Principal Developer
UK
The median Principal Developer salary in the UK is £80,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 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 20 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 773 | 834 | 1018 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +61 | +184 | -217 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Developer | 111 | 141 | 226 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.11% | 0.14% | 0.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.12% | 0.15% | 0.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 59 | 104 | 97 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,000 | £71,250 | £66,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £65,000 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £100,000 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +11.11% | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £88,750 | £112,500 | £105,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £101,000 | £116,250 | £110,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £77,500 | £97,500 | £72,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.51% | +34.48% | +3.57% |
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 | 94,627 | 91,047 | 156,403 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.71% | 91.54% | 96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 67,562 | 57,571 | 85,106 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,750 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,000 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.66% | +6.00% | +5.26% |
Principal Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Principal Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Principal Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Principal Developer.
Principal Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Principal Developer over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.
Principal Developer
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Principal Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 20 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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| England | +35 | 82 | £78,750 | -21.25% | 16 |
| UK excluding London | +3 | 78 | £77,500 | -20.51% | 13 |
| North of England | +47 | 35 | £65,000 | -18.75% | 6 |
| Work from Home | +70 | 30 | £77,500 | -3.13% | 9 |
| North West | +7 | 21 | £57,000 | -28.75% | 5 |
| London | +54 | 18 | £92,500 | -7.50% | 5 |
| South West | -13 | 15 | £80,000 | +6.67% | 1 |
| Yorkshire | +85 | 14 | £77,500 | -6.06% | 1 |
| South East | -7 | 10 | £85,000 | -22.73% | 1 |
| Wales | +8 | 7 | £90,000 | +102.25% | |
| West Midlands | - | 4 | £80,000 | - | |
| Scotland | - | 4 | £75,000 | - | 1 |
| Midlands | - | 4 | £80,000 | - | 4 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | - | - |
Principal Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 May 2024, Principal Developer 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 Developer in the job title.
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Principal Developer 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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