Senior System Engineer
Central London > City of London
The median Senior System Engineer salary in the City of London is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
13 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
129 |
156 |
161 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+27 |
+5 |
+88 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Systems Engineer |
4 |
3 |
1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London |
0.17% |
0.11% |
0.035% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.19% |
0.12% |
0.037% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
3 |
2 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£79,250 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£85,625 |
£48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
£100,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-20.00% |
+90.48% |
+3.96% |
| 75th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£118,125 |
£56,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£88,000 |
£126,750 |
- |
| Central London median annual salary |
£80,000 |
£100,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-20.00% |
+90.48% |
+3.96% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 City of London with a recognized job title |
2,153 |
2,430 |
2,713 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.14% |
92.08% |
95.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,610 |
1,575 |
2,417 |
| 10th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£45,000 |
£40,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£57,500 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£75,000 |
£74,000 |
£75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+1.35% |
-1.33% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£95,000 |
£96,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£110,000 |
£115,000 |
£115,000 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£75,000 |
£72,500 |
£72,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.45% |
- |
-3.33% |
