Principal Engineer
UK
The median Principal Engineer salary in the UK is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 235 | 510 | 459 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +275 | -51 | +17 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 1,048 | 424 | 1,359 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.16% | 0.53% | 0.78% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.22% | 0.57% | 0.81% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 453 | 342 | 430 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,500 | £61,202 | £60,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £65,000 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.76% | - | +21.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £88,750 | £115,000 | £100,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £109,750 | £150,000 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £77,000 | £71,308 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +7.98% | +5.64% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 85,709 | 74,085 | 167,386 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.83% | 91.81% | 95.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 58,134 | 51,472 | 87,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,800 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +1.92% | +9.47% |
Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Principal Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer.
Principal Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Principal Engineer over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.
Principal Engineer
Top 17 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 26 July 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 |
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| England | +238 | 917 | £75,000 | -14.29% | 130 |
| UK excluding London | +287 | 777 | £70,000 | -9.09% | 113 |
| London | +58 | 210 | £90,000 | -18.18% | 23 |
| Work from Home | +18 | 195 | £83,750 | -6.94% | 53 |
| South East | +114 | 180 | £70,000 | - | 32 |
| South West | +113 | 172 | £70,000 | - | 15 |
| North of England | +81 | 141 | £66,500 | -16.88% | 30 |
| Midlands | +78 | 114 | £80,000 | -3.03% | 20 |
| East of England | +74 | 84 | £63,750 | -32.89% | 17 |
| North West | +44 | 82 | £70,000 | -3.45% | 24 |
| Scotland | +18 | 67 | £70,000 | -17.65% | 4 |
| West Midlands | +54 | 60 | £80,000 | -38.46% | 13 |
| East Midlands | +19 | 54 | £67,500 | -18.18% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +71 | 41 | £65,000 | -21.21% | 3 |
| North East | 0 | 18 | £55,000 | -35.29% | 3 |
| Wales | +35 | 15 | £60,000 | +34.33% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 4 | £90,000 | - | 3 |
Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 July 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 featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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