Software Engineer/Developer
England > London
The median Software Engineer/Developer salary in London is £115,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 250 | 246 | 355 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +109 | +20 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Developer/Software Engineer | 146 | 292 | 302 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London | 1.15% | 1.24% | 0.85% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.27% | 1.31% | 0.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 146 | 291 | 290 |
| 10th Percentile | £80,000 | £76,250 | £65,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £87,500 | £90,000 | £77,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £115,000 | £110,000 | £100,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.55% | +10.00% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £137,500 | £142,500 | £122,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £148,750 | £153,750 | £151,250 |
| England median annual salary | £110,000 | £110,000 | £90,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +22.22% | -5.26% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
London
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 | 11,480 | 22,230 | 33,763 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.13% | 94.12% | 95.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,467 | 16,731 | 24,760 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,454 | £42,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £51,250 | £55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £70,000 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -3.45% | +3.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £93,750 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| England median annual salary | £57,500 | £53,773 | £60,567 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.93% | -11.22% | +0.95% |
Developer/Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings that featured Developer/Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
Developer/Software Engineer
Salary Trend in London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Developer/Software Engineer in London.
Developer/Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer/Software Engineer in London over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Developer/Software Engineer
Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Developer/Software Engineer within the London region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Central London | +32 | 5 | £130,000 | +188.89% | 1 |
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Developer/Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Developer/Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the London region featuring Developer/Software Engineer in the job title.
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Developer/Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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