Principal Data Engineer
UK
The median Principal Data Engineer salary in the UK is £81,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 June 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 693 | 822 | 1151 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +129 | +329 | -205 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Data Engineer | 212 | 97 | 112 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.19% | 0.10% | 0.065% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.20% | 0.12% | 0.068% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28 | 95 | 43 |
| 10th Percentile | £62,500 | £54,550 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £65,688 | £80,625 | £70,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £81,000 | £140,000 | £80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.14% | +75.00% | -11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,625 | £160,000 | £111,875 |
| 90th Percentile | £111,625 | - | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £69,000 | £49,500 | £100,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +39.39% | -50.50% | +11.11% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 104,121 | 84,323 | 165,675 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.77% | 91.19% | 95.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 73,469 | 54,972 | 85,174 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,603 | £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 | £53,519 | £50,296 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.58% | +6.41% | +5.89% |
Principal Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Principal Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Principal Data Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Data Engineer.
Principal Data Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Principal Data Engineer over the 6 months to 13 June 2024.
Principal Data 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 Data Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 13 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 | +125 | 180 | £93,750 | -33.04% | 11 |
| UK excluding London | +107 | 177 | £69,000 | +39.39% | 8 |
| North of England | +73 | 66 | £72,500 | +3.57% | 6 |
| North West | +9 | 36 | £72,500 | +3.57% | 6 |
| London | +45 | 28 | £100,000 | -28.57% | 5 |
| South East | - | 27 | - | - | |
| South West | -17 | 25 | - | - | |
| Scotland | -47 | 21 | £65,000 | +36.84% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 21 | - | - | |
| Midlands | - | 19 | - | - | |
| Work from Home | -38 | 16 | £82,500 | -41.07% | 6 |
| East of England | - | 12 | - | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 10 | - | - | |
| North East | - | 9 | - | - | |
| West Midlands | - | 9 | - | - | |
| Wales | +8 | 6 | - | - | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £80,000 | - | 2 |
Principal Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 June 2024, Principal Data 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 Data Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Data 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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