Principal Engineer
West Midlands > Staffordshire
The median Principal Engineer salary in Staffordshire is £65,000 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 | 63 | 85 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +22 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Staffordshire | 0.41% | 0.11% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.55% | 0.11% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £62,500 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £65,000 | £80,000 | £130,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.75% | -38.46% | +194.30% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Staffordshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Staffordshire. 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 Staffordshire with a recognized job title | 541 | 927 | 414 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 74.52% | 97.58% | 90.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 256 | 606 | 343 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,375 | £24,000 | £25,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,000 | £30,000 | £32,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £37,500 | £40,000 | £44,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | -9.60% | +4.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £54,063 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £71,250 | £65,000 | £64,950 |
| West Midlands median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire
Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Staffordshire.
Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Staffordshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer in Staffordshire.
Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 5 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire
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 Staffordshire region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Staffordshire 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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