Average guidance
£58,848 per year
Mid-level market point
Technology
Software Engineer average salary
A public market snapshot for engineering roles with published pay data.
Average salary
Software Engineer
These figures are drawn from recent live North Star adverts where pay is shown. Use the signed-in salary guide if you want location, experience, and work-pattern filters.
Expected range
£53,375 - £69,439 per year
Based on recent adverts with pay shown
Sample size
24
Adverts used
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What this snapshot means
- This guide uses 24 live salary examples for 33 matched roles with annual salary data.
- No location filter was applied, so this range reflects a broader UK mix of similar roles rather than one local market.
- Remote roles are part of this mix, which can widen the spread compared with one fixed office market.
- The range includes North Star roles and imported outside listings where pay was visible.
Example live roles
Software Engineer
RTX | Gloucester, Gloucestershire
£59,389 - £59,389
Graduate Software Engineer
Alces Software Ltd | Bicester
£28,000 - £30,000
R&D Software Engineer
Matchtech | Portsmouth
£40,000 - £50,000
Lead Software Engineer- Python & AWS
JPMorganChase | Glasgow City Centre, Glasgow
£68,258 - £68,258
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