Software engineering (general) salaries in the United Kingdom

The median yearly salary of software engineering (general) jobs in the United Kingdom is GBP 95,000, from 91 open positions with a salary. Half of them pay between GBP 63,250 and GBP 137,500.

Median yearly salary: GBP 95,000

Middle half: GBP 63,250 – GBP 137,500

Amounts are yearly, in GBP. Hourly, daily, weekly and monthly pay is converted to a yearly amount. Positions in other currencies do not count.

Salary by level

Level	Median yearly salary	Middle half	Positions
Entry	GBP 45,000	GBP 45,000 – GBP 45,000	15
Mid	GBP 81,500	GBP 72,500 – GBP 85,000	10
Senior	GBP 85,526	GBP 72,500 – GBP 130,000	23
Staff	GBP 135,500	GBP 114,354 – GBP 180,000	25

Top paying companies

OLIX — GBP 210,000 (positions: 3)
Nominal — GBP 184,000 (positions: 7)
CircuitHub — GBP 102,500 (positions: 3)
CommonAI C.I.C. — GBP 85,000 (positions: 3)
Mozilla — GBP 76,500 (positions: 3)

Trend

From GBP 97,690 on 2026-10-23 to GBP 104,778 on 2026-11-12

Newest positions with a salary

Developer Relations Engineer

TailscaleDeveloper tools and infrastructureRemote (United Kingdom)

GBP 100.3K–111.4K / year
Remote
UK only
Software engineering (general)

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Engineering Lead

FlockBanking, insurance and financeLondon

GBP 500 / year
Hybrid
Senior
Software engineering (general)

TypeScript

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Production Engineer, Network Engineering

FluidstackDeveloper tools and infrastructureLondon

GBP 176K–221K / year
Software engineering (general)

Golang
Python

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Head of Engineering

Costello MedicalBiotech, pharma and medtechCambridge, England, United Kingdom | London, England, United Kingdom

GBP 90–110K / year
Hybrid
Staff
Software engineering (general)

Golang
Python
TypeScript

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AI Product Engineer

MagenticAI and dataLondon

GBP 90K–110K / year
Hybrid
Software engineering (general)

Python

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Design Engineer

SpruceEnergy and climateLondon | Bristol

GBP 60K–110K / year
Hybrid
Mid
Software engineering (general)

TypeScript

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Senior Software Engineer, OS Integration

MozillaBusiness software (SaaS)Remote UK

GBP 66K–87K / year
Remote
UK only
Senior
Software engineering (general)

C
C++
JavaScript

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Engineering Manager

Biffa Waste ServicesEnergy and climateRotherham, England, United Kingdom | Sheffield, England, United Kingdom | Barnsley, England, United Kingdom | Leeds, England, United Kingdom

GBP 60K / year
Staff
Software engineering (general)

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GIS Product Engineer II – ArcGIS Maps SDKs for Native Apps

EsriCardiff, UK

GBP 37.1K–58.1K / year
On-site
Mid
Software engineering (general)

C#
C++
Dart

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MSOC Product Support Engineer (UK)

CHAOS IndustriesAerospace and defenseLondon, England, United Kingdom

GBP 1 / hour
On-site
Software engineering (general)

Bash
Python

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