What is the average Software Engineer salary in London?

The median midpoint of 45 live Software Engineer postings in London is £233k a year. Half of them fall between £136k and £240k.

How does Software Engineer pay change with seniority?

senior postings £120k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.

Which companies pay Software Engineer roles the most?

Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Anthropic (£358k), OpenAI (£237k), Sierra (£233k), Astronomer (£144k).

Where do these numbers come from?

From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

Software Engineer salary in London

What employers are offering right now, from 45 live Software Engineer postings in London that publish a pay range. Updated October 2026.

Median

£233k

a year, base pay

Middle half

£136k–£240k

25th to 75th percentile

Highest posted

£405k

range midpoint

How the offers are spread

£65k

£108k

£150k

£193k

£235k

£278k

£320k

£363k

Software Engineer pay by level

Level	Median	Postings
Senior	£120k	6
Staff & principal	£358k	14

Top-paying companies for Software Engineer roles

Company	Median	Postings
Anthropic	£358k	15
OpenAI	£237k	2
Sierra	£233k	8
Astronomer	£144k	2
Monzo	£135k	4
Invisible Technologies	£115k	2
incident.io	£78k	7

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Staff Software Engineer, Observability & Profiling

London, UK £325k – £390k/yr

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Staff Software Engineer, Infrastructure (Distributed Systems)

London, UK £325k – £390k/yr

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Software Engineer salary: common questions

What is the average Software Engineer salary in London?: The median midpoint of 45 live Software Engineer postings in London is £233k a year. Half of them fall between £136k and £240k.
How does Software Engineer pay change with seniority?: senior postings £120k. Staff, principal and director roles usually pay more and often add equity.
Which companies pay Software Engineer roles the most?: Among companies with at least two postings, the highest medians are at Anthropic (£358k), OpenAI (£237k), Sierra (£233k), Astronomer (£144k).
Where do these numbers come from?: From the pay ranges employers publish in their own job postings (required in states such as California, Colorado, New York, Washington and Illinois). We take the midpoint of each range, convert hourly pay at 2,080 hours a year, and update the figures daily as postings open and close. They show base pay, not bonus or equity.

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