The median Principal Developer salary in the UK excluding London is £77,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 4 May 2024
Same period 2023
Same period 2022
Rank
691
694
784
Rank change year-on-year
+3
+90
-179
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Developer
80
68
81
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title
66,715
54,769
68,069
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title
94.79%
89.24%
95.82%
Number of salaries quoted
47,210
31,112
43,042
10th Percentile
£26,750
£29,750
£28,500
25th Percentile
£35,000
£38,750
£37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£50,000
£53,000
£50,000
Median % change year-on-year
-5.66%
+6.00%
+5.26%
75th Percentile
£63,750
£68,750
£66,250
90th Percentile
£76,250
£82,500
£80,000
UK median annual salary
£52,500
£60,000
£60,000
% change year-on-year
-12.50%
-
+9.09%
Principal Developer Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London
Job postings that featured Principal Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.
Principal Developer Salary Trend in the UK excluding London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Developer in the UK excluding London.
Principal Developer Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Principal Developer in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
Principal Developer Job Locations in the UK excluding London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Developer within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
Principal Developer Skill Set Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London
For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, Principal 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 UK excluding London region featuring Principal Developer in the job title.
Principal Developer Skill Set Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:
