Principal Engineer Job Trends in St Neots
Principal Engineer
Cambridgeshire > St Neots
The median Principal Engineer salary in St Neots is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 10 | 2 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | - | - |
| Permanent Principal Engineer jobs | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in St Neots | 8.75% | 37.50% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 9.21% | 37.50% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | - | - |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary | £80,000 | £85,000 | - |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
St Neots
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in St Neots matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 2 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in St Neots matching a recognised job title | 76 | 16 | 0 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 95.00% | 100.00% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 72 | 9 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £42,000 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £45,000 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £61,250 | £60,000 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £65,000 | - | - |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary | £60,000 | £45,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +33.33% | -18.18% | +6.57% |
Principal Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in St Neots
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Principal Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in St Neots.
Principal Engineer Salary Trend in St Neots
Salary distribution trend for Principal Engineer job vacancies in St Neots.
