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The median annual salary for a Principal Engineer was £60,000 in advertised job vacancies during the 6 months to 18 August 2018. The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| Principal Engineer UK |
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6 months to
18 Aug 2018 |
Same period 2017 |
Same period 2016 |
| Rank |
891 |
881 |
1078 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-10 |
+197 |
-67 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer |
279 |
314 |
190 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
0.16% |
0.18% |
0.096% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.17% |
0.18% |
0.100% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
199 |
267 |
160 |
| UK median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
£62,500 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
- |
-4.00% |
+8.70% |
| 10th Percentile |
£42,250 |
£46,250 |
£45,225 |
| 90th Percentile |
£94,000 |
£90,000 |
£85,125 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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.
| All Permanent IT Job Vacancies UK |
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title |
163,706 |
170,309 |
190,908 |
| % of permanent IT jobs with a recognized job title |
96.16% |
96.08% |
96.60% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
131,888 |
137,543 |
160,592 |
| UK median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
£47,500 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+5.26% |
- |
+5.56% |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,500 |
£27,500 |
£26,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£81,250 |
£78,000 |
£77,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.88% |
- |
+6.25% |
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Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a percentage of all IT jobs advertised.
Principal Engineer
Salary Trend
This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Principal Engineer.
Principal Engineer
Salary Histogram
The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Principal Engineer over the 6 months to 18 August 2018.
Principal Engineer
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 18 August 2018.
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
Job
Vacancies |
| England |
0 |
257 |
£60,000 |
- |
71 |
| UK excluding London |
+1 |
181 |
£55,000 |
- |
65 |
| London |
+42 |
97 |
£82,500 |
-2.94% |
16 |
| South East |
-6 |
52 |
£60,000 |
+4.35% |
14 |
| North of England |
-2 |
39 |
£52,500 |
-4.55% |
7 |
| South West |
+16 |
33 |
£57,500 |
+9.52% |
11 |
| Yorkshire |
+19 |
27 |
£50,000 |
-13.04% |
3 |
| East of England |
-8 |
24 |
£60,000 |
-11.11% |
14 |
| Northern Ireland |
- |
15 |
£50,000 |
- |
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| West Midlands |
+23 |
12 |
£49,000 |
+1.03% |
9 |
| North West |
+7 |
12 |
£62,500 |
+13.64% |
4 |
| Midlands |
0 |
12 |
£49,000 |
-0.51% |
9 |
| Wales |
+6 |
5 |
£65,985 |
+31.97% |
2 |
| Scotland |
-10 |
3 |
- |
- |
8 |
Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills
For the 6 months to 18 August 2018, Principal Engineer job roles required the following IT skills in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.
Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring IT Skills by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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