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 28 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 28 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 114 | 166 | 256 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +52 | +90 | -22 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 48 | 58 | 37 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire | 1.62% | 0.97% | 0.48% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.79% | 1.01% | 0.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 6 | 12 | 37 |
| 10th Percentile | £59,850 | - | £58,250 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £70,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £65,000 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -18.75% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £67,500 | £87,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £97,500 | £92,500 |
| England median annual salary | £70,000 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | -5.88% | - |
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 | 2,683 | 5,719 | 7,026 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.76% | 95.49% | 90.99% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,285 | 4,408 | 3,438 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,000 | £27,000 | £31,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £31,250 | £35,000 | £39,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,683 | £48,620 | £53,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.93% | -8.26% | +6.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £79,250 | £82,500 |
| England median annual salary | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,800 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -13.65% | +1.33% |
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 28 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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| North Yorkshire | +13 | 24 | - | - | 7 |
| Humberside | - | 16 | - | - | |
| West Yorkshire | +19 | 7 | £65,000 | - | 17 |
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Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Yorkshire
For the 6 months to 28 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 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: