Principal Engineer
UK
The median Principal Engineer salary in the UK is £80,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 10 May 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 10 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 285 | 501 | 409 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +216 | -92 | +126 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 1,028 | 574 | 1,411 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 1.04% | 0.57% | 0.90% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.10% | 0.62% | 0.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 420 | 425 | 442 |
| 10th Percentile | £57,500 | £58,000 | £60,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £65,000 | £66,250 | £65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £84,500 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.33% | -0.59% | +21.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £96,250 | £115,000 | £98,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £115,000 | £150,000 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £70,000 | £70,000 | £72,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -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 | 93,878 | 92,381 | 151,160 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.45% | 96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,248 | 58,258 | 84,340 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
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 10 May 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 10 May 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 | +203 | 875 | £80,000 | -5.88% | 303 |
| UK excluding London | +217 | 781 | £70,000 | - | 249 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 206 | £85,000 | -8.11% | 111 |
| London | +57 | 186 | £95,000 | -11.63% | 72 |
| North of England | +122 | 162 | £65,000 | -13.33% | 55 |
| South West | +98 | 156 | £70,000 | -12.50% | 40 |
| South East | +38 | 149 | £75,000 | +7.14% | 71 |
| Midlands | +78 | 118 | £75,000 | -9.09% | 16 |
| Scotland | +19 | 92 | £70,000 | -17.65% | 11 |
| East of England | +90 | 85 | £77,500 | +6.90% | 55 |
| North West | +52 | 84 | £65,000 | -8.77% | 53 |
| West Midlands | +52 | 64 | £70,000 | -36.36% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | +107 | 58 | £65,000 | -18.75% | 2 |
| East Midlands | +25 | 54 | £85,000 | +3.03% | 7 |
| North East | +4 | 20 | - | - | |
| Wales | +11 | 16 | £60,000 | +34.33% | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | +24 | 3 | £90,000 | - | 5 |
Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 10 May 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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