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 6 May 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 6 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 699 | 853 | 767 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +154 | -86 | +23 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Software Engineer | 213 | 126 | 510 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.22% | 0.12% | 0.32% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.23% | 0.13% | 0.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 123 | 99 | 127 |
| 10th Percentile | £65,000 | £51,250 | £61,050 |
| 25th Percentile | £70,625 | £69,000 | £75,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £85,000 | £84,500 | £87,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.59% | -3.43% | +9.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £113,125 | £93,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £114,500 | £160,000 | £107,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | £81,750 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.26% | -3.82% | +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 | 93,479 | 94,643 | 151,222 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.63% | 91.52% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,031 | 59,595 | 85,375 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,611 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,508 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.49% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £81,250 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £96,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +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 6 May 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 6 May 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 | +74 | 155 | £75,000 | -8.26% | 30 |
| England | +120 | 137 | £82,500 | -2.37% | 42 |
| Work from Home | +92 | 84 | £75,000 | -16.67% | 23 |
| Scotland | -2 | 65 | £100,000 | +23.08% | 2 |
| London | +119 | 47 | £100,000 | -11.11% | 14 |
| South West | -10 | 33 | £75,000 | -5.06% | 6 |
| North of England | +53 | 20 | £65,000 | +23.81% | 1 |
| South East | +29 | 20 | £75,000 | -10.45% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | +97 | 10 | £65,000 | +23.81% | |
| North West | +17 | 10 | £65,000 | -13.33% | 1 |
| East of England | +20 | 8 | £77,500 | - | 9 |
| Midlands | +5 | 7 | £85,000 | +3.03% | 3 |
| East Midlands | -21 | 5 | £85,000 | +3.03% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +24 | 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 6 May 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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