Principal Software Engineer Jobs in Yorkshire

Principal Software Engineer
England > Yorkshire

As of 1 May 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Principal Software Engineer salary in Yorkshire.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 146 213 298
Rank change year-on-year +67 +85 -24
Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Software Engineer 1 10 10
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Yorkshire 0.037% 0.17% 0.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.040% 0.18% 0.13%
Number of salaries quoted 0 10 10
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £65,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +23.81% -40.00%
75th Percentile - - £58,750
90th Percentile - £66,000 £110,000
England median annual salary £65,000 £82,500 £84,500
% change year-on-year -21.21% -2.37% -3.43%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Yorkshire. 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 Yorkshire with a recognized job title 2,516 5,488 7,521
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.92% 95.28% 91.21%
Number of salaries quoted 1,354 4,235 3,548
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,000 £31,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £49,500 £49,136 £54,882
Median % change year-on-year +0.74% -10.47% +9.76%
75th Percentile £69,938 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £87,125 £80,000 £83,000
England median annual salary £57,500 £53,773 £60,567
% change year-on-year +6.93% -11.22% +0.95%

Principal Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

Job postings that featured Principal Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Principal Software Engineer in Yorkshire

Principal Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Yorkshire

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Software Engineer in Yorkshire.

Salary trend for Principal Software Engineer in Yorkshire

Principal Software Engineer
Job Locations in Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 1 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
North Yorkshire - 1 - -
Principal Software Engineer
England

Principal Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 25 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 1 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 Yorkshire region featuring Principal Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Perl
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) VMS
1 1 (100.00%) Red Hat
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Military
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Atlassian
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) R
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (100.00%) Data Acquisition
1 1 (100.00%) Input Data Acquisition
1 1 (100.00%) Matrix Organization
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree

Principal Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Yorkshire 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:

Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
General
1 1 (100.00%) Aerospace
1 1 (100.00%) Military
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Linux
1 1 (100.00%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 1 (100.00%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Integration
1 1 (100.00%) Data Acquisition
1 1 (100.00%) Input Data Acquisition
1 1 (100.00%) Mathematics
1 1 (100.00%) Matrix Organization
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) C#
1 1 (100.00%) C++
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Perl
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) R
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Atlassian
1 1 (100.00%) Red Hat