Senior Software Development Engineer
England > London
The median Senior Software Development Engineer salary in London is £105,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 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
3 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
396 |
500 |
619 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+104 |
+119 |
+217 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Development Engineer |
4 |
7 |
11 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London |
0.031% |
0.030% |
0.031% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.035% |
0.032% |
0.033% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
4 |
2 |
11 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£66,750 |
£80,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£67,500 |
£80,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£105,000 |
£72,500 |
£90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+44.83% |
-19.44% |
+12.50% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£80,000 |
£101,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£82,250 |
£102,500 |
| England median annual salary |
£105,000 |
£67,500 |
£90,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+55.56% |
-25.00% |
+9.76% |
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 |
11,467 |
22,216 |
33,633 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
90.18% |
94.11% |
95.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
7,483 |
16,715 |
24,685 |
| 10th Percentile |
£41,250 |
£38,112 |
£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 |
£53,500 |
£60,800 |
| % change year-on-year |
+7.48% |
-12.01% |
+1.33% |
