Software Engineering salaries in United Kingdom
The median executive Software Engineering salary in United Kingdom is £91,671 per year, with the market band from £69,515 to £119,408 (ons.gov.uk, 2026-08-30).
By seniority
executive (High quality data)
- P25
- £69,515
- Median
- £91,671
- P75
- £119,408
- per month
- £7,639
About £7,639 per month at the median.
SOC 2020 1137 Information technology directors, ONS ASHE 2025 provisional Table 14.7a Full-Time. Executive row reports the management occupation P25/P50/P75 directly.
lead (High quality data)
- P25
- £56,914
- Median
- £75,794
- P75
- £102,860
- per month
- £6,316
About £6,316 per month at the median.
SOC 2020 2134 Programmers and software development professionals, ONS ASHE 2025 provisional Table 14.7a Full-Time. Lead band is P50 to P75; row p25 is the occupation P50, p50 is P75, p75 is P90.
senior (High quality data)
- P25
- £42,289
- Median
- £56,914
- P75
- £75,794
- per month
- £4,743
About £4,743 per month at the median.
SOC 2020 2134 Programmers and software development professionals, ONS ASHE 2025 provisional, Table 14.7a Annual pay Gross, Full-Time sheet, UK. Senior band is P25 to P50; row reports P25/P50/P75.
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