Principal Systems Engineer Job Trends in Southsea

Principal Systems Engineer
Hampshire > Southsea

As of 13 January 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Systems Engineer salary in Southsea.

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Systems Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Southsea 10.00% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 11.11% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Hampshire median annual salary £65,000 £80,000 -
% change year-on-year -18.75% - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Southsea

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 9 1 3
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 5 1 3
10th Percentile £42,399 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,998 £60,000 £24,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.34% +150.00% -
75th Percentile £55,000 - -
90th Percentile £58,000 - -
Hampshire median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -9.09%

Principal Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southsea

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Principal Systems Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Southsea region featuring Principal Systems Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 1 (100.00%) IBM
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 15288
1 1 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
1 1 (100.00%) Signal Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning

Principal Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southsea by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Rational DOORS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Electronics
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Signal Processing
1 1 (100.00%) Systems Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Test Planning
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 15288
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) IBM