Principal Java Engineer
West Midlands > Coventry
The median Principal Java Engineer salary in Coventry is £87,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 July 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
7 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
41 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Java Engineer |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Coventry |
0.20% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.21% |
- |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£81,250 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£87,500 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£93,750 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£87,500 |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Coventry. 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 Coventry with a recognized job title |
482 |
114 |
216 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
95.07% |
85.07% |
95.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
312 |
53 |
138 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£26,500 |
£26,100 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£30,750 |
£36,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+5.26% |
-5.00% |
+5.26% |
| 75th Percentile |
£67,500 |
£58,750 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£74,000 |
£71,082 |
| West Midlands median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.00% |
- |
-4.76% |
