Principal Systems Engineer
Staffordshire > Stafford
The median Principal Systems Engineer salary in Stafford is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 7 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Systems Engineer | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Stafford | 7.46% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 8.47% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | - | - |
| Staffordshire median annual salary | £70,000 | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Stafford
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Stafford. 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 Stafford with a recognized job title | 59 | 62 | 33 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 88.06% | 89.86% | 100.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 52 | 52 | 28 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £36,400 | £31,340 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £38,754 | £40,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £52,344 | £43,299 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.48% | +20.89% | +2.48% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £57,500 | £51,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £60,000 | £65,625 |
| Staffordshire median annual salary | £42,500 | £40,000 | £40,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.25% | -1.23% | -10.00% |