Average salary
£60,000 - £80,000
Median salary
£60,000 - £80,000
Lower rangeUpper range
Salary distribution by percentile
10th percentile£39k
25th percentile£48k
Median£60k
75th percentile£80k
90th percentile£92k
50% of professionals earn between £48,268 - £80,000 GBP
The median salary is £60,000
Top cities
London38,025 job openings
Glasgow3,798 job openings
Manchester3,736 job openings
Cambridge3,652 job openings
Bristol2,157 job openings
Nottingham2,052 job openings
Newcastle Upon Tyne1,543 job openings
Leeds1,521 job openings
Leicester1,397 job openings
Southampton1,268 job openings
Oxford1,214 job openings
Belfast1,201 job openings
Norwich1,159 job openings
Reading1,123 job openings
Birmingham1,115 job openings
Sheffield1,093 job openings
Doncaster1,082 job openings
Edinburgh931 job openings
Bedford910 job openings
Cheltenham907 job openings
Lincoln881 job openings
York854 job openings
Kennington834 job openings
Stoke-On-Trent830 job openings
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GBP 70,000 - 85,000+11%
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The average salary for a Software Engineer in United Kingdom is GBP 60,000 - GBP 80,000 per year in 2026. The median salary is GBP 70,000 per year, based on 264,821 active job listings.
The cities with the most Software Engineer job opportunities in United Kingdom are London, Glasgow, Manchester, Cambridge, Bristol. London leads with 38,025 job openings.
Explore 264,821 Software Engineer job listings in United Kingdom on BeBee, or check our salary calculator for a personalized estimate.