💰 Salary Guide · Europe 2026

Staff / Principal Software Engineer Salary in London

Real salary data from 350,000+ verified European tech compensation points. Based on actual job offers, not self-reported surveys.

Median Salary

£152,000

per year · GBP

Salary Range

£105k – £231k

25th to 75th percentile

Data Points

924

London

924+ verified salaries · London

What do Staff / Principal Software Engineers earn in London?

Staff / Principal Software Engineers in London earn a median of £152,000, with the range spanning £105,000 to £231,000.

Salaries are based on 924+ real data points scraped from live job postings across London.

Salary by seniority level

Junior (0–2 yrs): £79k – £105k

Mid-level (2–5 yrs): £105k – £152k

Senior (5–8 yrs): £152k – £231k

Staff / Principal (8+ yrs): £231k – £289k+

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MasloJobs aggregates salary data from 350,000+ verified tech compensation data points across Europe. Updated continuously from live job postings, not self-reported surveys.

Last updated: March 2026

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