Software Engineer
Surrey > Guildford
The median Software Engineer salary in Guildford is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
11 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
11 |
8 |
16 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-3 |
+8 |
+30 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
19 |
21 |
16 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Guildford |
9.50% |
15.91% |
10.00% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
10.61% |
16.03% |
10.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
19 |
8 |
14 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£47,750 |
£40,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£49,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
£70,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+14.29% |
+16.67% |
-15.79% |
| 75th Percentile |
£105,000 |
£82,500 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£109,250 |
- |
£77,000 |
| Surrey median annual salary |
£80,000 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+33.33% |
- |
+9.09% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Guildford. 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 Guildford with a recognized job title |
179 |
131 |
154 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
89.50% |
99.24% |
96.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
158 |
60 |
122 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,500 |
£39,750 |
£27,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£31,875 |
£45,938 |
£33,438 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£57,500 |
£47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-13.04% |
+21.05% |
-9.52% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£77,125 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£82,500 |
£70,000 |
| Surrey median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£60,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-16.67% |
+14.29% |
-8.70% |
