Software Engineer
Central London > City of London
The median Software Engineer salary in the City of London is £95,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 May 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
2 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
23 |
55 |
50 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+32 |
-5 |
+37 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
238 |
93 |
149 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London |
6.07% |
4.48% |
4.67% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
6.37% |
4.84% |
4.87% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
213 |
87 |
133 |
| 10th Percentile |
£70,000 |
- |
£53,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£56,250 |
£65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£95,000 |
£75,000 |
£80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+26.67% |
-6.25% |
-8.57% |
| 75th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£103,125 |
£101,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£130,000 |
£114,750 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£95,000 |
£75,000 |
£80,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+26.67% |
-6.25% |
-8.57% |
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 |
3,738 |
1,923 |
3,057 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
95.38% |
92.54% |
95.77% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,699 |
1,464 |
2,574 |
| 10th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£41,250 |
£41,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£52,500 |
£52,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
£72,500 |
£73,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+10.34% |
-0.68% |
-2.67% |
| 75th Percentile |
£97,500 |
£96,063 |
£95,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£120,000 |
£112,500 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£80,000 |
£72,500 |
£72,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.34% |
- |
-3.33% |
