Principal Software Engineer
Northamptonshire > Northampton
The median Principal Software Engineer salary in Northampton is £75,900 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 August 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
3 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
41 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Software Engineer |
10 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Northampton |
2.58% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.62% |
- |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£75,900 |
- |
- |
| Northamptonshire median annual salary |
£75,900 |
£85,000 |
- |
| % change year-on-year |
-10.71% |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Northampton. 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 Northampton with a recognized job title |
381 |
444 |
200 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
98.20% |
96.10% |
86.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
206 |
344 |
137 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,125 |
£25,000 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£33,125 |
£35,000 |
£40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£47,683 |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+5.96% |
-18.18% |
+10.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£63,500 |
£60,000 |
£68,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£76,075 |
£71,250 |
£83,750 |
| Northamptonshire median annual salary |
£47,500 |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.56% |
-18.18% |
+10.00% |
