Principal Software Engineer
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire
The median Principal Software Engineer salary in South Yorkshire is £110,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 March 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
10 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
72 |
- |
89 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Software Engineer |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in South Yorkshire |
0.11% |
- |
0.085% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.12% |
- |
0.091% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£105,000 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£110,000 |
- |
£65,000 |
| 75th Percentile |
£115,000 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Yorkshire median annual salary |
£110,000 |
- |
£65,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+23.81% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South Yorkshire. 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 South Yorkshire with a recognized job title |
834 |
345 |
1,103 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
90.46% |
96.10% |
93.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
600 |
187 |
915 |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,750 |
£27,650 |
£28,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£35,125 |
£36,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£40,000 |
£55,000 |
£47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-27.27% |
+15.79% |
+5.56% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£75,000 |
£62,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£83,500 |
£77,500 |
| Yorkshire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-8.90% |
