Principal Engineer Jobs in Surrey

Principal Engineer
South East > Surrey

As of 3 May 2024, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Engineer salary in Surrey.

6 months to
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 143 123 166
Rank change year-on-year -20 +43 -21
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer 16 39 50
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey 0.63% 1.60% 1.45%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.69% 1.71% 1.50%
Number of salaries quoted 0 30 17
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £65,000 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £70,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - +16.67% +9.09%
75th Percentile - £75,000 -
90th Percentile - £86,250 £66,000
South East median annual salary £75,000 £70,000 £67,725
% change year-on-year +7.14% +3.36% -3.25%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Surrey

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Surrey. 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 Surrey with a recognized job title 2,311 2,282 3,330
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 91.31% 93.91% 96.41%
Number of salaries quoted 1,491 1,425 2,096
10th Percentile £27,500 £32,000 £32,403
25th Percentile £38,000 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,000 £55,500
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +8.11% +5.71%
75th Percentile £65,000 £75,000 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £90,000 £80,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% - +10.00%

Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Surrey

Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Surrey.

Job vacancy trend for Principal Engineer in Surrey

Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Surrey

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer in Surrey.

Salary trend for Principal Engineer in Surrey

Principal Engineer
Job Locations in Surrey

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Engineer within the Surrey region over the 6 months to 3 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Camberley - 12 - - 2
Woking - 4 - -
Principal Engineer
South East

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey

For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, 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 Surrey region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.

1 9 (56.25%) Technical Leadership
1 9 (56.25%) Technology Roadmap
1 9 (56.25%) Roadmaps
2 7 (43.75%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (37.50%) Google
4 4 (25.00%) Degree
4 4 (25.00%) 4G
4 4 (25.00%) Firmware
4 4 (25.00%) FPGA
4 4 (25.00%) Software Testing
4 4 (25.00%) Wireless
4 4 (25.00%) Telecoms
4 4 (25.00%) Manufacturing
4 4 (25.00%) Validation
4 4 (25.00%) Social Skills
4 4 (25.00%) Feasibility Study
4 4 (25.00%) Kalman Filter
4 4 (25.00%) Master's Degree
5 3 (18.75%) Data Science
5 3 (18.75%) Self-Motivation
5 3 (18.75%) Platform Engineering
5 3 (18.75%) Mentoring
5 3 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (18.75%) BigQuery
5 3 (18.75%) GCP
5 3 (18.75%) Dropbox
5 3 (18.75%) Google Drive
5 3 (18.75%) OneDrive
5 3 (18.75%) Data Engineering
5 3 (18.75%) Looker

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (18.75%) Dropbox
1 3 (18.75%) GCP
1 3 (18.75%) Google Drive
1 3 (18.75%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 4 (25.00%) 4G
1 4 (25.00%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (18.75%) BigQuery
1 3 (18.75%) Looker
General
1 4 (25.00%) Manufacturing
1 4 (25.00%) Social Skills
1 4 (25.00%) Telecoms
2 3 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (25.00%) FPGA
2 3 (18.75%) iPad
2 3 (18.75%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (56.25%) Roadmaps
1 9 (56.25%) Technical Leadership
1 9 (56.25%) Technology Roadmap
2 7 (43.75%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (25.00%) Feasibility Study
3 4 (25.00%) Kalman Filter
3 4 (25.00%) Software Testing
3 4 (25.00%) Validation
4 3 (18.75%) Agile
4 3 (18.75%) Change Management
4 3 (18.75%) Data Engineering
4 3 (18.75%) Data Pipeline
4 3 (18.75%) Data Science
4 3 (18.75%) DataOps
4 3 (18.75%) DevOps
4 3 (18.75%) Mentoring
4 3 (18.75%) Platform Engineering
Qualifications
1 4 (25.00%) Degree
1 4 (25.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (18.75%) GDPR
System Software
1 4 (25.00%) Firmware
Vendors
1 6 (37.50%) Google