Principal Systems Engineer
UK
The median Principal Systems Engineer salary in the UK is £70,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 April 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 24 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 656 | 971 | 1130 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +315 | +159 | -294 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Systems Engineer | 241 | 14 | 74 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.25% | 0.013% | 0.048% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.26% | 0.014% | 0.050% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 109 | 6 | 46 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,000 | £48,125 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £61,250 | £55,125 | £61,588 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £61,000 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.75% | -9.63% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £66,500 | £73,863 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £70,750 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £47,500 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +47.37% | -29.63% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
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 | 92,682 | 96,623 | 147,884 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.57% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,673 | 60,571 | 85,427 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.67% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Principal Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Principal Systems Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Principal Systems Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Systems Engineer.
Principal Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Principal Systems Engineer over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.
Principal Systems 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 Systems Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 24 April 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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| UK excluding London | +223 | 211 | £70,000 | +47.37% | 30 |
| England | +316 | 207 | £70,000 | +14.75% | 36 |
| South West | +54 | 68 | £70,000 | +47.37% | 9 |
| East of England | +72 | 46 | - | - | 4 |
| Midlands | +46 | 44 | £80,000 | - | 5 |
| Work from Home | +138 | 43 | £55,000 | -9.84% | 8 |
| South East | - | 28 | £80,000 | - | 11 |
| East Midlands | +7 | 25 | £65,000 | - | 3 |
| West Midlands | - | 19 | £80,000 | - | 2 |
| London | +168 | 16 | £70,000 | +14.75% | 5 |
| Scotland | - | 15 | £60,000 | - | |
| North of England | - | 5 | £60,000 | - | 4 |
| North West | - | 5 | £60,000 | - | 3 |
| Wales | - | 5 | £60,000 | - |
Principal Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, Principal Systems 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 Systems Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Systems 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: