Principal Systems Engineer
South East > West Sussex
The median Principal Systems Engineer salary in West Sussex is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 32 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Systems Engineer | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in West Sussex | 1.99% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.48% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | - | - |
| South East median annual salary | £70,600 | £80,000 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.75% | +68.42% | -29.86% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
West Sussex
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in West Sussex. 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 West Sussex with a recognized job title | 242 | 690 | 861 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 80.13% | 94.39% | 82.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 162 | 498 | 444 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,650 | £24,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,513 | £32,750 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £47,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -13.64% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £65,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,787 | £72,875 | £79,625 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | - |
Principal Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in West Sussex
Job postings that featured Principal Systems Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in West Sussex.
Principal Systems Engineer
Salary Trend in West Sussex
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Systems Engineer in West Sussex.
Principal Systems Engineer
Job Locations in West Sussex
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 West Sussex region over the 6 months to 18 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 |
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| Chichester | - | 6 | £70,000 | - | |
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Principal Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 18 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Sussex
For the 6 months to 18 May 2025, 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 across the West Sussex region featuring Principal Systems Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Sussex 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:
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