Earn more in London.
The 2026 income operating system for London professionals: live salary benchmarks across 20 roles, side hustles matched to your skills, a free ATS check on your CV, and a private Monday brief that wraps it all into one weekly editorial.
London market: London salaries are the highest in the UK and carry the largest cost-of-living adjustment. The London premium over the national median is roughly 15-30% depending on role. Remote-first employers have applied downward pressure on this premium, but in-office and hybrid roles in London still command a clear uplift; contract day rates run 20-35% above equivalent Manchester or Birmingham figures.
London salaries · live medians
20 role salary benchmarks for London
Each report combines a live Adzuna pull with our calibrated percentile band. Tap any role to see the 25/50/75 split, market context and side-income opportunity tailored to London.
Software Engineer
Median benchmark: £72,000
Senior Software Engineer
Median benchmark: £95,000
Staff Engineer
Median benchmark: £140,000
Frontend Engineer
Median benchmark: £68,000
Backend Engineer
Median benchmark: £75,000
Full-stack Engineer
Median benchmark: £72,000
DevOps Engineer
Median benchmark: £85,000
ML Engineer
Median benchmark: £100,000
Data Analyst
Median benchmark: £55,000
Senior Data Analyst
Median benchmark: £75,000
Data Scientist
Median benchmark: £78,000
Data Engineer
Median benchmark: £85,000
Product Manager
Median benchmark: £78,000
Senior Product Manager
Median benchmark: £110,000
Product Designer
Median benchmark: £68,000
Marketing Manager
Median benchmark: £60,000
Sales Manager
Median benchmark: £70,000
Customer Success Manager
Median benchmark: £55,000
Financial Analyst
Median benchmark: £60,000
Credit Risk Analyst
Median benchmark: £65,000
Side hustles · London
Earn extra income from London this month
Most of these can be done remotely from London alongside a full-time job. We rank skills by realistic hourly rate and the depth of the contract market in 2026.
React side hustles
£55-£110/hr · Adzuna · Toptal
Next.js side hustles
£60-£120/hr · Adzuna · Vercel community
TypeScript side hustles
£60-£110/hr · Adzuna · YunoJuno
Python side hustles
£50-£100/hr · Adzuna · Toptal
AI / LLM engineering side hustles
£80-£200/hr · Adzuna · Toptal
DevOps / SRE side hustles
£70-£140/hr · Adzuna · YunoJuno
Product design side hustles
£45-£95/hr · Adzuna · Dribbble Pro
UX research side hustles
£55-£120/hr · Adzuna · Contra
Technical writing side hustles
£35-£85/hr · Adzuna · Contra
Data analysis side hustles
£50-£95/hr · Adzuna · YunoJuno
Data engineering side hustles
£70-£130/hr · Adzuna · YunoJuno
Product management side hustles
£65-£130/hr · Adzuna · Contra
SEO side hustles
£40-£110/hr · Adzuna · Contra
Growth marketing side hustles
£60-£130/hr · Adzuna · Contra
Paid media side hustles
£55-£120/hr · Adzuna · Contra
Copywriting side hustles
£40-£120/hr · Adzuna · Contra
Video editing side hustles
£30-£100/hr · Adzuna · Contra
Translation / Localisation side hustles
£30-£90/hr · Adzuna · ProZ
Bookkeeping side hustles
£28-£65/hr · Adzuna · PeoplePerHour
Social media management side hustles
£25-£75/hr · Adzuna · Contra
Webflow side hustles
£45-£110/hr · Adzuna · Contra
Email marketing side hustles
£40-£95/hr · Adzuna · Contra
Virtual assistant side hustles
£18-£45/hr · Adzuna · Belay
Illustration side hustles
£35-£95/hr · Adzuna · Contra
Motion design side hustles
£40-£110/hr · Adzuna · Contra
Customer support (remote) side hustles
£20-£55/hr · Adzuna · Support Driven
Online tutoring side hustles
£18-£65/hr · Adzuna · Preply
Transcription & captions side hustles
£15-£40/hr · Adzuna · Rev
Podcast editing side hustles
£25-£70/hr · Adzuna · Upwork
Online fitness coaching side hustles
£25-£80/hr · Adzuna · Trainerize
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FAQ
London side income · FAQ
How accurate are the salary figures for London?
We pull live medians from the Adzuna jobs API every week and blend them with our calibrated 25/50/75 percentile band derived from the last 24 months of postings. Where the live feed is too thin (rare for London), we fall back to a public-dataset benchmark and flag it in the role-level page.
Can I do these side hustles from London?
Yes. Every skill in our 30-skill list is remote-first and the contract market is global, so you can take work from anywhere with a laptop and a stable connection. The hourly bands shown are the realistic 2026 contract rate range, not the inflated headlines you'll see on freelance marketplaces.
Do I need to register a business to earn side income from London?
In the UK you can earn up to £1,000/yr of side income tax-free under HMRC's trading allowance. Above that you'll need to register for Self Assessment (deadline 5 October following the tax year) and pay income tax plus Class 4 National Insurance.
Which London roles pay the most in 2026?
The 20 role pages above are sorted by realistic median, with senior engineering, product and data roles consistently topping the list in London. Click any role to see the full 25/50/75 percentile band, contract day-rate equivalent and matched side-income context.
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