Software Engineer
England > London
The median Software Engineer salary in London is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 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 5 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 55 | 51 | 56 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +5 | -27 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 676 | 1,119 | 1,893 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London | 5.32% | 4.75% | 5.38% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 5.90% | 5.04% | 5.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 589 | 941 | 1,261 |
| 10th Percentile | £56,250 | £56,250 | £55,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £76,000 | £70,250 | £65,882 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £100,000 | £95,000 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.26% | +11.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £120,000 | £115,000 | £112,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £138,750 | £143,750 | £135,000 |
| England median annual salary | £70,000 | £60,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +16.67% | -14.29% | +7.69% |
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 | 11,452 | 22,183 | 33,419 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.18% | 94.12% | 95.04% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,427 | 16,676 | 24,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £38,084 | £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% |
Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London
Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.
Software Engineer
Salary Trend in London
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in London.
Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in London
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in London over the 6 months to 5 May 2025.
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 Software Engineer within the London region over the 6 months to 5 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 | -22 | 104 | £75,000 | -6.25% | 71 |
| South London | +35 | 40 | £82,500 | +32.00% | 3 |
| East London | -1 | 9 | - | - | 12 |
| West London | +49 | 5 | £90,000 | +38.46% | 22 |
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 5 May 2025, 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 Software Engineer in the job title.
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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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