Principal Software Engineer Jobs in Dorset

Principal Software Engineer
South West > Dorset

The median Principal Software Engineer salary in Dorset is £80,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 86 - 91
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Software Engineer 11 0 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Dorset 0.98% - 0.66%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.03% - 0.67%
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £61,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - £63,500
75th Percentile - - £65,250
90th Percentile - - -
South West median annual salary £75,000 £79,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year -5.06% -7.06% +36.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Dorset

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Dorset. 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 Dorset with a recognized job title 1,071 597 741
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.12% 84.44% 97.76%
Number of salaries quoted 651 380 589
10th Percentile £27,000 £31,250 £30,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £38,938 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £49,800
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -4.62% +10.67%
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,750 £62,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £72,625 £73,750
South West median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%

Principal Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Dorset

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

Job vacancy trend for Principal Software Engineer in Dorset

Principal Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Dorset

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

Salary trend for Principal Software Engineer in Dorset

Principal Software Engineer
Job Locations in Dorset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Software Engineer within the Dorset region over the 6 months to 26 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bournemouth - 9 £80,000 -
Dorchester - 2 - - 1
Principal Software Engineer
South West

Principal Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset

For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, 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 Dorset region featuring Principal Software Engineer in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 7 (63.64%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (54.55%) Java
4 5 (45.45%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (45.45%) SDLC
4 5 (45.45%) Customer-Centricity
4 5 (45.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 4 (36.36%) Self-Motivation
5 4 (36.36%) Kotlin
5 4 (36.36%) Agile
5 4 (36.36%) Swift
5 4 (36.36%) Apple iOS
5 4 (36.36%) Mobile App
5 4 (36.36%) Mobile Application Development
5 4 (36.36%) iOS Development
5 4 (36.36%) Android
6 3 (27.27%) Social Skills
7 2 (18.18%) Acoustics
7 2 (18.18%) Business Strategy
7 2 (18.18%) Degree
7 2 (18.18%) QA
7 2 (18.18%) Unit Testing
7 2 (18.18%) Data Conversion
7 2 (18.18%) SC Cleared
7 2 (18.18%) Security Cleared
7 2 (18.18%) UML
7 2 (18.18%) Configuration Management
7 2 (18.18%) Military
7 2 (18.18%) IEC 61508
7 2 (18.18%) Def Stans

Principal Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Dorset 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:

General
1 5 (45.45%) Analytical Skills
1 5 (45.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 3 (27.27%) Social Skills
3 2 (18.18%) Military
4 1 (9.09%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (9.09%) .NET
1 1 (9.09%) .NET Framework
1 1 (9.09%) AngularJS
1 1 (9.09%) React
Miscellaneous
1 4 (36.36%) Mobile App
1 4 (36.36%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (18.18%) Acoustics
Operating Systems
1 4 (36.36%) Android
1 4 (36.36%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 7 (63.64%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (45.45%) Customer-Centricity
3 5 (45.45%) SDLC
4 4 (36.36%) Agile
4 4 (36.36%) iOS Development
4 4 (36.36%) Mobile Application Development
5 2 (18.18%) Business Strategy
5 2 (18.18%) Configuration Management
5 2 (18.18%) Data Conversion
5 2 (18.18%) Line Management
5 2 (18.18%) UML
5 2 (18.18%) Unit Testing
6 1 (9.09%) CI/CD
6 1 (9.09%) Coaching
6 1 (9.09%) DevOps
6 1 (9.09%) Full Stack Development
6 1 (9.09%) Knowledge Transfer
6 1 (9.09%) Microservices
6 1 (9.09%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 6 (54.55%) Java
2 4 (36.36%) Kotlin
2 4 (36.36%) Swift
3 1 (9.09%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 2 (18.18%) Degree
1 2 (18.18%) SC Cleared
1 2 (18.18%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (18.18%) Def Stans
1 2 (18.18%) IEC 61508
1 2 (18.18%) QA