Principal Software Engineer
Bedfordshire > Bedford
The median Principal Software Engineer salary in Bedford is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 August 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
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6 months to 8 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 33 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Software Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Bedford | 0.33% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.35% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £85,000 | - | - |
| Bedfordshire median annual salary | £85,000 | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
Bedford
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bedford. 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 Bedford with a recognized job title | 284 | 54 | 107 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.73% | 88.52% | 98.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 238 | 22 | 102 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £40,000 | £29,100 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £47,938 | £33,614 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £45,000 | £55,000 | £42,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.18% | +30.95% | -30.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,750 | £83,438 | £50,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £75,000 | £94,750 | £60,000 |
| Bedfordshire median annual salary | £45,814 | £42,500 | £48,312 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.80% | -12.03% | -19.48% |
Principal Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 1 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedford
For the 6 months to 8 August 2026, Principal Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Bedford region featuring Principal Software Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedford by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
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