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 April 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
15 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
25 |
55 |
48 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+30 |
-7 |
+43 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
210 |
99 |
152 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London |
5.83% |
4.73% |
4.82% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
6.13% |
5.14% |
5.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
185 |
92 |
136 |
| 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 |
£104,063 |
£101,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£130,000 |
£117,500 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£95,000 |
£77,500 |
£80,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+22.58% |
-3.13% |
-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 |
3,427 |
1,925 |
3,012 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
95.12% |
92.02% |
95.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2,444 |
1,465 |
2,557 |
| 10th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£41,250 |
£41,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£57,500 |
£53,750 |
£53,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
£72,500 |
£73,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+10.34% |
-1.69% |
-1.67% |
| 75th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£95,000 |
£95,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£118,350 |
£112,500 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£80,000 |
£72,500 |
£72,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.34% |
- |
-3.33% |
