Principal Software Engineer
West Yorkshire > Leeds
The median Principal Software Engineer salary in Leeds is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 November 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
15 Nov 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
Same period 2022 |
| Rank |
96 |
122 |
188 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+26 |
+66 |
-2 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Principal Software Engineer |
4 |
6 |
6 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Leeds |
0.28% |
0.35% |
0.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.29% |
0.36% |
0.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
4 |
6 |
6 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£63,750 |
£72,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£67,500 |
£72,813 |
£78,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£70,000 |
£77,500 |
£100,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-9.68% |
-22.50% |
+25.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£81,250 |
£105,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£70,000 |
£77,500 |
£100,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-9.68% |
-22.50% |
+25.00% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title |
1,356 |
1,675 |
3,334 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
96.31% |
97.95% |
96.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
814 |
1,034 |
2,031 |
| 10th Percentile |
£31,250 |
£31,000 |
£32,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£55,242 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-0.44% |
+0.44% |
+4.76% |
| 75th Percentile |
£71,250 |
£73,188 |
£72,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£86,250 |
£85,000 |
| West Yorkshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+10.00% |
