Principal Engineer
Hertfordshire > Watford
The median Principal Engineer salary in Watford is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
2 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
34 |
- |
30 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Watford |
0.52% |
- |
0.61% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.55% |
- |
0.65% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£77,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£90,000 |
- |
£80,000 |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£82,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Hertfordshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
- |
£82,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+13.79% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Watford. 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 Watford with a recognized job title |
183 |
173 |
154 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.33% |
98.86% |
93.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
144 |
98 |
119 |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,787 |
£26,250 |
£33,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£34,375 |
£35,313 |
£37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£60,000 |
£57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-16.67% |
+4.35% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£71,563 |
£70,000 |
£73,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£89,250 |
£87,500 |
£82,500 |
| Hertfordshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
