Principal Developer
West Midlands > Birmingham
The median Principal Developer salary in Birmingham is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
3 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
111 |
144 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+33 |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Developer |
1 |
4 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham |
0.068% |
0.15% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.072% |
0.16% |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£77,500 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
£80,000 |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£82,500 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£80,000 |
£80,000 |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title |
1,388 |
2,572 |
1,864 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.36% |
94.28% |
93.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
799 |
2,098 |
1,427 |
| 10th Percentile |
£32,500 |
£31,250 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£40,991 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£56,800 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+3.27% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£68,750 |
£69,914 |
£71,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£84,964 |
£82,500 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.00% |
-4.76% |
+5.00% |
