Software Safety Engineer Job Trends in London

Software Safety Engineer
England > London

The median Software Safety Engineer salary in London is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 October 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
1 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 447 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Safety Engineer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in London 0.004% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £77,500 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 - -
75th Percentile £82,500 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median annual salary £60,000 - £75,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 23,968 10,756 17,941
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.44% 91.07% 95.34%
Number of salaries quoted 16,211 6,970 11,037
10th Percentile £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
25th Percentile £55,000 £52,500 £52,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £72,500 £72,500
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% - -3.33%
75th Percentile £100,000 £96,250 £95,000
90th Percentile - £120,000 £120,000
England median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%

Software Safety Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Software Safety Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in London.

Software Safety Engineer job vacancy trend in London

Software Safety Engineer Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 1 October 2026, Software Safety Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the London region featuring Software Safety Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Safety
1 1 (100.00%) Hazard Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) IEC 62304
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation

Software Safety Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Code Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Hazard Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Verification and Validation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) IEC 62304
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Functional Safety