The median Software Engineer salary in Cheltenham is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 August 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
30 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
4 |
15 |
10 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+11 |
-5 |
+22 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
127 |
13 |
63 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cheltenham |
14.16% |
9.15% |
20.00% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
15.36% |
9.29% |
20.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
106 |
13 |
39 |
| 10th Percentile |
£58,125 |
£53,000 |
£39,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£73,750 |
£56,250 |
£53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
£70,000 |
£70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+14.29% |
- |
-2.78% |
| 75th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£100,000 |
£77,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£97,500 |
- |
£90,000 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary |
£80,000 |
£75,000 |
£70,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+6.67% |
+7.14% |
+7.69% |
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 |
827 |
140 |
307 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.20% |
98.59% |
97.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
591 |
99 |
197 |
| 10th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£27,900 |
£33,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£55,000 |
£43,250 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£73,706 |
£65,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+13.39% |
+8.33% |
+7.14% |
| 75th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£94,375 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£100,000 |
£83,500 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+20.00% |
- |
-9.09% |
