Principal Software Engineer Jobs in Cardiff

Principal Software Engineer
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Principal Software Engineer salary in Cardiff is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 June 2024.

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

6 months to
13 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 67 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Software Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cardiff 0.12% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - -
South Wales median annual salary £100,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title 772 497 849
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 91.36% 95.39%
Number of salaries quoted 654 383 602
10th Percentile £28,000 £30,500 £33,924
25th Percentile £37,101 £40,875 £38,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - +16.67%
75th Percentile £65,000 £67,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £76,750 £77,500 £77,500
South Wales median annual salary £45,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +11.11%

Principal Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

Job vacancy trend for Principal Software Engineer in Cardiff

Principal Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Cardiff

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

Salary trend for Principal Software Engineer in Cardiff

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

For the 6 months to 13 June 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 Cardiff 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 Cardiff 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