Principal Systems Engineer
UK
The median Principal Systems Engineer salary in the UK is £70,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 June 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 9 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 598 | 921 | 1205 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +323 | +284 | -317 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Systems Engineer | 342 | 24 | 76 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.32% | 0.026% | 0.044% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.33% | 0.028% | 0.046% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 171 | 19 | 43 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,000 | £41,250 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £61,000 | £48,375 | £61,588 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,000 | £65,000 | £67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.69% | -3.70% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £75,000 | £73,863 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £65,000 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.69% | -3.70% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title | 102,753 | 84,908 | 164,946 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.75% | 91.21% | 95.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 72,538 | 55,143 | 85,388 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,524 | £45,000 | £42,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,296 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.37% | +5.89% |
Principal Systems Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Principal Systems Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Principal Systems Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Systems Engineer.
Principal Systems Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Principal Systems Engineer over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.
Principal Systems Engineer
Top 15 Job Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 9 June 2024. 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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| England | +306 | 320 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 51 |
| UK excluding London | +191 | 283 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 40 |
| South West | +55 | 97 | £70,000 | +3.70% | 7 |
| Work from Home | +95 | 56 | £60,000 | -14.29% | 13 |
| East of England | - | 56 | £55,000 | - | 6 |
| Midlands | - | 56 | £80,000 | - | 6 |
| South East | +42 | 50 | £80,000 | +68.42% | 16 |
| London | +101 | 45 | £70,000 | +14.75% | 10 |
| East Midlands | - | 37 | £60,000 | - | 5 |
| West Midlands | - | 19 | £80,000 | - | 1 |
| North of England | - | 16 | £60,000 | - | 8 |
| North West | - | 12 | £63,940 | - | 5 |
| Wales | - | 5 | £60,000 | - | |
| North East | - | 4 | £55,000 | - | 3 |
| Scotland | - | 3 | £60,000 | - |
Principal Systems Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 June 2024, 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 featuring Principal Systems Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Systems Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: