Principal Software Developer
County Antrim > Belfast
The median Principal Software Developer salary in Belfast is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 February 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
2 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
43 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Software Developer |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Belfast |
0.25% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.28% |
- |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£53,750 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£57,500 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£61,250 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| County Antrim median annual salary |
£57,500 |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 |
359 |
261 |
285 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.12% |
98.86% |
94.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
202 |
87 |
210 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,250 |
£45,000 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£31,406 |
£50,000 |
£38,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£47,577 |
£62,500 |
£56,138 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-23.88% |
+11.33% |
+12.28% |
| 75th Percentile |
£73,750 |
£87,500 |
£71,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£95,000 |
£87,500 |
| County Antrim median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-16.67% |
+9.09% |
+10.00% |
