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Citadel Software Engineer Salaries in United Kingdom

Software Engineer compensation in United Kingdom at Citadel ranges from £139K per year to £480K. The median yearly compensation package in United Kingdom totals £315K. View the base salary, shares, and bonus breakdowns for Citadel's total compensation packages. Last updated: September 4, 2026

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Software Engineer
£395K
£213K
£13.9K
£168K
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25%

YR 2

25%

YR 3

25%

YR 4

At Citadel, Share/equity grants are subject to a 4-year vesting schedule:

  • 25% vests in the 1st-YR (25.00% annually)

  • 25% vests in the 2nd-YR (2.08% monthly)

  • 25% vests in the 3rd-YR (2.08% monthly)

  • 25% vests in the 4th-YR (2.08% monthly)



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FAQ

The highest paying salary package reported for a Software Engineer at Citadel in United Kingdom sits at a yearly total compensation of £479,798. This includes base salary as well as any potential stock compensation and bonuses.
The median yearly total compensation reported at Citadel for the Software Engineer role in United Kingdom is £310,509.
When negotiating your Software Engineer offer at Citadel, leverage salary data to understand market rates, highlight your relevant experience, and consider all components of the compensation package. Levels.fyi's professional negotiators have helped candidates secure $50K+ more in total compensation.
The entry level for Software Engineers at Citadel is Software Engineer. Median total compensation at Software Engineer is £395,272 per year in United Kingdom.
Signing bonuses at Citadel are one-time payments that vary by level and negotiation, and are separate from the recurring annual bonus — median £114,838 per year for Software Engineers on Levels.fyi. Individual salary submissions on Levels.fyi list sign-on amounts where professionals report them.
Levels.fyi is the only major salary site that verifies submissions against real offer letters and W-2s. Every data point is self-reported by a professional and reviewed before publication, and medians update as new reports arrive. Figures were last updated September 4, 2026.
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