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The median annual salary for a Principal Engineer was £82,500 in advertised job vacancies during the 6 months to 17 October 2021. 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
17 Oct 2021 |
Same period 2020 |
Same period 2019 |
| Rank |
428 |
503 |
607 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+75 |
+104 |
+317 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer |
888 |
196 |
564 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK |
0.71% |
0.41% |
0.41% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.78% |
0.43% |
0.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
391 |
170 |
366 |
| 10th Percentile |
£60,700 |
£52,138 |
£47,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£64,000 |
£62,500 |
£55,313 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£82,500 |
£75,000 |
£75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+10.00% |
- |
+25.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£97,500 |
£85,000 |
£102,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£115,000 |
£97,500 |
£130,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£70,000 |
£68,500 |
£62,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+2.19% |
+9.60% |
+8.70% |
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 |
113,647 |
45,485 |
131,333 |
| % of permanent IT jobs with a recognized job title |
91.25% |
94.96% |
95.67% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
78,638 |
38,022 |
105,978 |
| 10th Percentile |
£31,764 |
£32,500 |
£28,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£41,250 |
£41,250 |
£37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+10.00% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£72,500 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£92,500 |
£88,750 |
£85,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
£45,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.26% |
+5.56% |
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