Principal Engineer Jobs in South Ayrshire

Principal Engineer
Scotland > South Ayrshire

The median Principal Engineer salary in South Ayrshire is £50,593 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 September 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 15 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Engineer 30 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Ayrshire 18.18% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 18.18% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £48,509 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,593 - -
75th Percentile £52,676 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £70,000 £85,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year -17.65% +6.25% +14.29%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South Ayrshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South Ayrshire. 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 South Ayrshire with a recognized job title 165 33 21
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 43 31 4
10th Percentile £37,574 - -
25th Percentile £47,683 - £22,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,033 £25,000 £26,500
Median % change year-on-year +132.13% -5.66% -
75th Percentile £60,265 - £30,000
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +13.40%

Principal Engineer
Job Locations in South Ayrshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Engineer within the South Ayrshire region over the 6 months to 18 September 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
Prestwick - 30 £50,593 -
Principal Engineer
Scotland

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Ayrshire

For the 6 months to 18 September 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 across the South Ayrshire region featuring Principal Engineer in the job title.

1 25 (83.33%) Degree
2 21 (70.00%) Mathematics
3 18 (60.00%) Chartered Engineer
4 16 (53.33%) Coaching
4 16 (53.33%) Systems Engineering
4 16 (53.33%) Physics
5 11 (36.67%) Stakeholder Management
6 9 (30.00%) Release Management
6 9 (30.00%) Configuration Management
6 9 (30.00%) Micro Focus
6 9 (30.00%) Waterfall
7 7 (23.33%) Technical Leadership
7 7 (23.33%) Collaborative Working
7 7 (23.33%) Aerospace
7 7 (23.33%) Aviation
7 7 (23.33%) Aeronautics
8 5 (16.67%) VBA
8 5 (16.67%) Python
8 5 (16.67%) CAD
8 5 (16.67%) Data Science
8 5 (16.67%) Data Analysis
8 5 (16.67%) Task Automation
9 4 (13.33%) Requirements Management
9 4 (13.33%) Validation
9 4 (13.33%) Agile
9 4 (13.33%) Verification and Validation
10 2 (6.67%) Change Management
10 2 (6.67%) Project Management
10 2 (6.67%) IEC 61508
10 2 (6.67%) Rational DOORS

Principal Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in South Ayrshire 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:

Development Applications
1 2 (6.67%) Rational DOORS
General
1 7 (23.33%) Aeronautics
1 7 (23.33%) Aerospace
1 7 (23.33%) Aviation
2 2 (6.67%) Influencing Skills
2 2 (6.67%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (70.00%) Mathematics
2 16 (53.33%) Coaching
2 16 (53.33%) Physics
2 16 (53.33%) Systems Engineering
3 11 (36.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 9 (30.00%) Configuration Management
4 9 (30.00%) Release Management
4 9 (30.00%) Waterfall
5 7 (23.33%) Collaborative Working
5 7 (23.33%) Technical Leadership
6 5 (16.67%) CAD
6 5 (16.67%) Data Analysis
6 5 (16.67%) Data Science
6 5 (16.67%) Task Automation
7 4 (13.33%) Agile
7 4 (13.33%) Requirements Management
7 4 (13.33%) Validation
7 4 (13.33%) Verification and Validation
8 2 (6.67%) Project Management
8 2 (6.67%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 5 (16.67%) Python
1 5 (16.67%) VBA
Qualifications
1 25 (83.33%) Degree
2 18 (60.00%) Chartered Engineer
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.67%) IEC 61508
Vendors
1 9 (30.00%) Micro Focus