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Fintech & Payments recruitment.

Fintech is where we’ve done more hiring than anywhere else, from challenger banks to payments infrastructure, lending and private markets. It’s also the most compensation-competitive corner of the market: regulated environments, real money in production, and candidates who can name their price. We know what good looks like here, and what it costs.

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What fintech & payments pays in 2026

Indicative London base salaries at startups and scale-ups. Ranges are real. Where a role lands within them depends on your funding stage, how the business is doing and how urgently you’re hiring.

Typical spread across levels: £70k–£150k+.

Mid Software Engineer £60k–£90k
Senior Software Engineer £90k–£125k
Staff / Principal Engineer £125k–£155k
Engineering Manager £110k–£145k
Senior Product Manager £85k–£120k

Fintechs consistently pay 10–20% above the general startup market for the same seniority, public 2026 benchmarks put New York fintech pay around 13% above the startup average, with senior engineering bonuses of 20–40% common at the top end. Budget for the premium, or budget for a longer search.

What moves offers here

  • Payments, ledger and trading-systems experience carries the biggest premium. Engineers who have run money in production are scarce.
  • Regulated-environment experience (FCA, PSD2, SOC 2) shortens onboarding and commands real money.
  • Bonuses are a bigger slice than elsewhere in tech. Senior offers often include 20–40% variable.
  • Later-stage fintechs (Series C+) pay 25–30% above early-stage for the same role.

Clients we’ve hired for in this space: Monzo, Funding Circle, Codat, Tandem, Sonovate, Moonfare.

Berlin and Amsterdam run in euros at broadly similar levels; New York is higher in dollars. See the city salary guides for local tables.

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