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 15 May 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
15 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
20 |
57 |
50 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+37 |
-7 |
+29 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
245 |
89 |
147 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London |
5.96% |
4.42% |
4.64% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
6.25% |
4.75% |
4.84% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
221 |
82 |
131 |
| 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% |
-11.11% |
| 75th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£99,375 |
£101,875 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£130,000 |
£113,750 |
| 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 |
3,923 |
1,875 |
3,039 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
95.50% |
93.05% |
95.90% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,866 |
1,439 |
2,539 |
| 10th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£41,250 |
£41,200 |
| 25th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£52,500 |
£52,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
£72,500 |
£73,441 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+10.34% |
-1.28% |
-2.08% |
| 75th Percentile |
£98,750 |
£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% |
- |
-2.03% |
