Software Engineer
Central London > City of London
The median Software Engineer salary in the City of London is £97,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 February 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
2 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
36 |
56 |
54 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+20 |
-2 |
+78 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
134 |
115 |
140 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London |
5.23% |
4.49% |
4.46% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
5.56% |
4.89% |
4.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
119 |
85 |
128 |
| 10th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£54,000 |
£54,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£56,250 |
£65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£97,500 |
£70,000 |
£80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+39.29% |
-12.50% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£92,500 |
£101,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£103,250 |
£112,500 |
£120,000 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£97,500 |
£70,000 |
£80,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+39.29% |
-12.50% |
- |
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 |
2,408 |
2,350 |
3,003 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.06% |
91.76% |
95.73% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,791 |
1,505 |
2,682 |
| 10th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£42,500 |
£39,085 |
| 25th Percentile |
£57,500 |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£75,000 |
£75,000 |
£72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+3.45% |
-3.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£95,000 |
£95,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£106,250 |
£115,750 |
£112,500 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£75,000 |
£75,000 |
£72,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+3.45% |
-2.03% |
