Engineering salaries in United Kingdom
Built from 251 employer-stated ranges observed in live postings (as of 2026-10-11). Every number traces to a public source row.
Employers hiring Engineering roles in United Kingdom state a median of $165,255 annual USD (P25 $83,949, P75 $219,458), measured from 251 employer-published ranges as of 2026-10-11.
Beyond base: 15.4% of evaluated postings here mention equity, 9.6% mention bonus/commission (n=1696 evaluated excerpts).
Skills mentioned in this market
Tokens that literally appear in the posting text, with n and share of open roles. Not inferred.
| Skill | n | Share of open roles |
|---|---|---|
| Python | 260 | 15.3% |
| AWS | 219 | 12.9% |
| CI/CD | 179 | 10.6% |
| SQL | 149 | 8.8% |
| React | 134 | 7.9% |
| GCP | 123 | 7.3% |
| Git | 123 | 7.3% |
| Kubernetes | 122 | 7.2% |
| TypeScript | 119 | 7.0% |
| Azure | 115 | 6.8% |
| Java | 111 | 6.5% |
| Roadmapping | 108 | 6.4% |
Where would an offer land?
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- P10
- $59,392
- P20
- $70,598
- P30
- $100,000
- P40
- $122,289
- P50
- $165,255
- P60
- $181,780
- P70
- $201,611
- P80
- $250,000
- P90
- $307,374
Deciles of employer-stated ranges (midpoints, annual USD) for this market. Percentiles interpolate between deciles; sample statistics, not an offer recommendation.
Median over time
What moved here in 30 days
- 2026-10-09 range stated Automotive Diagnostic Support Engineer - French speaking · msxinternational · ≤29,000 GBP
- 2026-10-09 range stated Automotive Diagnostic Support Engineer - Spanish speaking · msxinternational · ≤29,000 GBP
- 2026-10-09 range revised ↑ Platform Security Engineer · omnea · 90,000–160,000 GBP → 110,000–180,000 GBP
Change events derived from consecutive dated observations of this market. Full stream: API →
Who is being hired here
21.8% of open roles here are remote-eligible, and Manager roles are the largest slice at 39.2% of postings.
Stated pay by level
| Seniority | n | P25 | Median | P75 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Staff | 31 | $192,407 | $211,526 | $445,000 |
| Director | 6 | $195,001 | $204,916 | $297,459 |
| Manager | 44 | $125,594 | $178,475 | $223,776 |
| Senior | 50 | $72,712 | $141,311 | $187,200 |
| Junior | 5 | $100,000 | $140,000 | $150,000 |
| Mid | 3 | $80,644 | $103,119 | $165,255 |
| Principal | 9 | $92,014 | $92,014 | $192,489 |
levels shown only at n≥3 · USD comparisons use dated reference FX; original local ranges are retained.
Companies behind these numbers (United Kingdom)
| Company | Sector | Open roles | Stated ranges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gdmsi | — | 25 | 24 | View roles → |
| airapps | — | 16 | 16 | View roles → |
| anthropic | ai | 14 | 14 | View roles → |
| sierra | ai | 12 | 12 | View roles → |
| attio | — | 11 | 11 | View roles → |
| squarepointcapital | trading | 29 | 10 | View roles → |
| securitas | — | 82 | 9 | View roles → |
| monzo | fintech | 12 | 9 | View roles → |
| wehrtyou | trading | 11 | 9 | View roles → |
| beam-up | — | 8 | 7 | View roles → |
| ashby | — | 7 | 7 | View roles → |
| decagon | — | 7 | 7 | View roles → |
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