Principal Engineer Job Trends in the Isle of Wight
Principal Engineer
South East > Isle of Wight
The median Principal Engineer salary in the Isle of Wight is £87,200 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | -5 | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer | 32 | 24 | 2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Isle of Wight | 38.10% | 20.00% | 14.29% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 39.51% | 21.05% | 14.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 12 | 16 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £87,200 | £70,600 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.51% | - | - |
| South East median annual salary | £80,000 | £70,600 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.31% | +0.86% | -17.65% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Isle of Wight
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the Isle of Wight. 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.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies in the Isle of Wight with a recognized job title | 81 | 114 | 14 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 96.43% | 95.00% | 100.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 42 | 82 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £39,500 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £48,193 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,400 | £68,000 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.18% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £87,200 | £73,000 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £75,000 | - |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £47,500 | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -12.04% | -1.82% |
Principal Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the Isle of Wight
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Principal Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Isle of Wight.
Principal Engineer Salary Trend in the Isle of Wight
Salary distribution trend for Principal Engineer job vacancies in the Isle of Wight.
Principal Engineer Job Locations in the Isle of Wight
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Engineer within the Isle of Wight region over the 6 months to 17 October 2026. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowes | +6 | 12 | £87,200 | +23.51% | 11 |
| Sandown | 0 | 6 | £87,200 | +23.51% | |
| Freshwater | +4 | 4 | £87,200 | +19.04% | |
| Bembridge | +3 | 3 | £87,200 | +23.51% | |
| Ryde | +5 | 2 | £87,200 | +23.51% | |
| Principal Engineer South East |
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Principal Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Isle of Wight
For the 6 months to 17 October 2026, Principal Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Isle of Wight region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Degree | 78.1% | 25 |
| 2 | BPSS Clearance | 75.0% | 24 |
| 3 | Systems Engineering | 56.3% | 18 |
| 4 | Decision-Making | 50.0% | 16 |
| 4 | IBM | 50.0% | 16 |
| 4 | Rational DOORS | 50.0% | 16 |
| 7 | Test Planning | 46.9% | 15 |
| 8 | Data Analysis | 28.1% | 9 |
| 8 | Xilinx | 28.1% | 9 |
| 10 | Software Engineering | 6.3% | 2 |
| 11 | Agile | 3.1% | 1 |
| 11 | AI | 3.1% | 1 |
| 11 | Architectural Design | 3.1% | 1 |
| 11 | CATIA | 3.1% | 1 |
| 11 | Chartered Engineer | 3.1% | 1 |
| 11 | Configuration Management | 3.1% | 1 |
| 11 | Cybersecurity | 3.1% | 1 |
| 11 | Digital Twin | 3.1% | 1 |
| 11 | Integration Testing | 3.1% | 1 |
| 11 | Internet | 3.1% | 1 |
| 11 | ISO/IEC 15288 | 3.1% | 1 |
| 11 | JIRA | 3.1% | 1 |
| 11 | Machine Learning | 3.1% | 1 |
| 11 | Mathcad | 3.1% | 1 |
| 11 | MATLAB | 3.1% | 1 |
| 11 | Model-Based Systems Engineering | 3.1% | 1 |
| 11 | Perl | 3.1% | 1 |
| 11 | Problem-Solving | 3.1% | 1 |
| 11 | Python | 3.1% | 1 |
| 11 | Signal Processing | 3.1% | 1 |
Principal Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Isle of Wight by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Principal Systems Engineer | 93.8% | 30 |
| 2 | Electronics Engineer | 37.5% | 12 |
| 3 | Principal Software Engineer | 6.3% | 2 |