The median Software Engineer salary in Cheltenham is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 September 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
28 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
4 |
11 |
9 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+7 |
-2 |
+26 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
139 |
15 |
58 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cheltenham |
15.22% |
10.95% |
19.27% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
16.33% |
11.11% |
19.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
111 |
15 |
33 |
| 10th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£52,500 |
£39,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£73,750 |
£55,625 |
£55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£82,500 |
£70,000 |
£70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+17.86% |
- |
+16.67% |
| 75th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£100,000 |
£80,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
- |
£90,000 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary |
£80,000 |
£77,500 |
£70,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.23% |
+10.71% |
+12.00% |
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 |
851 |
135 |
293 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.21% |
98.54% |
97.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
609 |
99 |
162 |
| 10th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£31,900 |
£31,150 |
| 25th Percentile |
£56,250 |
£42,250 |
£43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£75,000 |
£65,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+15.38% |
+8.33% |
+7.14% |
| 75th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£90,000 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£100,000 |
£85,000 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+30.00% |
-4.76% |
-4.55% |
