Principal Engineer
UK
The median Principal Engineer salary in the UK is £75,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 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 2 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 271 | 498 | 413 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +227 | -85 | +93 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 1,104 | 534 | 1,530 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.05% | 0.56% | 0.90% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.11% | 0.62% | 0.94% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 476 | 404 | 441 |
| 10th Percentile | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £65,000 | £68,750 | £65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £85,000 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.76% | - | +21.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,313 | £115,000 | £98,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £112,500 | £150,000 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £75,000 | £72,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.67% | +3.45% | +7.41% |
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 | 99,838 | 86,540 | 162,414 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.86% | 91.29% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,991 | 55,953 | 84,888 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,676 |
| 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 | £50,238 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.49% | +5.76% |
Principal Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Principal Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Principal Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Engineer.
Principal Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Principal Engineer over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.
Principal Engineer
Top 17 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 2 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 | +233 | 970 | £77,500 | -8.82% | 317 |
| UK excluding London | +237 | 830 | £70,000 | -6.67% | 230 |
| London | +70 | 214 | £92,500 | -13.95% | 90 |
| Work from Home | -8 | 201 | £75,000 | -21.05% | 116 |
| South West | +97 | 180 | £75,000 | -6.25% | 27 |
| South East | +50 | 172 | £70,000 | - | 55 |
| North of England | +115 | 165 | £65,000 | -16.13% | 77 |
| Midlands | +94 | 125 | £70,000 | -15.15% | 20 |
| East of England | +77 | 96 | £77,500 | +6.90% | 44 |
| North West | +41 | 86 | £65,000 | -13.33% | 63 |
| Scotland | -5 | 73 | £70,000 | -17.65% | 8 |
| West Midlands | +47 | 65 | £75,000 | -31.82% | 12 |
| East Midlands | +35 | 60 | £65,000 | -21.21% | 8 |
| Yorkshire | +79 | 56 | £65,000 | -18.75% | 9 |
| North East | +4 | 23 | £55,000 | -35.29% | 5 |
| Wales | +10 | 16 | £60,000 | +34.33% | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | £90,000 | - | 4 |
Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 June 2024, 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 featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.
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Principal 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:
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