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The median annual salary for a Principal Engineer was £67,500 in advertised job vacancies during the 6 months to 21 April 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
21 Apr 2018 |
Same period 2017 |
Same period 2016 |
| Rank |
792 |
916 |
1082 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+124 |
+166 |
+52 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer |
432 |
260 |
221 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
0.24% |
0.15% |
0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.25% |
0.16% |
0.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
304 |
212 |
185 |
| UK median annual salary |
£67,500 |
£57,500 |
£57,500 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+17.39% |
- |
+7.48% |
| 10th Percentile |
£46,250 |
£45,250 |
£42,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£90,000 |
£87,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
- |
+5.77% |
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 |
171,248 |
165,387 |
197,547 |
| % of permanent IT jobs with a recognized job title |
96.47% |
96.55% |
96.62% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
140,052 |
137,335 |
165,754 |
| UK median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
£47,500 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+5.26% |
- |
+5.56% |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,500 |
£27,250 |
£26,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£77,500 |
£76,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£44,000 |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.53% |
- |
+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 21 April 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 21 April 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 |
+129 |
410 |
£70,000 |
+21.74% |
62 |
| UK excluding London |
+35 |
254 |
£60,000 |
+9.09% |
64 |
| London |
+82 |
172 |
£80,000 |
-8.57% |
10 |
| North of England |
+22 |
79 |
£55,000 |
+4.76% |
8 |
| South East |
-10 |
63 |
£60,000 |
+3.00% |
12 |
| East of England |
+27 |
59 |
£65,000 |
+8.33% |
13 |
| Yorkshire |
+56 |
52 |
£55,000 |
- |
2 |
| North West |
-11 |
27 |
£55,000 |
+4.76% |
6 |
| West Midlands |
0 |
20 |
£50,000 |
+1.52% |
5 |
| Midlands |
-3 |
20 |
£50,000 |
+2.04% |
8 |
| South West |
-17 |
17 |
£56,250 |
- |
11 |
| Northern Ireland |
- |
8 |
£50,000 |
- |
2 |
| Wales |
- |
7 |
£50,000 |
- |
1 |
| Scotland |
-46 |
1 |
- |
- |
9 |
Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills
For the 6 months to 21 April 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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