Principal Developer
UK
The median Principal Developer salary in the UK is £80,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 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 26 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 778 | 848 | 962 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +70 | +114 | -202 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Developer | 116 | 145 | 251 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.12% | 0.14% | 0.16% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.15% | 0.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 64 | 109 | 134 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,000 | £68,500 | £67,875 |
| 25th Percentile | £65,000 | £75,000 | £77,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £100,000 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +11.11% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £90,000 | £111,250 | £112,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £105,000 | £115,000 | £116,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £77,500 | £82,500 | £90,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.06% | -8.33% | +28.57% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title | 92,901 | 95,961 | 148,050 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.62% | 91.57% | 96.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 66,751 | 60,281 | 85,224 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,686 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.19% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,495 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +5.00% | +5.26% |
Principal Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Principal Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Principal Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Developer.
Principal Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Principal Developer over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.
Principal Developer
Top 14 Job Locations
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 over the 6 months to 26 April 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.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| England | +71 | 87 | £80,000 | -20.00% | 13 |
| UK excluding London | +9 | 79 | £77,500 | -6.06% | 12 |
| North of England | +52 | 35 | £65,000 | -18.75% | 3 |
| Work from Home | +66 | 33 | £82,500 | +3.13% | 6 |
| London | +88 | 22 | £96,250 | -3.75% | 3 |
| North West | +13 | 21 | £57,000 | -28.75% | 3 |
| Yorkshire | +98 | 14 | £77,500 | -4.62% | |
| South West | -15 | 14 | £80,000 | +6.67% | 4 |
| South East | +18 | 12 | £82,500 | -21.43% | 2 |
| Wales | +7 | 7 | £90,000 | +102.25% | 2 |
| Scotland | -57 | 4 | £75,000 | +20.00% | |
| West Midlands | - | 4 | £80,000 | - | |
| Midlands | - | 4 | £80,000 | - | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | - | - |
Principal Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 April 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 featuring Principal Developer in the job title.
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Principal Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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