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 5 April 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
5 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
27 |
51 |
49 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+24 |
-2 |
+50 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
202 |
96 |
155 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London |
5.90% |
4.58% |
4.89% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
6.21% |
5.00% |
5.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
177 |
89 |
138 |
| 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 |
£95,000 |
£101,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£122,000 |
£116,500 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£95,000 |
£75,000 |
£80,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+26.67% |
-6.25% |
-5.88% |
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 |
3,252 |
1,919 |
3,036 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.95% |
91.60% |
95.71% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,323 |
1,466 |
2,588 |
| 10th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£41,250 |
£41,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£57,500 |
£53,750 |
£53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£77,500 |
£72,500 |
£73,875 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+6.90% |
-1.86% |
-1.50% |
| 75th Percentile |
£96,250 |
£95,000 |
£96,063 |
| 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% |
