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 1 June 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 689 | 835 | 749 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +146 | -86 | +2 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Software Engineer | 221 | 112 | 569 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.21% | 0.12% | 0.34% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.22% | 0.13% | 0.35% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 144 | 83 | 131 |
| 10th Percentile | £65,000 | £54,000 | £60,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £71,250 | £71,875 | £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 | £111,875 | £94,375 |
| 90th Percentile | £112,500 | £160,000 | £115,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £75,000 | £82,500 | £85,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | -2.94% | +33.33% |
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 | 99,552 | 86,380 | 162,088 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 94.85% | 91.27% | 96.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70,786 | 55,655 | 84,889 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £45,000 | £42,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £80,000 | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £100,000 | £95,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £53,500 | £50,244 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.54% | +6.48% | +5.78% |
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 1 June 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 1 June 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 | +84 | 158 | £80,000 | -5.88% | 34 |
| UK excluding London | +60 | 150 | £75,000 | -9.09% | 23 |
| Work from Home | +60 | 73 | £75,000 | -16.67% | 21 |
| London | +118 | 57 | £96,250 | -10.47% | 16 |
| Scotland | -20 | 47 | £100,000 | +40.35% | 4 |
| South West | -2 | 36 | £80,000 | -1.23% | 3 |
| North of England | +38 | 22 | £65,000 | -13.33% | 5 |
| South East | +5 | 21 | £75,000 | -11.76% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | +69 | 12 | £65,000 | +10.64% | |
| Midlands | -14 | 11 | £85,000 | +3.03% | 2 |
| North West | -3 | 10 | £65,000 | -13.33% | 5 |
| East of England | +3 | 9 | £77,500 | - | 2 |
| West Midlands | -10 | 6 | £92,500 | +54.17% | 1 |
| East Midlands | -23 | 5 | £85,000 | +3.03% | 1 |
| Wales | - | 3 | £100,000 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £100,000 | - |
Principal Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 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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