Developer Job Trends in Cheltenham

Developer
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham

The median Developer salary in Cheltenham is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 October 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 4 18
Rank change year-on-year -3 +14 +23
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 97 25 36
As % of all permanent jobs in Cheltenham 10.46% 20.00% 12.59%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.15% 20.00% 12.95%
Number of salaries quoted 84 19 18
10th Percentile £55,000 £27,500 £28,000
25th Percentile £60,000 £42,250 £37,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £75,000 £82,500 £71,250
90th Percentile £83,500 £86,500 £85,375
Gloucestershire median annual salary £65,000 £61,250 £56,500
% change year-on-year +6.12% +8.41% +2.73%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cheltenham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cheltenham. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Cheltenham with a recognized job title 870 125 278
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.85% 100.00% 97.20%
Number of salaries quoted 604 93 156
10th Percentile £45,000 £32,000 £31,750
25th Percentile £57,806 £47,500 £44,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% +8.33% +7.14%
75th Percentile £95,000 £87,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £85,000
Gloucestershire median annual salary £65,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year +23.81% - -4.55%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham.

Developer job vacancy trend in Cheltenham

Developer
Salary Trend in Cheltenham

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Cheltenham.

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Cheltenham

Developer
Salary Histogram in Cheltenham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Cheltenham over the 6 months to 10 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in Cheltenham

Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham

For the 6 months to 10 October 2026, Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Cheltenham region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 45 (46.39%) Security Cleared
2 37 (38.14%) Java
3 35 (36.08%) C++
4 28 (28.87%) SC Cleared
5 24 (24.74%) DV Cleared
6 23 (23.71%) Linux
7 14 (14.43%) Agile
8 11 (11.34%) Blue Prism
8 11 (11.34%) Software Engineering
9 10 (10.31%) CI/CD
9 10 (10.31%) Docker
10 9 (9.28%) User Experience
11 8 (8.25%) Containerisation
11 8 (8.25%) Microservices
12 7 (7.22%) DevOps
12 7 (7.22%) Full-Stack Development
12 7 (7.22%) OO
12 7 (7.22%) OpenShift
13 6 (6.19%) Mentoring
13 6 (6.19%) Power Platform
14 5 (5.15%) ACCA
14 5 (5.15%) Analytics
14 5 (5.15%) Business Intelligence
14 5 (5.15%) CIMA
14 5 (5.15%) Cybersecurity
14 5 (5.15%) Dashboard Development
14 5 (5.15%) Data Engineering
14 5 (5.15%) Data Extraction
14 5 (5.15%) IBM
14 5 (5.15%) IBM Planning Analytics

Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Business Applications
1 5 (5.15%) IBM Planning Analytics
2 3 (3.09%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 7 (7.22%) OpenShift
2 6 (6.19%) Power Platform
3 3 (3.09%) Azure
3 3 (3.09%) Azure DevOps
3 3 (3.09%) Dynamics 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (5.15%) Power BI
2 4 (4.12%) NoSQL
3 3 (3.09%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 4 (4.12%) Git
1 4 (4.12%) Jenkins
2 3 (3.09%) GitLab
3 1 (1.03%) Valgrind
General
1 15 (15.46%) Public Sector
2 5 (5.15%) Finance
3 1 (1.03%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (5.15%) Node.js
2 3 (3.09%) React
2 3 (3.09%) RESTful
2 3 (3.09%) Spring
2 3 (3.09%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 5 (5.15%) Cloud Native
2 4 (4.12%) Distributed Applications
2 4 (4.12%) Low-Code
3 3 (3.09%) Mobile App
4 1 (1.03%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 23 (23.71%) Linux
2 3 (3.09%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (14.43%) Agile
2 11 (11.34%) Software Engineering
3 10 (10.31%) CI/CD
4 9 (9.28%) User Experience
5 8 (8.25%) Containerisation
5 8 (8.25%) Microservices
6 7 (7.22%) DevOps
6 7 (7.22%) Full-Stack Development
6 7 (7.22%) OO
7 6 (6.19%) Mentoring
8 5 (5.15%) Business Intelligence
8 5 (5.15%) Cybersecurity
8 5 (5.15%) Dashboard Development
8 5 (5.15%) Data Engineering
8 5 (5.15%) Data Extraction
8 5 (5.15%) Intelligent Automation
8 5 (5.15%) Kalman Filter
8 5 (5.15%) Planning and Forecasting
8 5 (5.15%) Storytelling
8 5 (5.15%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 37 (38.14%) Java
2 35 (36.08%) C++
3 5 (5.15%) JavaScript
3 5 (5.15%) SQL
4 4 (4.12%) Python
5 3 (3.09%) Scala
5 3 (3.09%) TypeScript
6 2 (2.06%) Rust
Qualifications
1 45 (46.39%) Security Cleared
2 28 (28.87%) SC Cleared
3 24 (24.74%) DV Cleared
4 5 (5.15%) ACCA
4 5 (5.15%) CIMA
5 3 (3.09%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (3.09%) Degree
System Software
1 10 (10.31%) Docker
Systems Management
1 5 (5.15%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 11 (11.34%) Blue Prism
2 5 (5.15%) IBM
3 3 (3.09%) Microsoft