Software Engineer
England > London
The median Software Engineer salary in London is £105,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 July 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 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 37 | 33 | 58 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +25 | -31 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 938 | 1,460 | 1,497 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in London | 7.23% | 6.00% | 4.96% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.90% | 6.35% | 5.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 579 | 1,198 | 1,129 |
| 10th Percentile | £61,250 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £80,000 | £73,750 | £67,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £105,000 | £95,000 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.53% | +5.56% | +5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £132,500 | £122,500 | £116,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £137,500 | £148,750 | £141,401 |
| England median annual salary | £75,000 | £60,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -14.29% | +3.70% |
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 | 11,874 | 22,993 | 28,609 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.48% | 94.43% | 94.79% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7,215 | 16,891 | 21,759 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £37,500 | £41,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,000 | £50,000 | £53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £70,000 | £72,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.14% | -3.45% | +3.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £97,500 | £93,750 | £95,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,500 | £115,000 | £115,000 |
| England median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
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 2 July 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 2 July 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 | -25 | 90 | £86,750 | +8.44% | 446 |
| South London | +19 | 30 | £82,500 | +10.00% | 13 |
| West London | +9 | 3 | £90,000 | +63.64% | 55 |
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 2 July 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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