Principal Software Developer
UK > Work from Home
The median Principal Software Developer salary for remote or hybrid work is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 June 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
17 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
Same period 2022 |
| Rank |
600 |
626 |
879 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+26 |
+253 |
-291 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Software Developer |
2 |
7 |
22 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with a WFH option |
0.006% |
0.019% |
0.029% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.006% |
0.019% |
0.030% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
15 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£52,050 |
| 25th Percentile |
£82,500 |
- |
£61,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£85,000 |
- |
£75,400 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-5.75% |
| 75th Percentile |
£87,500 |
- |
£107,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| UK median annual salary |
£80,000 |
- |
£75,400 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-5.75% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with WFH or hybrid options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title |
34,224 |
35,954 |
73,616 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
96.28% |
95.93% |
97.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
25,903 |
26,270 |
42,683 |
| 10th Percentile |
£33,250 |
£36,875 |
£36,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£47,447 |
£45,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£62,500 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-12.00% |
+4.17% |
+9.09% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£81,250 |
£80,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£93,750 |
£100,000 |
£95,000 |
| UK median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-12.50% |
- |
+9.09% |
