Principal Software Engineer Jobs in Belfast

Principal Software Engineer
County Antrim > Belfast

The median Principal Software Engineer salary in Belfast is £100,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 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
8 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 64 93 -
Rank change year-on-year +29 - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Software Engineer 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Belfast 0.19% 0.13% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 0.14% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - -
County Antrim median annual salary £100,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Belfast

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Belfast. 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 Belfast with a recognized job title 494 701 458
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.55% 94.47% 97.03%
Number of salaries quoted 248 396 255
10th Percentile £30,000 £32,156 £28,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £37,250 £33,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £50,000 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% +5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £69,063 £62,500 £60,000
90th Percentile £88,250 £68,125 £70,750
County Antrim median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £45,750
% change year-on-year +10.00% +9.29% +10.91%

Principal Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

Job postings that featured Principal Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Belfast.

Job vacancy trend for Principal Software Engineer in Belfast

Principal Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Belfast

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Software Engineer in Belfast.

Salary trend for Principal Software Engineer in Belfast

Principal Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast

For the 6 months to 8 May 2024, Principal Software 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 Belfast region featuring Principal Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

Principal Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Belfast 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared