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 12 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
12 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
42 |
57 |
68 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+15 |
+11 |
+54 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
112 |
116 |
109 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the City of London |
4.96% |
4.39% |
3.83% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
5.27% |
4.76% |
4.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
99 |
86 |
96 |
| 10th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£54,775 |
£63,750 |
| 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 |
£104,750 |
£112,500 |
£120,000 |
| 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 |
2,127 |
2,435 |
2,726 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.16% |
92.13% |
95.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,590 |
1,583 |
2,431 |
| 10th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£45,000 |
£40,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£57,500 |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£76,250 |
£73,360 |
£75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+3.94% |
-2.19% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£95,000 |
£96,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£110,000 |
£115,000 |
£115,000 |
| Central London median annual salary |
£75,000 |
£72,500 |
£72,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.45% |
- |
-3.33% |
