Principal Engineer Jobs in Weymouth

Principal Engineer
Dorset > Weymouth

The median Principal Engineer salary in Weymouth is £61,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 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
9 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 1 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer 33 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Weymouth 71.74% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 71.74% - -
Number of salaries quoted 7 0 0
10th Percentile £58,780 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £62,540 - -
Dorset median annual salary £61,500 £80,000 £45,000
% change year-on-year -23.13% +77.78% -29.13%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Weymouth

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Weymouth. 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 Weymouth with a recognized job title 46 52 2
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 10 18 0
10th Percentile £28,750 £30,675 -
25th Percentile £35,238 £42,542 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £61,500 £46,250 -
Median % change year-on-year +32.97% - -
75th Percentile - £51,250 -
90th Percentile £61,760 - -
Dorset median annual salary £47,683 £50,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year -4.63% +5.26% -5.00%

Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Weymouth

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

Job vacancy trend for Principal Engineer in Weymouth

Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Weymouth

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

Salary trend for Principal Engineer in Weymouth

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Weymouth

For the 6 months to 9 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 Weymouth region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.

1 26 (78.79%) Chartered Engineer
2 21 (63.64%) Degree
3 20 (60.61%) Rational DOORS
3 20 (60.61%) Systems Engineering
4 18 (54.55%) BPSS Clearance
4 18 (54.55%) IEC 61508
5 17 (51.52%) Requirements Management
6 14 (42.42%) IBM
7 12 (36.36%) Def Stans
7 12 (36.36%) Master's Degree
7 12 (36.36%) Safety Engineering
8 11 (33.33%) Verification and Validation
8 11 (33.33%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
8 11 (33.33%) Risk Identification and Mitigation
8 11 (33.33%) Validation
8 11 (33.33%) JIRA
9 6 (18.18%) Supplier Management
9 6 (18.18%) Situational Awareness
9 6 (18.18%) Functional Safety
10 3 (9.09%) Agile
10 3 (9.09%) V-Model
11 1 (3.03%) Cybersecurity
11 1 (3.03%) Security Cleared
11 1 (3.03%) Electronics
11 1 (3.03%) Aerospace
11 1 (3.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 1 (3.03%) NIST

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

Development Applications
1 20 (60.61%) Rational DOORS
2 11 (33.33%) JIRA
General
1 1 (3.03%) Aerospace
1 1 (3.03%) Electronics
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (60.61%) Systems Engineering
2 17 (51.52%) Requirements Management
3 12 (36.36%) Safety Engineering
4 11 (33.33%) Model-Based Systems Engineering
4 11 (33.33%) Risk Identification and Mitigation
4 11 (33.33%) Validation
4 11 (33.33%) Verification and Validation
5 6 (18.18%) Situational Awareness
5 6 (18.18%) Supplier Management
6 3 (9.09%) Agile
6 3 (9.09%) V-Model
7 1 (3.03%) Cybersecurity
Qualifications
1 26 (78.79%) Chartered Engineer
2 21 (63.64%) Degree
3 18 (54.55%) BPSS Clearance
4 12 (36.36%) Master's Degree
5 1 (3.03%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (54.55%) IEC 61508
2 12 (36.36%) Def Stans
3 1 (3.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (3.03%) NIST
Systems Management
1 6 (18.18%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 14 (42.42%) IBM
8 Principal Engineer jobs in Dorset