Software Engineer Salary in United Kingdom during 2024

💰 The median Software Engineer Salary in United Kingdom during 2024 is USD 126,250

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The average Software Engineer salary lies between USD 100,000 and USD 156,250 in the United Kingdom. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.

Job title
Software Engineer
Experience
all levels
Region
United Kingdom
Salary year
2024
Sample size
6
Top 10%
$ 193,750
Top 25%
$ 156,250
Median
$ 126,250
Bottom 25%
$ 100,000
Bottom 10%
$ 53,125

Region represents the primary country of residence of an employee during the year (or residence for tax purposes). All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

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Top 20 Job Tags for Software Engineer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Software Engineer job listings are Cloud, Computer Science and Python. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Cloud | 1360 jobs Computer Science | 1140 jobs Python | 1107 jobs Java | 888 jobs AWS | 785 jobs C | 767 jobs Agile | 659 jobs Monitoring | 624 jobs Automation | 613 jobs Compliance | 605 jobs Linux | 581 jobs Kubernetes | 576 jobs APIs | 562 jobs Azure | 558 jobs Docker | 485 jobs Privacy | 485 jobs GCP | 465 jobs CI/CD | 443 jobs JavaScript | 384 jobs Clearance | 363 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Software Engineer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Software Engineer job listings are Career development, Health care and Equity / stock options. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2024 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 1382 jobs Health care | 1021 jobs Equity / stock options | 781 jobs Flex hours | 771 jobs Flex vacation | 765 jobs Parental leave | 682 jobs Medical leave | 663 jobs Insurance | 535 jobs Salary bonus | 465 jobs Startup environment | 448 jobs Competitive pay | 445 jobs Team events | 349 jobs Wellness | 285 jobs 401(k) matching | 259 jobs Transparency | 133 jobs Relocation support | 124 jobs Home office stipend | 121 jobs Gear | 89 jobs Flexible spending account | 87 jobs Fertility benefits | 73 jobs

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