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 February 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
22 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
32 |
58 |
51 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+26 |
-7 |
+68 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
152 |
109 |
146 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London |
5.40% |
4.40% |
4.66% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
5.73% |
4.82% |
4.87% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
133 |
85 |
135 |
| 10th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£54,000 |
£55,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£56,250 |
£65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£95,000 |
£70,000 |
£82,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+35.71% |
-15.15% |
-2.94% |
| 75th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£100,000 |
£101,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£115,000 |
£120,000 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£95,000 |
£75,000 |
£82,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+26.67% |
-9.09% |
- |
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 |
2,651 |
2,261 |
2,997 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.17% |
91.28% |
95.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,944 |
1,495 |
2,649 |
| 10th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£41,750 |
£40,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£57,500 |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£77,500 |
£75,000 |
£72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+3.33% |
+3.45% |
-3.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£95,000 |
£96,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£102,500 |
£117,500 |
£113,750 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£77,500 |
£72,500 |
£72,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+6.90% |
- |
-3.33% |
