Principal Engineer Jobs in Warwickshire

Principal Engineer
West Midlands > Warwickshire

As of 20 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Engineer salary in Warwickshire.

6 months to
20 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer 552 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Warwickshire 44.48% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 47.50% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
West Midlands median annual salary £65,000 £75,000 £110,000
% change year-on-year -13.33% -31.82% +149.02%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Warwickshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Warwickshire. 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 Warwickshire with a recognized job title 1,162 1,002 1,268
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.63% 93.47% 87.27%
Number of salaries quoted 218 538 330
10th Percentile £29,000 £25,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £31,250 £31,208 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £45,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -14.29% +16.67%
75th Percentile £62,500 £61,250 £65,000
90th Percentile £71,250 £75,375 £75,000
West Midlands median annual salary £51,887 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +3.77% -4.76% +5.00%

Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Warwickshire

Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Warwickshire.

Job vacancy trend for Principal Engineer in Warwickshire

Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Warwickshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer in Warwickshire.

Salary trend for Principal Engineer in Warwickshire

Principal Engineer
Job Locations in Warwickshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Engineer within the Warwickshire region over the 6 months to 20 May 2025. 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
Leamington Spa - 139 - - 2
Nuneaton - 139 - -
Rugby - 137 - -
Warwick - 137 - - 2
Principal Engineer
West Midlands

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Warwickshire

For the 6 months to 20 May 2025, 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 across the Warwickshire region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.

1 479 (86.78%) BPSS Clearance
2 428 (77.54%) Systems Engineering
3 394 (71.38%) Degree
4 205 (37.14%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
5 195 (35.33%) Validation
6 145 (26.27%) Collaborative Working
7 127 (23.01%) SysML
8 113 (20.47%) Verification and Validation
9 105 (19.02%) Project Planning
10 78 (14.13%) Mathematics
10 78 (14.13%) Physics
10 78 (14.13%) Chemistry
10 78 (14.13%) Law
10 78 (14.13%) Logistics
11 73 (13.22%) Automotive
12 68 (12.32%) Project Management
12 68 (12.32%) Information Security
12 68 (12.32%) CISM
12 68 (12.32%) Risk Management
12 68 (12.32%) CISSP
12 68 (12.32%) Security Testing
12 68 (12.32%) CESG Certified Professional
12 68 (12.32%) Cybersecurity
12 68 (12.32%) JSP 440
12 68 (12.32%) RMADS
12 68 (12.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
12 68 (12.32%) NIST
12 68 (12.32%) Cyber Resilience
13 67 (12.14%) Systems Thinking
13 67 (12.14%) ISO/IEC 15288

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Warwickshire 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:

Applications
1 28 (5.07%) Simulink
Development Applications
1 16 (2.90%) Rational DOORS
General
1 78 (14.13%) Law
2 73 (13.22%) Automotive
3 45 (8.15%) Telecoms
4 28 (5.07%) Aerospace
5 16 (2.90%) Influencing Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 428 (77.54%) Systems Engineering
2 205 (37.14%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
3 195 (35.33%) Validation
4 145 (26.27%) Collaborative Working
5 127 (23.01%) SysML
6 113 (20.47%) Verification and Validation
7 105 (19.02%) Project Planning
8 78 (14.13%) Chemistry
8 78 (14.13%) Logistics
8 78 (14.13%) Mathematics
8 78 (14.13%) Physics
9 68 (12.32%) Cyber Resilience
9 68 (12.32%) Cybersecurity
9 68 (12.32%) Information Security
9 68 (12.32%) Project Management
9 68 (12.32%) Risk Management
9 68 (12.32%) Security Testing
10 67 (12.14%) Systems Thinking
11 60 (10.87%) Agile
11 60 (10.87%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 28 (5.07%) MATLAB
Qualifications
1 479 (86.78%) BPSS Clearance
2 394 (71.38%) Degree
3 68 (12.32%) CESG Certified Professional
3 68 (12.32%) CISM
3 68 (12.32%) CISSP
4 53 (9.60%) Chartered Engineer
4 53 (9.60%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (12.32%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 68 (12.32%) JSP 440
1 68 (12.32%) NIST
1 68 (12.32%) RMADS
2 67 (12.14%) ISO/IEC 15288
Vendors
1 32 (5.80%) Siemens