The median Software Engineer salary in Cheltenham is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 March 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
13 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
15 |
14 |
33 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-1 |
+19 |
-19 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
27 |
12 |
42 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cheltenham |
9.82% |
14.29% |
9.52% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
10.34% |
14.81% |
9.91% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
25 |
7 |
36 |
| 10th Percentile |
£48,750 |
- |
£43,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£52,500 |
£44,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
£65,000 |
£57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+23.08% |
+13.04% |
-4.96% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£77,500 |
£67,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£78,750 |
£88,125 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary |
£72,500 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+20.83% |
- |
-4.00% |
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 |
261 |
81 |
424 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.91% |
96.43% |
96.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
197 |
49 |
304 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,750 |
£30,700 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£50,000 |
£43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£58,497 |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.51% |
+9.09% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£76,250 |
£67,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£92,000 |
£82,500 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
+5.00% |
-9.09% |
