Principal Software Engineer
Hertfordshire > St Albans
The median Principal Software Engineer salary in St Albans is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
8 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
12 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Software Engineer |
4 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in St Albans |
4.82% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
5.13% |
- |
- |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£82,500 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£85,000 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£87,500 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Hertfordshire median annual salary |
£100,000 |
- |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in St Albans. 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 St Albans with a recognized job title |
78 |
37 |
29 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.98% |
78.72% |
96.67% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
59 |
11 |
28 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,000 |
£41,250 |
£43,226 |
| 25th Percentile |
£47,625 |
£59,375 |
£46,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£75,000 |
£56,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-20.00% |
+33.33% |
-6.25% |
| 75th Percentile |
£82,500 |
£95,000 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,500 |
£100,000 |
- |
| Hertfordshire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£56,500 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-11.50% |
+2.73% |
+4.76% |
