Software Engineer
Hertfordshire > Watford
The median Software Engineer salary in Watford is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 March 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
29 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
32 |
24 |
35 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-8 |
+11 |
+34 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
2 |
12 |
2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Watford |
0.71% |
7.19% |
0.76% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.76% |
7.64% |
0.84% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
1 |
2 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£54,625 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£55,938 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£90,000 |
£55,000 |
£63,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+63.64% |
-13.73% |
+34.21% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
- |
£73,438 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£75,875 |
| Hertfordshire median annual salary |
£70,000 |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+27.27% |
-8.33% |
- |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Watford. 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 Watford with a recognized job title |
262 |
157 |
237 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.24% |
94.01% |
90.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
198 |
87 |
191 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,000 |
£27,000 |
£26,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£36,250 |
£30,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£57,500 |
£52,500 |
£45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.52% |
+16.67% |
-25.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£77,500 |
£66,250 |
£60,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£78,750 |
£77,500 |
| Hertfordshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£55,320 |
£52,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-0.58% |
+6.38% |
-5.45% |
