The median Software Engineer salary in Cheltenham is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
5 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
4 |
12 |
11 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+8 |
-1 |
+23 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
146 |
15 |
57 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cheltenham |
15.80% |
11.03% |
19.32% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
16.90% |
11.19% |
19.86% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
111 |
15 |
33 |
| 10th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£52,500 |
£39,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£74,375 |
£55,625 |
£55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£85,000 |
£70,000 |
£70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+21.43% |
- |
+16.67% |
| 75th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£100,000 |
£77,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
- |
£90,000 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary |
£80,000 |
£77,500 |
£70,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.23% |
+10.71% |
+12.09% |
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 |
864 |
134 |
287 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.51% |
98.53% |
97.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
608 |
98 |
161 |
| 10th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£31,850 |
£31,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£57,250 |
£43,438 |
£43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£75,000 |
£63,750 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+17.65% |
+6.25% |
+7.14% |
| 75th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£87,500 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£100,000 |
£85,000 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£52,500 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+23.81% |
- |
-4.55% |
