Principal Software Engineer
UK
The median Principal Software Engineer salary in the UK is £85,000 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 | 688 | 869 | 747 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +181 | -122 | +28 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Software Engineer | 207 | 124 | 506 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.21% | 0.12% | 0.33% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.22% | 0.13% | 0.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 119 | 99 | 124 |
| 10th Percentile | £65,000 | £51,250 | £60,525 |
| 25th Percentile | £70,000 | £67,750 | £75,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £85,000 | £82,500 | £87,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.03% | -5.71% | +6.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £113,125 | £93,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £113,000 | £160,000 | £107,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | £79,250 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.36% | -6.76% | +32.30% |
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 Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Principal Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Principal Software Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Software Engineer.
Principal Software Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Principal Software Engineer over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.
Principal Software Engineer
Top 15 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Software Engineer 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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| UK excluding London | +76 | 153 | £75,000 | -5.36% | 30 |
| England | +133 | 132 | £82,500 | - | 38 |
| Work from Home | +96 | 82 | £75,000 | -11.76% | 18 |
| Scotland | 0 | 64 | £100,000 | +23.08% | 1 |
| London | +137 | 44 | £100,000 | -11.11% | 9 |
| South West | -2 | 32 | £75,000 | -5.06% | 9 |
| North of England | +41 | 20 | £65,000 | +23.81% | 1 |
| South East | +39 | 20 | £75,000 | -9.09% | 10 |
| Yorkshire | +96 | 10 | £65,000 | +23.81% | |
| North West | +6 | 10 | £65,000 | -13.33% | 1 |
| East of England | +27 | 8 | £77,500 | - | 6 |
| Midlands | -3 | 7 | £85,000 | +3.03% | 3 |
| East Midlands | -25 | 5 | £85,000 | +3.03% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +25 | 2 | £85,000 | +41.67% | 2 |
| Wales | - | 2 | - | - |
Principal Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, Principal Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Software Engineer 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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