Principal Software Developer Job Trends in the East of England
Principal Software Developer
England > East of England
The median Principal Software Developer salary in the East of England is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 207 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Software Developer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the East of England | 0.012% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.013% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £95,000 | - | - |
| England median annual salary | £105,000 | £87,500 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
East of England
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the East of England. 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.
| 6 months to 18 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies in the East of England with a recognized job title | 7,822 | 3,065 | 3,954 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.67% | 91.88% | 94.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5,566 | 1,751 | 2,057 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,000 | £28,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,250 | £31,250 | £39,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,000 | £45,000 | £51,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.56% | -12.62% | -1.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £60,000 | £68,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £75,000 | £84,250 |
| England median annual salary | £59,250 | £54,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.72% | -6.09% | -4.17% |
Principal Software Developer Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Principal Software Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the East of England.
Principal Software Developer Salary Trend in the East of England
Salary distribution trend for Principal Software Developer job vacancies in the East of England.
Principal Software Developer Job Locations in the East of England
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Software Developer within the East of England region over the 6 months to 18 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridgeshire | - | 1 | £95,000 | - | 2 |
| Principal Software Developer England |
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Principal Software Developer Skill Set Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England
For the 6 months to 18 October 2026, Principal Software Developer 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 of England region featuring Principal Software Developer in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWS | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Azure | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | C# | 100.0% | 1 |
Principal Software Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
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