Software Engineer salaries in London.
What Software Engineer roles in London pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
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$175,072
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$112k – $260k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
21.1%
113 of 536 roles
Live roles
536
open right now
Salary trend
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How much do Software Engineer roles in London pay?
The median salary for Software Engineer roles in London is $175,072 per year. Most pay falls between $111,988 (25th percentile) and $260,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $66,978 to $312,500.
These figures are computed live from 536 active Software Engineer roles in London on JobsRadar, of which 113 (21.1%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Software Engineer roles in London include Anthropic, Perplexity and OLIX.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.