UK Salary Guide: Software Engineering

Are you being paid what you are worth?

When did you last compare your teams salaries against your competitors?

To answer these questions we surveyed 4,917 UK based software engineers, across a wide range of technologies and sectors.

*Some companies of course pay more than these ranges, whilst others pay less, these are just the ‘market averages’ based on the data we collected.

Analysis conducted by Dr. Linda Yu, PhD - Chief Research Officer, Alfa

Junior Engineer

London

• Financial Sector = £30-£50,000

• Other Sectors = £25-£45,000

• Public Sector = £20-£40,000

Rest of the UK

• Financial Sector = £25-£45,000

• Other Sectors = £20-£40,000

• Public Sector = £20-£35,000

Mid-Level Engineer

London

• Financial Sector = £70-£90,000

• Other Sectors = £60-£80,000

• Public Sector = £50-£70,000

Rest of the UK

• Financial Sector = £40-£60,000

• Other Sectors = £35-£55,000

• Public Sector = £30-£50,000

Senior Engineer

London

• Financial Sector = £90-£110,000

• Other Sectors = £80-£100,000

• Public Sector = £70-£90,000

Rest of the UK

• Financial Sector = £60-£80,000

• Other Sectors = £50-£70,000

• Public Sector = £40-£60,000

Lead Engineer

London

• Financial Sector = £100-£120,000

• Other Sectors = £90-£110,000

• Public Sector = £80-£100,000

Rest of the UK

• Financial Sector = £70-£90,000

• Other Sectors = £60-£80,000

• Public Sector = £50-£70,000

Engineering Manager

London

• Financial Sector = £110-£130,000

• Other Sectors = £100-£120,000

• Public Sector = £90-£110,000

Rest of the UK

• Financial Sector = £80-£100,000

• Other Sectors = £70-£90,000

• Public Sector = £60-£80,000