Software Engineer/Developer
England > London
The median Software Engineer/Developer salary in London is £130,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 September 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
19 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
231 |
212 |
212 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-19 |
0 |
+151 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Developer/Software Engineer |
162 |
292 |
337 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London |
1.36% |
1.51% |
1.53% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.49% |
1.59% |
1.60% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
147 |
286 |
332 |
| 10th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£71,250 |
£75,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£108,750 |
£90,000 |
£85,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£130,000 |
£110,000 |
£107,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+18.18% |
+2.33% |
+2.38% |
| 75th Percentile |
£137,500 |
£142,500 |
£142,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£142,500 |
£165,000 |
£143,750 |
| England median annual salary |
£130,000 |
£110,000 |
£105,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+18.18% |
+4.76% |
+2.44% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in 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 London with a recognized job title |
10,900 |
18,392 |
21,003 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.21% |
95.37% |
95.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
7,112 |
11,566 |
17,358 |
| 10th Percentile |
£37,500 |
£40,000 |
£41,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£52,500 |
£52,500 |
£54,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£72,500 |
£72,500 |
£73,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-1.02% |
+4.64% |
| 75th Percentile |
£97,313 |
£95,000 |
£95,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£120,000 |
£120,000 |
£115,000 |
| England median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-8.33% |
- |
