Software Engineer salaries in London.
What Software Engineer roles in London pay, from live listings on JobsRadar.
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$180,000
per year · annualized USD
Typical range
$112.3k – $265.2k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
20.9%
114 of 545 roles
Live roles
545
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 $180,000 per year. Most pay falls between $112,322 (25th percentile) and $265,200 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $66,978 to $330,000.
These figures are computed live from 545 active Software Engineer roles in London on JobsRadar, of which 114 (20.9%) 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 and Perplexity.
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.