Principal Software Engineer Jobs in Cowes

Principal Software Engineer
Isle of Wight > Cowes

The median Principal Software Engineer salary in Cowes is £65,000 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 44 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Software Engineer 8 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cowes 3.42% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.45% - -
Number of salaries quoted 8 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - -
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £65,900 - -
Isle of Wight median annual salary £65,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Cowes

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cowes. 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 Cowes with a recognized job title 232 5 0
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 99.15% 100.00% -
Number of salaries quoted 131 5 0
10th Percentile £47,683 - -
25th Percentile £53,375 £41,250 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £62,000 £42,500 -
Median % change year-on-year +45.88% - -
75th Percentile £70,000 £43,750 -
90th Percentile £70,600 - -
Isle of Wight median annual salary £65,000 £42,500 £43,500
% change year-on-year +52.94% -2.30% +12.99%

Principal Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cowes

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

Job vacancy trend for Principal Software Engineer in Cowes

Principal Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Cowes

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

Salary trend for Principal Software Engineer in Cowes

Principal Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cowes

For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, 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 Cowes region featuring Principal Software Engineer in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Agile
1 8 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 8 (100.00%) Degree
1 8 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 8 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 8 (100.00%) Waterfall
1 8 (100.00%) UML
2 5 (62.50%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (12.50%) Ada 95
3 1 (12.50%) ISO/IEC 12207
3 1 (12.50%) Ada
3 1 (12.50%) Configuration Management

Principal Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cowes 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 8 (100.00%) Agile
1 8 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 8 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 8 (100.00%) UML
1 8 (100.00%) Waterfall
2 1 (12.50%) Configuration Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (12.50%) Ada
1 1 (12.50%) Ada 95
Qualifications
1 8 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 8 (100.00%) Degree
2 5 (62.50%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) ISO/IEC 12207