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 19 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
19 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
39 |
56 |
70 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+17 |
+14 |
+52 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
122 |
116 |
104 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London |
5.17% |
4.41% |
3.65% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
5.49% |
4.80% |
3.81% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
108 |
85 |
92 |
| 10th Percentile |
£69,250 |
£54,000 |
£62,750 |
| 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% |
+10.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£92,500 |
£101,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£102,500 |
£112,500 |
£115,000 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£95,000 |
£70,000 |
£82,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+35.71% |
-15.15% |
+10.00% |
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 |
2,224 |
2,417 |
2,730 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.28% |
91.97% |
95.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,655 |
1,562 |
2,432 |
| 10th Percentile |
£41,250 |
£42,850 |
£40,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£57,500 |
£55,000 |
£54,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£75,000 |
£74,750 |
£74,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+0.33% |
+1.01% |
-1.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£95,000 |
£96,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£110,000 |
£115,000 |
£113,750 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£75,000 |
£72,500 |
£72,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.45% |
- |
-3.33% |
