Principal Software Engineer
Berkshire > Reading
The median Principal Software Engineer salary in Reading is £105,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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
1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
63 |
126 |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+63 |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Software Engineer |
7 |
1 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading |
1.38% |
0.058% |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.66% |
0.062% |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
7 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£97,500 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£105,000 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£115,000 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Berkshire median annual salary |
£105,000 |
- |
£105,000 |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title |
422 |
1,621 |
1,525 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
83.40% |
94.68% |
93.67% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
239 |
1,036 |
813 |
| 10th Percentile |
£31,750 |
£30,000 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,500 |
£38,000 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£62,500 |
£54,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+15.74% |
-10.00% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£83,750 |
£68,750 |
£76,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£98,000 |
£80,000 |
£92,500 |
| Berkshire median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£52,500 |
£57,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+14.29% |
-8.70% |
- |
