The median Software Engineer salary in Cheltenham is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
26 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
6 |
17 |
11 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+11 |
-6 |
+19 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
106 |
12 |
60 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cheltenham |
13.84% |
8.96% |
17.70% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
15.06% |
9.09% |
18.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
89 |
12 |
40 |
| 10th Percentile |
£56,500 |
£52,750 |
£39,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£73,750 |
£56,875 |
£54,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
£85,000 |
£70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-5.88% |
+21.43% |
+7.69% |
| 75th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£100,000 |
£77,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
- |
£90,000 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary |
£75,000 |
£75,000 |
£70,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+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 |
704 |
132 |
329 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.91% |
98.51% |
97.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
491 |
92 |
237 |
| 10th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£27,550 |
£32,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£73,706 |
£71,250 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+3.45% |
+18.75% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£95,000 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£100,000 |
£83,500 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary |
£57,591 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+15.18% |
- |
-9.91% |
