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Principal engineering salaries in the United Kingdom
Median $135k a year across 17 live postings that publish pay; the middle half runs from $120k to $138k. 52% of the 33 live postings in this segment publish a band at all.
The middle half: $120k to $138k. The ends are folded into the outer bars.
- Entry level$100k
- Mid level$118k
- Senior$138k
- Staff$125k
- Principal (this page)$135k
- Manager$148k
Bars are the middle half of published bands; the tick is the median.
Highest-paying employers
Hiring the most right now
The best-paid openings in this segment
- Principal Product Manager, SecurityClickHouse · Remote$210k to $310k
- Principal Applied Research EngineerSynthesia · Remote$80k to $350k
- Principal ML Platform EngineerSynthesia · Remote$105k to $270k
- Principal Product Security EngineerChainguard · Remote$110k to $175k
- Principal Software Architect (UK)SpinLaunch · London, GB$70k to $205k
- Principal Software ArchitectGraphcore · Cambridge, UK$70k to $205k
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Questions this data answers
What is the median salary for principal engineering roles in the United Kingdom?
$135k a year in base pay, across 17 live postings that publish a salary band. The middle half of those bands runs from $120k to $138k.
How many principal engineering job posts publish a salary?
52% of the 33 live postings in this segment state a pay range. The figures here are drawn only from those.
Which companies pay the most for principal engineering roles in the United Kingdom?
Among employers with at least two published bands, the highest medians right now are at Synthesia ($201k), SpinLaunch ($138k), Chainguard ($131k).
Where does this data come from?
Base pay only, as employers publish it in their own job posts: the midpoint of each annual range, in the currency most postings use. Equity, bonus and commission are not in it. Updated daily.
Base pay only, as employers publish it in their own job posts: the midpoint of each annual range, in the currency most postings use. Equity, bonus and commission are not in it. Read off the live postings on Refolk's job board, where an employer is only counted while the posting is open. Updated daily.