61.76% |
| 75th Percentile |
£57,125 |
£72,500 |
£38,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£76,720 |
£75,000 |
£39,000 |
| Kent median annual salary |
£40,000 |
£55,000 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-27.27% |
+22.22% |
-10.00% |
