Principal Java Developer Job Trends in the North of England

Principal Java Developer
England > North of England

As of 6 September 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Java Developer salary in the North of England.

6 months to
6 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 293 - 316
Rank change year-on-year - - +119
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Java Developer 3 0 2
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North of England 0.032% - 0.021%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.037% - 0.023%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £78,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £82,500
75th Percentile - - £86,250
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £95,000 £111,500 £82,500
% change year-on-year -14.80% +35.15% -

All DemandTrendPermanent IT Job Vacancies
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the North of England. 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 8,208 13,702 8,805
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 87.46% 95.04% 91.49%
Number of salaries quoted 4,460 8,597 6,613
10th Percentile £26,000 £29,000 £30,138
25th Percentile £32,215 £37,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -7.41% +5.88%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £77,500 £82,500
England median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - -8.33% -

Principal Java Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings that featured Principal Java Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Principal Java Developer in the North of England

Principal Java Developer
Salary Trend in the North of England

Salary distribution trend for Principal Java Developer job vacancies in the North of England.

Salary distribution trend for Principal Java Developer job vacancies in the North of England

Principal Java Developer
Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Java Developer within the North of England region over the 6 months to 6 September 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
Yorkshire - 3 - - 1
Principal Java Developer
England

Principal Java Developer Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 6 September 2025, Principal Java 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 North of England region featuring Principal Java Developer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Java
1 3 (100.00%) Roadmaps
2 2 (66.67%) Data Design
2 2 (66.67%) Scala
2 2 (66.67%) AWS
2 2 (66.67%) Test Strategy
2 2 (66.67%) Go
2 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (66.67%) React
2 2 (66.67%) SDLC
2 2 (66.67%) Kotlin
2 2 (66.67%) Secure Coding
2 2 (66.67%) Flutter
2 2 (66.67%) Technology Roadmap
2 2 (66.67%) Social Skills

Principal Java Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) AWS
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (66.67%) Flutter
1 2 (66.67%) React
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Roadmaps
2 2 (66.67%) Data Design
2 2 (66.67%) SDLC
2 2 (66.67%) Secure Coding
2 2 (66.67%) Technology Roadmap
2 2 (66.67%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) Java
2 2 (66.67%) Go
2 2 (66.67%) Kotlin
2 2 (66.67%) Scala