Principal Engineer Job Trends in Stoke-on-Trent

Principal Engineer
Staffordshire > Stoke-on-Trent

As of 4 November 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Engineer salary in Stoke-on-Trent.

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 - 29
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer 2 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Stoke-on-Trent 1.80% - 0.78%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.85% - 0.82%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £65,000
75th Percentile - - £67,500
90th Percentile - - -
Staffordshire median annual salary £65,000 - £65,000

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Stoke-on-Trent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent. 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 Stoke-on-Trent with a recognized job title 108 188 122
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.30% 97.92% 94.57%
Number of salaries quoted 45 144 107
10th Percentile £26,968 £27,500 £23,500
25th Percentile £30,000 £32,500 £28,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £40,000 £40,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +1.91%
75th Percentile £43,750 £53,938 £56,750
90th Percentile £67,750 £65,000 £68,500
Staffordshire median annual salary £40,000 £42,500 £42,000
% change year-on-year -5.88% +1.19% -3.45%

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent

For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, Principal 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 Stoke-on-Trent region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Engineering

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Systems Engineering