Head of Software Engineering
England > London
The median Head of Software Engineering salary in London is £96,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 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
2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
389 |
509 |
631 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+120 |
+122 |
+212 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Head of Software Engineering |
10 |
1 |
5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London |
0.079% |
0.004% |
0.014% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.087% |
0.004% |
0.015% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
10 |
0 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£87,500 |
- |
£122,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£96,250 |
- |
£125,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-10.71% |
| 75th Percentile |
£150,000 |
- |
£128,125 |
| 90th Percentile |
£150,500 |
- |
£129,250 |
| England median annual salary |
£92,500 |
£80,000 |
£100,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+15.63% |
-20.00% |
-5.88% |
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 |
11,488 |
22,226 |
33,689 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
90.19% |
94.11% |
95.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
7,483 |
16,726 |
24,705 |
| 10th Percentile |
£41,250 |
£38,500 |
£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 |
£54,000 |
£60,775 |
| % change year-on-year |
+6.48% |
-11.15% |
+1.29% |
