Principal Engineer Jobs in Rochester

Principal Engineer
Kent > Rochester

The median Principal Engineer salary in Rochester is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 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
20 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer 21 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Rochester 12.35% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 12.35% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 - -
75th Percentile £61,875 - -
90th Percentile £63,000 - -
Kent median annual salary £60,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Rochester

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 170 21 46
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 91.30% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 83 20 13
10th Percentile £25,450 £22,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £37,574 £31,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £37,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year +28.87% -26.00% +23.46%
75th Percentile £57,500 £39,000 £60,000
90th Percentile £60,000 £49,875 £65,000
Kent median annual salary £45,000 £42,500 £46,000
% change year-on-year +5.88% -7.61% +2.22%

Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Rochester

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

Job vacancy trend for Principal Engineer in Rochester

Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Rochester

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

Salary trend for Principal Engineer in Rochester

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Rochester

For the 6 months to 20 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 Rochester region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.

1 18 (85.71%) Systems Engineering
2 16 (76.19%) BPSS Clearance
3 12 (57.14%) Software Engineering
3 12 (57.14%) Electronics
4 9 (42.86%) Decision-Making
4 9 (42.86%) Software Assurance
5 8 (38.10%) Verification and Validation
5 8 (38.10%) Degree
5 8 (38.10%) Validation
6 7 (33.33%) Physics
7 4 (19.05%) Mathematics
7 4 (19.05%) Coaching
8 3 (14.29%) Subversion
8 3 (14.29%) Military
8 3 (14.29%) C
8 3 (14.29%) UML
8 3 (14.29%) Python
8 3 (14.29%) Configuration Management
8 3 (14.29%) MATLAB
8 3 (14.29%) Simulink
8 3 (14.29%) Software Architecture
8 3 (14.29%) Power Management
8 3 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
8 3 (14.29%) Git
8 3 (14.29%) Requirements Analysis
9 2 (9.52%) Aerospace
10 1 (4.76%) C++
10 1 (4.76%) Agile
10 1 (4.76%) Requirements Management
10 1 (4.76%) Requirements Gathering

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

Applications
1 3 (14.29%) Simulink
Development Applications
1 3 (14.29%) Git
1 3 (14.29%) Subversion
2 1 (4.76%) Rational DOORS
General
1 12 (57.14%) Electronics
2 3 (14.29%) Military
3 2 (9.52%) Aerospace
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (85.71%) Systems Engineering
2 12 (57.14%) Software Engineering
3 9 (42.86%) Decision-Making
3 9 (42.86%) Software Assurance
4 8 (38.10%) Validation
4 8 (38.10%) Verification and Validation
5 7 (33.33%) Physics
6 4 (19.05%) Coaching
6 4 (19.05%) Mathematics
7 3 (14.29%) Configuration Management
7 3 (14.29%) Power Management
7 3 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
7 3 (14.29%) Requirements Analysis
7 3 (14.29%) Software Architecture
7 3 (14.29%) UML
8 1 (4.76%) Agile
8 1 (4.76%) Requirements Gathering
8 1 (4.76%) Requirements Management
Programming Languages
1 3 (14.29%) C
1 3 (14.29%) MATLAB
1 3 (14.29%) Python
2 1 (4.76%) C++
Qualifications
1 16 (76.19%) BPSS Clearance
2 8 (38.10%) Degree