Principal Software Engineer
South East > Kent
The median Principal Software Engineer salary in Kent is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 62 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Software Engineer | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Kent | 0.43% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.59% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £61,875 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £63,000 | - | - |
| South East median annual salary | £65,000 | £75,000 | £83,750 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.33% | -10.45% | +24.07% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Kent
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Kent. 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 Kent with a recognized job title | 508 | 1,377 | 978 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 72.16% | 92.91% | 85.56% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 314 | 1,025 | 546 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,250 | £25,250 | £26,875 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,250 | £31,250 | £33,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £47,000 | £42,500 | £46,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.59% | -8.60% | +3.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £59,891 | £58,750 | £61,162 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £68,750 | £73,125 |
| South East median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | - |
Principal Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Kent
Job postings that featured Principal Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.
Principal Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Kent
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Software Engineer in Kent.
Principal Software Engineer
Job Locations in Kent
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Software Engineer within the Kent region over the 6 months to 1 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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| Rochester | - | 3 | £60,000 | - | |
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Principal Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent
For the 6 months to 1 May 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 Kent region featuring Principal Software Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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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