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 22 May 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
22 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
20 |
60 |
46 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+40 |
-14 |
+39 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
250 |
86 |
148 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London |
6.01% |
4.47% |
4.69% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
6.28% |
4.81% |
4.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
227 |
79 |
131 |
| 10th Percentile |
£70,000 |
- |
£52,500 |
| 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% |
-11.11% |
| 75th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£101,250 |
£102,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£134,000 |
£113,750 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£95,000 |
£77,500 |
£80,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+22.58% |
-3.13% |
-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 |
3,981 |
1,788 |
3,027 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
95.72% |
92.98% |
95.97% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,916 |
1,367 |
2,522 |
| 10th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£41,250 |
£41,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£52,500 |
£53,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
£72,500 |
£73,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+10.34% |
-0.68% |
-2.67% |
| 75th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£95,000 |
£95,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£120,000 |
£112,500 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£80,000 |
£72,500 |
£72,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.34% |
- |
-1.33% |
