Principal Developer
East Midlands > Leicestershire
The median Principal Developer salary in Leicestershire is £76,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 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 18 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 63 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Developer | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leicestershire | 0.34% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.36% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £72,875 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £73,438 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £76,250 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £78,438 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £78,625 | - | - |
| East Midlands median annual salary | £77,500 | - | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Leicestershire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leicestershire. 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 Leicestershire with a recognized job title | 555 | 1,068 | 772 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.07% | 93.60% | 94.26% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 196 | 559 | 284 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,875 | £26,450 | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £32,375 | £31,750 | £35,805 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £48,500 | £44,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.23% | -12.00% | +17.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £58,000 | £60,000 | £60,200 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £72,500 | £67,500 |
| East Midlands median annual salary | £42,500 | £45,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.56% | -14.29% | +10.53% |
Principal Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire
Job postings that featured Principal Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire.
Principal Developer
Salary Trend in Leicestershire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Developer in Leicestershire.
Principal Developer
Job Locations in Leicestershire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Developer within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 18 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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| Leicester | - | 2 | £76,250 | - | 2 |
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Principal Developer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire
For the 6 months to 18 July 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 Leicestershire region featuring Principal Developer in the job title.
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Principal Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire 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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