Principal Engineer
South East > Surrey
The median Principal Engineer salary in Surrey is £59,400 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 11 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 84 | 134 | 120 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +50 | -14 | +43 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 16 | 16 | 37 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Surrey | 1.44% | 0.62% | 1.60% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.81% | 0.68% | 1.71% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £54,700 | - | £65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £59,400 | - | £70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £64,100 | - | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £86,250 |
| South East median annual salary | £70,600 | £75,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.87% | +7.14% | +3.36% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Surrey
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 | 884 | 2,346 | 2,166 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 79.64% | 91.50% | 93.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 568 | 1,506 | 1,363 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,175 | £27,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £38,000 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -16.67% | +8.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £65,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £80,000 | £90,000 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | - |
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.
Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Surrey
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer in Surrey.
Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Surrey
For the 6 months to 11 May 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 Surrey region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.
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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: