Software Engineer Salary in Europe (2026)
Software engineers design, build, and maintain software systems across backend, frontend, and full-stack specialisations. Compare salary ranges across 6 European cities for junior, mid, and senior levels.
Also searched as: software developer, backend engineer, full-stack engineer.
Software Engineer salary by city
Junior: €50k-€65k
Senior: €90k-€118k
Junior: €48k-€62k
Senior: €85k-€112k
Junior: €48k-€63k
Senior: €88k-€115k
Junior: €50k-€66k
Senior: €88k-€116k
Junior: £46k-£60k
Senior: £96k-£128k
Junior: €42k-€56k
Senior: €82k-€108k
Senior Software Engineer salary comparison: Europe 2026
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