Principal Software Engineer Job Trends in Gloucester

Principal Software Engineer
Gloucestershire > Gloucester

As of 15 August 2026, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Software Engineer salary in Gloucester.

 6 months to
15 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 50 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Software Engineer 8 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Gloucester 1.56% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.59% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Gloucestershire median annual salary £100,000 £100,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year - +33.33% -16.67%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Gloucester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Gloucester. 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 Gloucester with a recognized job title 504 93 336
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 98.05% 95.88% 96.00%
Number of salaries quoted 252 60 203
10th Percentile £32,500 £30,300 £32,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £35,000 £38,572
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £52,500 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% -0.94% -11.67%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £59,375
90th Percentile £88,000 £80,375 £67,500
Gloucestershire median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% - -9.09%

Principal Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucester

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

Principal Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Gloucester

Principal Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Gloucester

Salary distribution trend for Principal Software Engineer job vacancies in Gloucester.

Salary distribution trend for Principal Software Engineer job vacancies in Gloucester

Principal Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucester

For the 6 months to 15 August 2026, Principal Software 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 Gloucester region featuring Principal Software Engineer in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) People Management
1 8 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (12.50%) Amazon OpenSearch
2 1 (12.50%) Ansible
2 1 (12.50%) API Development
2 1 (12.50%) AWS
2 1 (12.50%) Azure
2 1 (12.50%) Containerisation
2 1 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (12.50%) Cypress.io
2 1 (12.50%) Docker
2 1 (12.50%) Elasticsearch
2 1 (12.50%) Full-Stack Development
2 1 (12.50%) Infrastructure as Code
2 1 (12.50%) Java
2 1 (12.50%) JavaScript
2 1 (12.50%) Jest
2 1 (12.50%) Kubernetes
2 1 (12.50%) Mocha
2 1 (12.50%) Next.js
2 1 (12.50%) OpenAPI
2 1 (12.50%) OpenShift
2 1 (12.50%) PostgreSQL
2 1 (12.50%) Python
2 1 (12.50%) React
2 1 (12.50%) Relational Database
2 1 (12.50%) REST
2 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
2 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
2 1 (12.50%) Swagger

Principal Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Gloucester 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) Amazon OpenSearch
1 1 (12.50%) AWS
1 1 (12.50%) Azure
1 1 (12.50%) OpenShift
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) Elasticsearch
1 1 (12.50%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (12.50%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Cypress.io
1 1 (12.50%) Mocha
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (12.50%) Jest
1 1 (12.50%) Next.js
1 1 (12.50%) OpenAPI
1 1 (12.50%) React
1 1 (12.50%) REST
1 1 (12.50%) Swagger
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) People Management
1 8 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (12.50%) API Development
2 1 (12.50%) Containerisation
2 1 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (12.50%) Full-Stack Development
2 1 (12.50%) Infrastructure as Code
2 1 (12.50%) Test Automation
2 1 (12.50%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (12.50%) Java
1 1 (12.50%) JavaScript
1 1 (12.50%) Python
1 1 (12.50%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
1 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 1 (12.50%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (12.50%) Ansible
1 1 (12.50%) Kubernetes
1 1 (12.50%) Terraform
Principal Software Engineer jobs