Principal Developer
South East > Hampshire
The median Principal Developer salary in Hampshire is £81,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 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 6 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 121 | 183 | 166 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +62 | -17 | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Developer | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Hampshire | 0.25% | 0.10% | 0.034% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.26% | 0.11% | 0.036% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 5 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £75,000 | £77,500 | £78,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £81,000 | £80,000 | £82,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.25% | -3.03% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £83,000 | £82,500 | £86,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,450 | - | - |
| South East median annual salary | £81,000 | £82,500 | £105,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.82% | -21.43% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Hampshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Hampshire. 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 Hampshire with a recognized job title | 1,924 | 3,732 | 2,742 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 95.11% | 94.43% | 94.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,245 | 2,915 | 2,037 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £26,750 | £28,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £36,250 | £37,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £53,500 | £50,000 | £52,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.00% | -3.85% | -0.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,250 | £64,750 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £78,750 | £75,000 | £80,000 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | - |
Principal Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Hampshire
Job postings that featured Principal Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Hampshire.
Principal Developer
Salary Trend in Hampshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Developer in Hampshire.
Principal Developer
Job Locations in Hampshire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Developer within the Hampshire region over the 6 months to 6 May 2025. 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 |
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| Fareham | +21 | 3 | £81,000 | +1.25% | |
| Southampton | +33 | 2 | £75,000 | - | |
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Principal Developer Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire
For the 6 months to 6 May 2025, Principal Developer 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 Hampshire region featuring Principal Developer in the job title.
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Principal Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Hampshire 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:
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