Developer/Software Engineer Job Trends in London
Software Engineer/Developer
England > London
The median Software Engineer/Developer salary in London is £125,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 401 | 268 | 224 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -133 | -44 | -18 |
| Permanent Developer/Software Engineer jobs | 49 | 122 | 241 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in London | 0.19% | 1.01% | 1.38% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.20% | 1.11% | 1.45% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 37 | 107 | 235 |
| 10th Percentile | £80,000 | £100,000 | £71,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £112,500 | £117,500 | £81,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £125,000 | £130,000 | £105,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +23.81% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £142,500 | £137,500 | £142,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £172,500 | £142,500 | £165,000 |
| England median annual salary | £125,000 | £130,000 | £105,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.85% | +23.81% | -4.55% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in London matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 30 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in London matching a recognised job title | 24,053 | 10,974 | 16,589 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.29% | 91.16% | 95.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 15,700 | 7,154 | 10,232 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £36,250 | £41,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £50,000 | £53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £72,500 | £75,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.45% | -3.33% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £120,000 | £118,750 |
| England median annual salary | £59,490 | £53,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.20% | -6.96% | -4.17% |
Developer/Software Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Developer/Software Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.
Developer/Software Engineer Salary Trend in London
Salary distribution trend for Developer/Software Engineer job vacancies in London.
Developer/Software Engineer Salary Histogram in London
Salary distribution for Developer/Software Engineer jobs in London over the 6 months to 30 October 2026.
Developer/Software Engineer Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Developer/Software Engineer jobs within the London region over the 6 months to 30 October 2026. 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central London | - | 2 | £50,000 | - | |
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Developer/Software Engineer Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 30 October 2026, Developer/Software Engineer job ads cited the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent Developer/Software Engineer job ads across the London region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Software Engineering | 100.0% | 49 |
| 2 | Python | 87.8% | 43 |
| 3 | Investment Management | 85.7% | 42 |
| 4 | AI | 75.5% | 37 |
| 5 | AWS | 65.3% | 32 |
| 6 | Azure | 55.1% | 27 |
| 6 | GCP | 55.1% | 27 |
| 6 | R | 55.1% | 27 |
| 9 | Amazon Bedrock | 51.0% | 25 |
| 9 | CrewAI | 51.0% | 25 |
| 9 | 51.0% | 25 | |
| 9 | LangChain | 51.0% | 25 |
| 9 | LangGraph | 51.0% | 25 |
| 9 | Pair Programming | 51.0% | 25 |
| 9 | pydantic | 51.0% | 25 |
| 16 | LLM | 44.9% | 22 |
| 17 | Analytics | 34.7% | 17 |
| 18 | Quantitative Research | 32.7% | 16 |
| 19 | Asset Management | 26.5% | 13 |
| 19 | Java | 26.5% | 13 |
| 21 | Anthropic Claude | 22.4% | 11 |
| 21 | ChatGPT | 22.4% | 11 |
| 21 | Claude Code | 22.4% | 11 |
| 21 | GitHub | 22.4% | 11 |
| 21 | GitHub Copilot | 22.4% | 11 |
| 21 | Microsoft Copilot | 22.4% | 11 |
| 21 | Pricing Analytics | 22.4% | 11 |
| 21 | Quantitative Analysis | 22.4% | 11 |
| 29 | Agile | 12.2% | 6 |
| 29 | Kafka | 12.2% | 6 |
Developer/Software Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Software Developer | 67.3% | 33 |
| 2 | Python Developer | 55.1% | 27 |
| 2 | Python Software Engineer | 55.1% | 27 |
| 4 | Artificial Intelligence Developer | 51.0% | 25 |
| 4 | Artificial Intelligence Engineer | 51.0% | 25 |
| 6 | Lead Software Developer | 34.7% | 17 |
| 6 | Lead Software Engineer | 34.7% | 17 |
| 8 | Lead Python Developer | 28.6% | 14 |
| 9 | Quantitative Developer | 24.5% | 12 |
| 10 | Java Software Developer | 22.4% | 11 |
| 10 | Java Software Engineer | 22.4% | 11 |
| 12 | Java Quantitative Developer | 18.4% | 9 |
| 13 | AWS Developer | 6.1% | 3 |
| 13 | AWS Software Engineer | 6.1% | 3 |
| 15 | .NET Software Developer | 4.1% | 2 |
| 15 | .NET Software Engineer | 4.1% | 2 |
| 15 | Agentic Artificial Intelligence Developer | 4.1% | 2 |
| 15 | Agentic Artificial Intelligence Engineer | 4.1% | 2 |
| 15 | C# .NET Developer | 4.1% | 2 |
| 15 | C# Software Developer | 4.1% | 2 |