Salary Guide 2026 - Flipbook - Page 57
Data (Continued)
Permanent salary by years’ experience
1-3
4-6
6+
Lower 2026
£75,000
£90,000
Average 2026
£80,000
Upper 2026
1-4
4+
£110,000
£650
£850
£95,000
£125,000
£700
£1,000
£85,000
£100,000
£140,000
£750
£1,150
Lower 2026
£95,000
£130,000
£160,000
£850
£950
Average 2026
£110,000
£145,000
£180,000
£950
£1,050
Upper 2026
£130,000
£160,000
£200,000
£1,000
£1,200
Title
Salary level banding
Data Architect
Head of Data
Software Engineering
Permanent salary by years’ experience
1-3
4-6
6+
Lower 2026
£65,000
£80,000
Average 2026
£70,000
Upper 2026
Contractor day rate by
years’ experience
1-4
4+
£100,000
£600
£700
£90,000
£110,000
£625
£750
£75,000
£100,000
£120,000
£650
£800
Lower 2026
£65,000
£80,000
£100,000
£500
£800
Average 2026
£70,000
£90,000
£120,000
£650
£1,000
Upper 2026
£75,000
£100,000
£140,000
£700
£1,200
Title
Salary level banding
Software Engineer
AI Tech Lead
Contractor day rate by
years’ experience
Tushar Wadhwani (Senior Consultant)
Tushar.Wadhwani@ipsgroup.co.uk
www.ipsgroup.co.uk
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