Principal Developer
England > London
The median Principal Developer salary in London is £100,000 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 |
381 |
485 |
558 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+104 |
+73 |
+172 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Developer |
4 |
20 |
75 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London |
0.031% |
0.085% |
0.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.035% |
0.090% |
0.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
16 |
51 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£63,750 |
£71,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£80,313 |
£75,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£100,000 |
£92,500 |
£100,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+8.11% |
-7.50% |
+11.11% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£112,500 |
£111,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£125,000 |
| England median annual salary |
£82,500 |
£80,000 |
£100,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.13% |
-20.00% |
+11.11% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title |
11,521 |
22,183 |
33,419 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
90.20% |
94.12% |
95.04% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
7,470 |
16,676 |
24,569 |
| 10th Percentile |
£41,250 |
£38,084 |
£42,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£55,000 |
£51,250 |
£55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£75,000 |
£70,000 |
£72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+7.14% |
-3.45% |
+3.57% |
| 75th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£93,750 |
£95,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£122,500 |
£115,000 |
£115,000 |
| England median annual salary |
£57,500 |
£53,500 |
£60,800 |
| % change year-on-year |
+7.48% |
-12.01% |
+1.33% |
