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 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 | |
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| Rank | 664 | 854 | 756 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +190 | -98 | +20 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Software Engineer | 224 | 121 | 545 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.22% | 0.12% | 0.33% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.24% | 0.13% | 0.35% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 139 | 90 | 131 |
| 10th Percentile | £65,000 | £53,500 | £61,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £71,250 | £70,000 | £75,875 |
| 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 | £112,188 | £93,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £112,500 | £160,000 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £76,000 | £81,750 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.03% | -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 | 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 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 20 May 2024.
Principal Software Engineer
Top 16 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 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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| UK excluding London | +89 | 161 | £76,000 | -7.03% | 25 |
| England | +115 | 148 | £85,000 | +0.59% | 31 |
| Work from Home | +103 | 83 | £75,000 | -16.67% | 17 |
| Scotland | -6 | 60 | £100,000 | +40.35% | 1 |
| London | +102 | 49 | £97,500 | -9.30% | 9 |
| South West | +2 | 36 | £77,500 | -4.32% | 5 |
| North of England | +41 | 25 | £65,000 | +15.56% | 2 |
| South East | +22 | 19 | £75,000 | -10.45% | 8 |
| North West | +1 | 13 | £65,000 | -13.33% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +87 | 12 | £65,000 | +23.81% | |
| East of England | +10 | 9 | £77,500 | - | 8 |
| Midlands | -13 | 8 | £85,000 | +3.03% | 2 |
| East Midlands | -24 | 5 | £85,000 | +3.03% | 1 |
| West Midlands | +13 | 3 | £92,500 | +54.17% | 1 |
| Wales | - | 3 | £100,000 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | +31 | 1 | £100,000 | - |
Principal Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 20 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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