Principal Software Engineer
UK > Wales
The median Principal Software Engineer salary in Wales is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 70 | 116 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +46 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Software Engineer | 10 | 2 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Wales | 0.99% | 0.098% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.14% | 0.11% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £68,000 | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £66,000 | £85,000 | £84,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.35% | +0.59% | -3.43% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Wales
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title | 877 | 1,882 | 1,441 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 86.57% | 92.57% | 85.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 508 | 1,274 | 826 |
| 10th Percentile | £23,504 | £26,250 | £26,495 |
| 25th Percentile | £30,938 | £32,500 | £35,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £49,104 | £45,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.12% | - | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £57,500 | £61,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,000 | £70,000 | £72,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,550 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.42% | -12.42% | - |
Principal Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales
Job postings that featured Principal Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wales.
Principal Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Wales
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Software Engineer in Wales.
Principal Software Engineer
Job Locations in Wales
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 Wales region over the 6 months to 7 May 2025. 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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| South Wales | - | 10 | £65,000 | - | 1 |
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Principal Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales
For the 6 months to 7 May 2025, 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 across the Wales region featuring Principal Software Engineer in the job title.
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Principal Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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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