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 5 May 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
5 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
23 |
59 |
52 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+36 |
-7 |
+29 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
241 |
91 |
150 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London |
6.06% |
4.39% |
4.70% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
6.35% |
4.74% |
4.91% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
216 |
85 |
134 |
| 10th Percentile |
£70,000 |
- |
£53,625 |
| 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 |
£100,000 |
£101,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£130,000 |
£114,625 |
| 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 |
3,795 |
1,920 |
3,055 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
95.40% |
92.62% |
95.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,753 |
1,463 |
2,565 |
| 10th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£41,250 |
£41,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£52,500 |
£52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
£72,500 |
£73,441 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+10.34% |
-1.28% |
-2.08% |
| 75th Percentile |
£97,500 |
£95,000 |
£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% |
- |
-3.00% |
