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The median annual salary for a Software Engineer was £72,500 in advertised job vacancies in London during the 6 months to 5 April 2020. The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| Software Engineer |
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6 months to
5 Apr 2020 |
Same period 2019 |
Same period 2018 |
| Rank |
88 |
113 |
131 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+25 |
+18 |
+57 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
1,724 |
1,775 |
1,847 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London |
3.60% |
2.89% |
2.64% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.81% |
3.03% |
2.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1,509 |
1,640 |
1,531 |
| Median annual salary |
£72,500 |
£65,000 |
£62,500 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+11.54% |
+4.00% |
+8.70% |
| 10th Percentile |
£44,700 |
£41,250 |
£41,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£115,000 |
£100,000 |
£93,750 |
| England median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.76% |
+5.00% |
+11.11% |
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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.
| All Permanent IT Job Vacancies London |
| Permanent vacancies in London with a recognized job title |
45,297 |
58,574 |
66,854 |
| % of permanent IT jobs with a recognized job title |
94.57% |
95.43% |
95.69% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
36,787 |
47,924 |
55,529 |
| Median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£62,500 |
£60,000 |
| Median salary % change year-on-year |
+4.00% |
+4.17% |
+4.35% |
| 10th Percentile |
£36,250 |
£35,000 |
£33,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£95,000 |
£91,250 |
| England median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£52,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+0.96% |
+4.00% |
+5.26% |
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