Software Engineer Job Trends in the City of London

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 April 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
2 Apr 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 55 48
Rank change year-on-year +28 -7 +43
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 197 95 150
As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London 5.86% 4.57% 4.76%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.18% 4.99% 4.98%
Number of salaries quoted 172 88 135
10th Percentile £70,000 - £56,250
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 £93,125 £101,250
90th Percentile - £120,000 £118,000
Central London median annual salary £95,000 £75,000 £81,250
% change year-on-year +26.67% -7.69% -4.41%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
City of London

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 3,188 1,905 3,012
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.91% 91.63% 95.65%
Number of salaries quoted 2,279 1,456 2,572
10th Percentile £42,500 £41,250 £41,250
25th Percentile £57,500 £53,797 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £74,500 £74,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.03% +0.68% -1.33%
75th Percentile £95,000 £95,000 £96,250
90th Percentile £100,000 £118,750 £112,500
Central London median annual salary £77,500 £72,500 £73,000
% change year-on-year +6.90% -0.68% -2.67%

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Software Engineer job vacancy trend in the City of London

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in the City of London

Salary distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in the City of London.

Salary distribution trend for Software Engineer job vacancies in the City of London

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in the City of London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in the City of London over the 6 months to 2 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Software Engineer in the City of London

Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 2 April 2026, Software Engineer job roles required 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 job ads across the City of London region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.

1 189 (95.94%) Software Engineering
2 54 (27.41%) AWS
3 34 (17.26%) .NET
4 33 (16.75%) Python
5 30 (15.23%) Java
6 29 (14.72%) C#
7 28 (14.21%) C++
8 27 (13.71%) Azure
9 26 (13.20%) Full-Stack Development
10 23 (11.68%) GCP
11 22 (11.17%) Microservices
12 21 (10.66%) Continuous Improvement
13 20 (10.15%) React
13 20 (10.15%) TypeScript
14 19 (9.64%) Fintech
15 17 (8.63%) Degree
16 16 (8.12%) DevOps
17 15 (7.61%) Computer Science
18 14 (7.11%) Django
18 14 (7.11%) Go
18 14 (7.11%) Google
19 13 (6.60%) Agile
19 13 (6.60%) BigQuery
19 13 (6.60%) Computer Science Degree
19 13 (6.60%) Elasticsearch
19 13 (6.60%) Node.js
20 12 (6.09%) JavaScript
21 10 (5.08%) Low Latency
21 10 (5.08%) Mentoring
21 10 (5.08%) SDLC

Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 54 (27.41%) AWS
2 27 (13.71%) Azure
3 23 (11.68%) GCP
4 5 (2.54%) SaaS
5 3 (1.52%) Pulumi
6 2 (1.02%) Azure Logic Apps
7 1 (0.51%) Anthropic Claude
7 1 (0.51%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (0.51%) GitHub
7 1 (0.51%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 2 (1.02%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (6.60%) BigQuery
1 13 (6.60%) Elasticsearch
2 2 (1.02%) SQL Server
3 1 (0.51%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 2 (1.02%) Git
2 1 (0.51%) Claude Code
General
1 21 (10.66%) Finance
2 12 (6.09%) Tech for Good
3 6 (3.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 4 (2.03%) Aeronautics
4 4 (2.03%) Aerospace
4 4 (2.03%) Automotive
4 4 (2.03%) Banking
5 3 (1.52%) Front Office
5 3 (1.52%) Manufacturing
5 3 (1.52%) Marketing
6 2 (1.02%) Advertising
7 1 (0.51%) Analytical Skills
7 1 (0.51%) Health Technology
7 1 (0.51%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (17.26%) .NET
2 20 (10.15%) React
3 14 (7.11%) Django
4 13 (6.60%) Node.js
5 8 (4.06%) React Native
5 8 (4.06%) RESTful
6 6 (3.05%) Boost C++ Libraries
7 4 (2.03%) Spring
7 4 (2.03%) Spring Boot
8 3 (1.52%) CSS
8 3 (1.52%) FastAPI
8 3 (1.52%) HTML
9 2 (1.02%) gRPC
9 2 (1.02%) OLE
9 2 (1.02%) Vue
10 1 (0.51%) GraphQL
10 1 (0.51%) Phoenix
10 1 (0.51%) Phoenix Framework
10 1 (0.51%) PySpark
10 1 (0.51%) web3js
Miscellaneous
1 19 (9.64%) Algorithms
2 16 (8.12%) Distributed Systems
3 15 (7.61%) Greenfield Project
4 13 (6.60%) Data Structures
5 11 (5.58%) Cloud Native
6 9 (4.57%) IoT
7 6 (3.05%) Robotics
8 3 (1.52%) Derivative
8 3 (1.52%) NHS
9 2 (1.02%) Fixed Income
9 2 (1.02%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (1.02%) Over-the-Top Content
9 2 (1.02%) Reinsurance
9 2 (1.02%) Video\Live Streaming
10 1 (0.51%) AI Agents
10 1 (0.51%) Analytical Mindset
10 1 (0.51%) Blockchain
10 1 (0.51%) Hedge funds
10 1 (0.51%) Public Cloud
10 1 (0.51%) Web3
Operating Systems
1 3 (1.52%) Linux
1 3 (1.52%) Mac OS
1 3 (1.52%) Windows
2 2 (1.02%) Robot Operating System
Processes & Methodologies
1 189 (95.94%) Software Engineering
2 26 (13.20%) Full-Stack Development
3 22 (11.17%) Microservices
4 21 (10.66%) Continuous Improvement
5 19 (9.64%) Fintech
6 16 (8.12%) DevOps
7 15 (7.61%) Computer Science
8 13 (6.60%) Agile
9 10 (5.08%) Low Latency
9 10 (5.08%) Mentoring
9 10 (5.08%) SDLC
10 9 (4.57%) Code Quality
11 8 (4.06%) AI
11 8 (4.06%) Software Architecture
12 7 (3.55%) CI/CD
12 7 (3.55%) Data Science
13 6 (3.05%) Problem-Solving
14 5 (2.54%) Customer-Centricity
14 5 (2.54%) Technical Leadership
14 5 (2.54%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 33 (16.75%) Python
2 30 (15.23%) Java
3 29 (14.72%) C#
4 28 (14.21%) C++
5 20 (10.15%) TypeScript
6 14 (7.11%) Go
7 12 (6.09%) JavaScript
8 6 (3.05%) Scala
8 6 (3.05%) SQL
9 4 (2.03%) Kotlin
10 3 (1.52%) C
11 2 (1.02%) PHP
11 2 (1.02%) Rust
12 1 (0.51%) Elm
Qualifications
1 17 (8.63%) Degree
2 13 (6.60%) Computer Science Degree
3 3 (1.52%) DV Cleared
3 3 (1.52%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 4 (2.03%) Docker
Systems Management
1 9 (4.57%) Kubernetes
2 6 (3.05%) Terraform
Vendors
1 14 (7.11%) Google
2 3 (1.52%) Apple
3 2 (1.02%) Typelevel
4 1 (0.51%) YouTube
109 Software Engineer jobs in the City of London