Software Engineer Job Trends in West End of London
Software Engineer
Central London > West End of London
The median Software Engineer salary in West End of London is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 7 | 10 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +3 | +3 | - |
| Permanent Software Engineer jobs | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in West End of London | 4.17% | 6.82% | 9.76% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 4.35% | 6.98% | 11.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £90,000 | - | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £100,000 | - | £55,000 |
| 75th Percentile | £110,000 | - | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Central London median annual salary | £100,000 | £95,000 | £77,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | +22.58% | -6.06% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
West End of London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in West End of London matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 15 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in West End of London matching a recognised job title | 23 | 43 | 72 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 95.83% | 97.73% | 87.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 16 | 38 | 44 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,500 | £45,125 | £32,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £34,125 | £49,200 | £41,813 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,750 | £60,249 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.62% | -7.47% | +0.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £76,875 | £76,875 | £82,438 |
| 90th Percentile | £111,250 | £88,250 | £92,275 |
| Central London median annual salary | £77,500 | £75,000 | £72,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.33% | +3.45% | - |
Software Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in West End of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Software Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in West End of London.
Software Engineer Salary Trend in West End of London
Salary distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in West End of London.
Software Engineer Skill Set Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West End of London
For the 6 months to 15 November 2026, Software Engineer job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent Software Engineer job ads across the West End of London region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | API Development | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | AWS | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Azure | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Collaborative Culture | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Containerisation | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Continuous Improvement | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Data Pipeline | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Decision-Making | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Docker | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Electronic Trading | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Event-Driven | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Event-Driven Architecture | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Event-Driven Programming | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | FIX Protocol | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | GCP | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | 100.0% | 1 | |
| 1 | Java | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Low Latency | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Python | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | REST | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Software Engineering | 100.0% | 1 |
Software Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West End of London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senior Software Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |