Principal Java Engineer Job Trends in the East Midlands

Principal Java Engineer
England > East Midlands

As of 7 February 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Java Engineer salary in the East Midlands.

6 months to
7 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 138 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Java Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in the East Midlands 0.036% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.039% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
England median annual salary £90,000 £123,750 £110,000
% change year-on-year -27.27% +12.50% +16.78%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
East Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East Midlands. 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 the East Midlands with a recognized job title 2,564 1,977 2,752
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.97% 95.78% 95.19%
Number of salaries quoted 1,687 912 2,250
10th Percentile £26,250 £29,000 £25,750
25th Percentile £30,750 £36,250 £31,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +11.11% -10.89%
75th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £68,750
England median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.31%

Principal Java Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the East Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Principal Java Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East Midlands.

Principal Java Engineer job vacancy trend in the East Midlands

Principal Java Engineer
Job Locations in the East Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Java Engineer within the East Midlands region over the 6 months to 7 February 2026. 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
Nottinghamshire - 1 - -
Principal Java Engineer
England

Principal Java Engineer Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands

For the 6 months to 7 February 2026, Principal Java Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the East Midlands region featuring Principal Java Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) J2EE
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) People Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering

Principal Java Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East Midlands by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) J2EE
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Distributed Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) DevOps
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) People Management
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java