Principal Software Engineer
North West > Lancashire
The median Principal Software Engineer salary in Lancashire is £75,900 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 27 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 141 | 92 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | -49 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Software Engineer | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lancashire | 0.092% | 0.077% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.080% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,900 | £57,500 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +32.00% | - | - |
| North West median annual salary | £75,000 | £65,000 | £77,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.38% | -15.58% | -3.75% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Lancashire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Lancashire. 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 Lancashire with a recognized job title | 1,998 | 1,251 | 527 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.82% | 95.94% | 80.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,080 | 958 | 382 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,000 | £25,053 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,683 | £36,063 | £36,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,055 | £47,500 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.38% | - | +7.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £54,793 | £63,000 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £58,943 | £75,000 | £72,500 |
| North West median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -9.09% | +4.76% |
Principal Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Job postings that featured Principal Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
Principal Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Lancashire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Software Engineer in Lancashire.
Principal Software Engineer
Job Locations in Lancashire
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 Lancashire region over the 6 months to 27 July 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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| Preston | -16 | 1 | £75,900 | +32.00% | |
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Principal Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire
For the 6 months to 27 July 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 Lancashire region featuring Principal Software Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire 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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