Staff Engineering salaries in United Kingdom
Built from 31 employer-stated ranges observed in live postings (as of 2026-10-12). Every number traces to a public source row.
Employers hiring Staff Engineering roles in United Kingdom state a median of $211,526 annual USD (P25 $192,407, P75 $445,000), measured from 31 employer-published ranges as of 2026-10-12.
Beyond base: 50.0% of evaluated postings here mention equity, 22.4% mention bonus/commission (n=76 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 |
|---|---|---|
| AWS | 17 | 22.4% |
| Python | 16 | 21.1% |
| C++ | 14 | 18.4% |
| CI/CD | 14 | 18.4% |
| Kubernetes | 14 | 18.4% |
| React | 13 | 17.1% |
| SQL | 11 | 14.5% |
| Docker | 10 | 13.2% |
| TypeScript | 9 | 11.8% |
| Azure | 8 | 10.5% |
| Design Systems | 8 | 10.5% |
| Roadmapping | 8 | 10.5% |
Where would an offer land?
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- P10
- $163,608
- P20
- $188,391
- P30
- $198,306
- P40
- $204,916
- P50
- $211,526
- P60
- $262,425
- P70
- $383,391
- P80
- $472,629
- P90
- $475,934
Deciles of employer-stated ranges (midpoints, annual USD) for this market. Percentiles interpolate between deciles; sample statistics, not an offer recommendation.
Companies behind these numbers (United Kingdom)
| Company | Sector | Open roles | Stated ranges | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| anthropic | ai | 10 | 10 | View roles → |
| ashby | — | 3 | 3 | View roles → |
| grafanalabs | software | 3 | 3 | View roles → |
| attio | — | 2 | 2 | View roles → |
| docker | — | 2 | 2 | View roles → |
| gitlab | software | 2 | 2 | View roles → |
| monzo | fintech | 2 | 2 | View roles → |
| accurx | — | 1 | 1 | View roles → |
| affirm | fintech | 1 | 1 | View roles → |
| airwallex | — | 1 | 1 | View roles → |
| antithesis | — | 1 | 1 | View roles → |
| astronomer | — | 1 | 1 | View roles → |