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.
Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title
163,328
96,745
75,365
% of permanent IT jobs with a recognized job title
92.13%
91.66%
95.13%
Number of salaries quoted
84,736
69,398
61,337
10th Percentile
£32,385
£31,875
£31,000
25th Percentile
£42,500
£41,250
£40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£60,000
£55,000
£55,000
Median % change year-on-year
+9.09%
-
+10.00%
75th Percentile
£77,500
£73,750
£72,500
90th Percentile
£95,000
£90,000
£87,500
UK excluding London median annual salary
£50,160
£47,500
£47,500
% change year-on-year
+5.60%
-
+5.56%
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 28 June 2022.
Principal Engineer Top 16 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 28 June 2022.
The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
Principal Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills
For the 6 months to 28 June 2022, Principal Engineer job roles required the following 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: