Software Engineer Salary in United Kingdom during 2025

💰 The median Software Engineer Salary in United Kingdom during 2025 is USD 109,543

✏️ This salary info is based on 12 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average Software Engineer salary lies between USD 87,341 and USD 129,113 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
2025
Sample size
12
Top 10%
$ 129,113
Top 25%
$ 129,113
Median
$ 109,543
Bottom 25%
$ 87,341
Bottom 10%
$ 63,746

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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Salary trend

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 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Cloud | 487 jobs Computer Science | 449 jobs Python | 435 jobs Java | 323 jobs Agile | 302 jobs AWS | 295 jobs C | 285 jobs Azure | 254 jobs Automation | 244 jobs Compliance | 241 jobs Kubernetes | 238 jobs Linux | 236 jobs CI/CD | 224 jobs APIs | 203 jobs Monitoring | 200 jobs GCP | 196 jobs Docker | 194 jobs Clearance | 192 jobs JavaScript | 164 jobs DevOps | 163 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 Flex hours. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 558 jobs Health care | 373 jobs Flex hours | 278 jobs Flex vacation | 247 jobs Equity / stock options | 224 jobs Startup environment | 206 jobs Parental leave | 204 jobs Medical leave | 191 jobs Insurance | 187 jobs Competitive pay | 183 jobs Salary bonus | 178 jobs Team events | 135 jobs 401(k) matching | 97 jobs Wellness | 94 jobs Transparency | 59 jobs Relocation support | 53 jobs Gear | 35 jobs Home office stipend | 33 jobs Fertility benefits | 22 jobs Conferences | 16 jobs

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