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Software Engineer salary in London: can you afford rent?
A Software Engineer in London typically earns £50,000–£134,000/year, with a median around £80,000/year. Median 1-bedroom rent is £2,100/month.
Affordability verdict
At a typical Software Engineer salary of £80,000/year, spending on median London rent (£2,100/mo) would take up 32% of gross income. That's above the 30% guideline but not uncommon — a manageable situation.
Software Engineer salary range in London
£50,000
Entry level
lower quartile
£80,000
Typical
median estimate
£134,000
Experienced
upper quartile
Software engineers design, build, and maintain applications and systems software. Figures are gross annual salary estimates for London.
How much rent can a Software Engineer afford?
Rent landscape in London
£1,500
Budget
cheapest 10%
£2,100
Median
most common
£3,500
Premium
top 10%
1-bedroom equivalent. ONS Private Rental Market Survey + English Housing Survey 2023/24 · 2023–2024
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