Software Engineer/Developer
UK > Work from Home
The median Software Engineer/Developer salary for remote/hybrid work is £132,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 February 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
18 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
350 |
294 |
388 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-56 |
+94 |
+104 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Developer/Software Engineer |
40 |
142 |
147 |
| As % of all permanent jobs with remote/hybrid work options |
0.24% |
0.91% |
0.53% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.26% |
0.95% |
0.56% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
40 |
135 |
147 |
| 10th Percentile |
£72,875 |
£71,250 |
£65,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£80,000 |
£86,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£132,500 |
£95,000 |
£105,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+39.47% |
-9.52% |
+23.53% |
| 75th Percentile |
£142,500 |
£115,000 |
£138,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£143,250 |
£138,750 |
£153,500 |
| UK median annual salary |
£130,000 |
£95,000 |
£110,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+36.84% |
-13.64% |
+22.22% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title |
15,330 |
14,892 |
26,441 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.68% |
95.58% |
95.77% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
10,212 |
9,013 |
22,121 |
| 10th Percentile |
£31,000 |
£35,750 |
£33,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£42,500 |
£47,500 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£62,500 |
£57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.00% |
+8.70% |
-8.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£81,250 |
£75,772 |
| 90th Percentile |
£97,500 |
£102,500 |
£95,000 |
| UK median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-8.33% |
+9.09% |
-8.33% |
