Principal Engineer
England > Yorkshire
The median Principal Engineer salary in Yorkshire is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 April 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 89 | 161 | 259 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +72 | +98 | -31 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 58 | 56 | 48 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire | 2.17% | 0.97% | 0.58% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.31% | 1.02% | 0.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 10 | 42 |
| 10th Percentile | £59,850 | - | £46,250 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £67,188 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £65,000 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -18.75% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £66,000 | £92,500 |
| England median annual salary | £65,000 | £80,000 | £84,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.75% | -5.33% | -0.59% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Yorkshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Yorkshire. 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 Yorkshire with a recognized job title | 2,510 | 5,491 | 7,526 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.90% | 95.30% | 91.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,348 | 4,235 | 3,552 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,250 | £27,000 | £31,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,500 | £35,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £49,500 | £49,500 | £54,882 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -9.81% | +9.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £80,000 | £83,000 |
| England median annual salary | £57,500 | £53,500 | £60,567 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.48% | -11.67% | +0.95% |
Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire
Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.
Principal Engineer
Salary Trend in Yorkshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer in Yorkshire.
Principal Engineer
Job Locations in Yorkshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Engineer within the Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 30 April 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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| North Yorkshire | +24 | 29 | - | - | 5 |
| Humberside | - | 21 | - | - | |
| West Yorkshire | +31 | 7 | £65,000 | - | 12 |
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Yorkshire
For the 6 months to 30 April 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 Yorkshire region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Yorkshire 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: