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The median annual salary for a Principal Engineer was £85,000 in advertised job vacancies during the 6 months to 18 January 2022. 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 Jan 2022 |
Same period 2021 |
Same period 2020 |
| Rank |
416 |
472 |
632 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+56 |
+160 |
+161 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer |
970 |
323 |
453 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK |
0.76% |
0.52% |
0.36% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.83% |
0.55% |
0.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
457 |
254 |
289 |
| 10th Percentile |
£61,588 |
£54,475 |
£47,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£62,500 |
£60,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£85,000 |
£75,000 |
£75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+13.33% |
- |
+9.09% |
| 75th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£82,500 |
£95,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£115,000 |
£99,625 |
£120,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£70,000 |
£67,500 |
£65,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.70% |
+3.85% |
+8.33% |
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 |
117,177 |
59,036 |
119,937 |
| % of permanent IT jobs with a recognized job title |
92.00% |
95.11% |
95.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
79,660 |
48,422 |
97,099 |
| 10th Percentile |
£31,949 |
£32,000 |
£28,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£41,250 |
£37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£57,500 |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+4.55% |
+4.76% |
+5.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£77,500 |
£72,500 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£87,500 |
£86,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.26% |
+5.56% |
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