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Software Developer salary in London, 2026
Core range £60 to 85k a year at 3 to 7 years; £45k to £110k across the published market. Estimate built between published anchors, labelled and reviewed.
| Experience | Low outlier | Core range | High outlier |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 to 2 years | £30k | £40 to 60k | £80k |
| 3 to 7 years | £45k | £60 to 85k | £110k |
| 8 to 15 years | £70k | £85 to 130k | £200k |
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Software Developer · London, United Kingdom · 3 to 7 years
Core range £60 to 85k a year
£45k
Low outlier: transitioning in-house, lower mid-market employer pay
£60 to 85k
Core range, where most offers land
£110k
High outlier: senior engineers in high-cost sectors command
City context
London is the UK tech hub and pays a material premium versus national averages.
Office for National Statistics ASHE 2023
Employer-type premium
Financial services, hedge funds and big tech pay materially above market rates.
Hays UK Salary & Recruiting Trends 2024
Skill premium
Specialist skills like cloud, data and systems design attract significant premiums.
Robert Walters Salary Survey 2023
Typical annual increase
Typical promotion or market-driven increases about 3 to 8% annually.
Hays UK Salary & Recruiting Trends 2024
Sources: Office for National Statistics ASHE (2023); Hays UK Salary & Recruiting Trends (2024); Robert Walters Salary Survey (2023). This range is interpolated between the published survey rows either side of it and reviewed before it is promoted to verified; a figure outside the published market is never shown. Ask inside the core; use the outliers to spot a low offer or a real niche premium.
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