Principal Engineer
South West > Somerset
The median Principal Engineer salary in Somerset is £75,900 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 August 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 33 | 31 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 16 | 27 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Somerset | 4.05% | 3.49% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 4.61% | 3.81% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 18 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,900 | £75,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.20% | - | - |
| South West median annual salary | £75,900 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.43% | - | -17.65% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Somerset
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Somerset. 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 Somerset with a recognized job title | 347 | 709 | 447 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 87.85% | 91.72% | 85.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 204 | 555 | 342 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,500 | £27,850 | £28,017 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,500 | £35,000 | £36,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,500 | £46,000 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.26% | -3.16% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,313 | £60,000 | £60,600 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| South West median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £54,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -8.26% | +9.00% |
Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset
Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Somerset.
Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Somerset
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer in Somerset.
Principal Engineer
Job Locations in Somerset
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Engineer within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 4 August 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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| Yeovil | +7 | 16 | £75,900 | - | 2 |
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset
For the 6 months to 4 August 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 Somerset region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset 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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