The median Software Engineer salary in Cheltenham is £83,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 September 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
13 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
4 |
15 |
9 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+11 |
-6 |
+21 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
133 |
14 |
62 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cheltenham |
14.60% |
9.72% |
20.67% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
15.78% |
9.86% |
21.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
112 |
14 |
38 |
| 10th Percentile |
£58,875 |
£52,500 |
£38,375 |
| 25th Percentile |
£73,750 |
£55,313 |
£53,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£83,750 |
£67,500 |
£70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+24.07% |
-3.57% |
-2.78% |
| 75th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£100,000 |
£77,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
- |
£90,000 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary |
£80,000 |
£76,250 |
£70,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.92% |
+8.93% |
+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 |
843 |
142 |
292 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.54% |
98.61% |
97.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
608 |
101 |
175 |
| 10th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£28,000 |
£33,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£55,000 |
£42,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£75,000 |
£65,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+15.38% |
+8.33% |
+7.14% |
| 75th Percentile |
£87,188 |
£93,750 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£100,000 |
£84,000 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£50,000 |
£52,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+30.00% |
-3.85% |
-5.45% |
