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The median annual salary for a Principal Engineer was £75,000 in advertised job vacancies during the 6 months to 23 July 2019. 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
23 Jul 2019 |
Same period 2018 |
Same period 2017 |
| Rank |
611 |
888 |
916 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+277 |
+28 |
+170 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer |
545 |
315 |
298 |
| As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in the UK |
0.38% |
0.18% |
0.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.39% |
0.19% |
0.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
354 |
219 |
250 |
| UK median annual salary |
£75,000 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+25.00% |
- |
- |
| 10th Percentile |
£47,500 |
£42,500 |
£46,700 |
| 90th Percentile |
£122,500 |
£94,000 |
£90,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+9.09% |
- |
- |
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 |
138,700 |
166,639 |
170,844 |
| % of permanent IT jobs with a recognized job title |
95.85% |
96.22% |
96.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
110,733 |
134,806 |
139,034 |
| UK median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
- |
+5.26% |
- |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,250 |
£27,500 |
£27,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£81,250 |
£77,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+5.88% |
- |
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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 23 July 2019.
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 23 July 2019.
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 |
+256 |
507 |
£76,000 |
+26.67% |
106 |
| UK excluding London |
+166 |
318 |
£60,000 |
+9.09% |
90 |
| London |
+213 |
225 |
£95,000 |
+15.15% |
26 |
| North of England |
+59 |
98 |
£65,000 |
+20.93% |
13 |
| South East |
+64 |
85 |
£66,250 |
+20.45% |
20 |
| North West |
+104 |
77 |
£67,500 |
+8.00% |
9 |
| South West |
+8 |
43 |
£55,000 |
-4.35% |
14 |
| Midlands |
+68 |
35 |
£52,500 |
+7.14% |
8 |
| West Midlands |
+46 |
35 |
£52,500 |
+7.14% |
8 |
| Scotland |
+45 |
32 |
£44,629 |
- |
7 |
| East of England |
+81 |
21 |
£65,000 |
+8.33% |
25 |
| Yorkshire |
-13 |
20 |
£65,000 |
+23.81% |
2 |
| Wales |
+13 |
4 |
£52,500 |
-20.44% |
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| North East |
- |
1 |
- |
- |
2 |
Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills
For the 6 months to 23 July 2019, 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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