Salary benchmark · London

Engineering Manager Salary in London

Mid-level (3-5y) engineering manager pay in London sits around $144,000/yr. Floor and stretch bands below, plus how the role compares across other markets and roles.

Floor

$122,400

$10,200/mo · 15th percentile

Median

$144,000

$12,000/mo · Typical mid-level offer

Stretch

$180,000

$15,000/mo · Top-quartile, hot market

By experience level in London

Same role, four experience levels, annual total comp.

ExperienceFloorMedianStretchMult.
Junior (0-2y)$79,560$93,600$117,0000.65×
Mid (3-5y)$122,400$144,000$180,0001.00×
Senior (5-8y)$165,240$194,400$243,0001.35×
Lead (8y+)$214,200$252,000$315,0001.75×

Floor = median × 0.85 · Stretch = median × 1.25. Mult applied to the London mid-level base.

How London compares

Same engineering manager role, other top markets, mid-level annual median.

San Francisco$312,000+117%New York$264,000+83%Austin$210,000+46%Remote$192,000+33%Singapore$168,000+17%

Other roles in London

Top 5 highest-paid roles in London, mid-level annual median.

Product Manager$108,000Backend Engineer$96,000Full-stack Engineer$93,600Account Executive$90,000Frontend Engineer$90,000

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