Principal Software Engineer Jobs in Inverkeithing

Principal Software Engineer
Fife > Inverkeithing

The median Principal Software Engineer salary in Inverkeithing is £75,900 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 August 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Software Engineer 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Inverkeithing 3.85% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 4.17% - -
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,900 - -
Fife median annual salary £75,900 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Inverkeithing

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Inverkeithing. 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 Inverkeithing with a recognized job title 72 5 0
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.31% 100.00% -
Number of salaries quoted 27 0 0
10th Percentile £42,780 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 - -
75th Percentile £61,575 - -
90th Percentile £75,900 - -
Fife median annual salary £47,683 £40,000 £47,500
% change year-on-year +19.21% -15.79% -9.52%

Principal Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Inverkeithing

For the 6 months to 2 August 2025, 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 Inverkeithing region featuring Principal Software Engineer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) UML
1 3 (100.00%) Ada
1 3 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 3 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 12207
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 3 (100.00%) Waterfall
1 3 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 3 (100.00%) Ada 95

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

Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 3 (100.00%) Configuration Management
1 3 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 3 (100.00%) UML
1 3 (100.00%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) Ada
1 3 (100.00%) Ada 95
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 3 (100.00%) Chartered Engineer
1 3 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (100.00%) ISO/IEC 12207