Principal Engineer Jobs in Yeovil

Principal Engineer
Somerset > Yeovil

As of 4 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 Yeovil.

 6 months to
4 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 22 -
Rank change year-on-year +9 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer 21 3 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yeovil 16.80% 3.13% -
As % of the Job Titles category 16.80% 3.16% -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Somerset median annual salary - £65,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year - -13.33% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Yeovil

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Yeovil. 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 Yeovil with a recognized job title 125 95 32
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 98.96% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 32 84 20
10th Percentile £37,574 £24,000 £25,420
25th Percentile - £29,448 £28,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £34,250 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year +39.22% -29.74% +1.56%
75th Percentile - £55,000 £58,750
90th Percentile £59,800 £57,000 £61,750
Somerset median annual salary £47,683 £44,250 £50,000
% change year-on-year +7.76% -11.50% +11.11%

Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Yeovil

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

Job vacancy trend for Principal Engineer in Yeovil

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Yeovil

For the 6 months to 4 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 Yeovil region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.

1 20 (95.24%) Systems Engineering
2 14 (66.67%) BPSS Clearance
3 9 (42.86%) Software Engineering
3 9 (42.86%) Electronics
3 9 (42.86%) Decision-Making
3 9 (42.86%) Software Assurance
4 8 (38.10%) Degree
5 7 (33.33%) Mathematics
5 7 (33.33%) Physics
5 7 (33.33%) Validation
5 7 (33.33%) Verification and Validation
5 7 (33.33%) Coaching
6 3 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
7 1 (4.76%) Waterfall
7 1 (4.76%) Rational DOORS
7 1 (4.76%) Requirements Gathering
7 1 (4.76%) Requirements Management
7 1 (4.76%) Release Management
7 1 (4.76%) Chartered Engineer
7 1 (4.76%) Agile
7 1 (4.76%) Stakeholder Management
7 1 (4.76%) Configuration Management
7 1 (4.76%) Micro Focus

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Yeovil 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 1 (4.76%) Rational DOORS
General
1 9 (42.86%) Electronics
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (95.24%) Systems Engineering
2 9 (42.86%) Decision-Making
2 9 (42.86%) Software Assurance
2 9 (42.86%) Software Engineering
3 7 (33.33%) Coaching
3 7 (33.33%) Mathematics
3 7 (33.33%) Physics
3 7 (33.33%) Validation
3 7 (33.33%) Verification and Validation
4 3 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (4.76%) Agile
5 1 (4.76%) Configuration Management
5 1 (4.76%) Release Management
5 1 (4.76%) Requirements Gathering
5 1 (4.76%) Requirements Management
5 1 (4.76%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (4.76%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 14 (66.67%) BPSS Clearance
2 8 (38.10%) Degree
3 1 (4.76%) Chartered Engineer
Vendors
1 1 (4.76%) Micro Focus
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