The first table below looks at the demand for the Principal Software Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the Cambridge region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Principal Software Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 17 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Cambridge region.

Location
3 months to
17 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Principal Software Engineer
Rank 115 120 114
Rank change year-on-year
+5 -6
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Software Engineer 12 5 10
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge 0.638% 0.253% 0.459%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.668% 0.262% 0.486%
Number of salaries quoted 12 5 10
Average salary £50,000 £55,000 £54,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
-9.09% +1.85%
UK excluding London average salary £50,000 £47,500 £42,000
% change year-on-year
+5.26% +13.09%
All Job Titles
Cambridge
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
1796 1905 2058
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Cambridge 95.43% 96.26% 94.36%
Number of salaries quoted 1589 1612 1879
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £35,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- +14.28%
90% offered a salary of more than £30,000 £30,000 £25,000
10% offered a salary of more than £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Principal Software Engineer
Cambridgeshire

Principal Software Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Principal Software Engineer across the Cambridge region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Cambridge Principal Software Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Principal Software Engineer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Principal Software Engineer across the Cambridge region.

Cambridge Principal Software Engineer Salary Trend

Principal Software Engineer
Top 8 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridge region that cited Principal Software Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Principal Software Engineer in their job title.

1 18 (100.00%) C++
1 18 (100.00%) Java
1 18 (100.00%) Windows
1 18 (100.00%) Solaris
1 18 (100.00%) Linux
1 18 (100.00%) JMS
1 18 (100.00%) Middleware
1 18 (100.00%) Agile Software Development

Principal Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 17 May 2013, IT jobs across the Cambridge region that cited Principal Software Engineer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Principal Software Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 18 (100.00%) JMS
1 18 (100.00%) Middleware
Operating Systems
1 18 (100.00%) Windows
1 18 (100.00%) Solaris
1 18 (100.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (100.00%) Agile Software Development
Programming Languages
1 18 (100.00%) C++
1 18 (100.00%) Java
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Main Responsibilities: To demonstrate Software Engineering excellence. Continuously improving the code base Providing input into the estimation process Review designs and architecture Input into the technical strategy of...
Edgar Cowen
Salary: £55000 per annum + Good benefits package
Posted: 13 May 2013