Principal Engineer
Hampshire > Southsea
The median Principal Engineer salary in Southsea is £75,900 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 September 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
30 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
9 |
4 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-5 |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Southsea |
9.09% |
25.00% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
9.09% |
33.33% |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£75,900 |
- |
- |
| Hampshire median annual salary |
£80,000 |
£83,750 |
£75,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.48% |
+11.67% |
+13.21% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Southsea. 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 Southsea with a recognized job title |
11 |
3 |
0 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
100.00% |
75.00% |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
7 |
1 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£43,000 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£46,500 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
- |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-9.09% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£56,800 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£66,360 |
- |
- |
| Hampshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£51,500 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+6.80% |
-1.90% |
-4.55% |
