Principal Engineer Jobs in United Kingdom.
The United Kingdom is one of Europe's biggest and most diverse job markets, anchored by London and strong regional economies in Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh, and beyond. Hiring spans finance, healthcare, technology, manufacturing, and the public sector. Browse jobs across the United Kingdom from companies hiring nationwide.
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Total jobs
162
positions indexed
New today
3
last 24 hours
Companies
82
actively hiring
Worldwide remote
0
from anywhere
How many Principal Engineer jobs in United Kingdom are there right now?
There are 162 open Principal Engineer jobs in United Kingdom on JobsRadar right now, from 82 companies hiring directly. 14 of them disclose pay, with a median of $146,045 a year and most offers between $98,373 and $188,211. 3 were added in the last 24 hours; the board was last refreshed on August 29, 2026 at 22:48 UTC.
Principal Engineer salary range in United Kingdom
$98.4k
25th
$146k
Median
$188.2k
75th
$95.4k
$267.3k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th
Full range $94.7k – $418.2k · outliers off-axis
Based on 14 disclosed live listings
Updated Aug 29, 2026 from live listings
Principal Software Engineer
Bjak
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Principal Presales Engineer (German speaker)
Twilio
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Principal Presales Engineer (German Speaking)
Twilio
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Principal Engineer
CoreWeave Europe
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Senior Principal Engineer (iOS)
Trainline
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Principal Machine Learning Engineer
Bjak
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Principal Data Engineer - Contract (Manchester)
Insight Investment
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Principal Engineer (Payments)
Masabi
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Principal Engineer - Platform & Data
Masabi
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Principal Software Engineer, AI Email App
Bjak
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Principal Software Engineer (Hybrid)
8th Light
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Principal Machine Learning Infrastructure Engineer
PhysicsX
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Principal Implementation Engineer, Customer Support
Bitwarden
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3d ago
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Principal Mechanical Engineer - Building Services
BakerHicks
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Principal Board Test Engineer
Graphcore
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3d ago
Principal Mobile Software Engineer
SharkNinja
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C# Principal Software Engineer
PIC
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Principal Engineer: Fabric and Databricks
AND Digital
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Principal Sales Engineer (UK)
Ping Identity
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Principal Product Engineer
Tripadvisor
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4d ago
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Principal Software Engineer
Instil Software Ltd
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Principal Backend Engineer
Synthesia
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4d ago
Principal Design Engineer
AlphaSense
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4d ago
Principal Software Engineer - Product Platforms
AlphaSense
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4d ago
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Senior / Principal Engineer - HV Distribution
BakerHicks
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Frequently asked questions
- How many Principal Engineer jobs in United Kingdom are open right now?
- 162 Principal Engineer jobs in United Kingdom are open across 82 companies, as of August 29, 2026.
- What do Principal Engineer jobs in United Kingdom pay?
- Across the 14 Principal Engineer jobs in United Kingdom that disclose pay, the median is $146,045 a year, and the middle half of offers falls between $98,373 and $188,211.
- Which companies are hiring Principal Engineer jobs in United Kingdom?
- Bjak, Twilio, CoreWeave Europe, Trainline and Insight Investment are among the 82 companies currently hiring Principal Engineer jobs in United Kingdom.
- How current are these listings?
- Every listing comes straight from the employer’s own careers system and is re-checked three times a day. This page was last updated on August 29, 2026 at 22:48 UTC.