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SaaS & B2B Software recruitment.

B2B SaaS is the backbone of the European startup market and the baseline every other vertical is priced against. The craft is different here: long-lived products, multi-tenant platforms, enterprise security reviews and roadmaps driven by retention. We hire the engineers and PMs who’ve done that, not just shipped features.

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What saas & b2b software 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: £60k–£140k+.

Mid Software Engineer £55k–£85k
Senior Software Engineer £85k–£120k
Staff / Principal Engineer £120k–£150k
Engineering Manager £105k–£140k
Senior Product Manager £80k–£115k

SaaS compensation sits at the market baseline. In London that means a senior engineer at £85k–£120k base on 2026 benchmarks, with bonuses of 10–20% typical at growth stage. The premium levers are stage and specialism: Series C+ companies pay 25–30% above early-stage, and platform, security and infrastructure skills price above product engineering.

What moves offers here

  • Multi-tenant architecture and enterprise-readiness (SSO, audit, compliance) experience moves offers most.
  • Product managers with evidence of retention and expansion outcomes command the top of the range.
  • Platform and DevOps talent prices above product engineering at the same seniority.
  • Equity is a bigger part of the story than in fintech. Candidates price stage and dilution consciously.

Clients we’ve hired for in this space: Codat, Sonovate.

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

Roles we cover: EngineeringProductLeadership
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