The median Software Engineer salary in Cheltenham is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 May 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
9 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
14 |
13 |
17 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-1 |
+4 |
-1 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
49 |
11 |
53 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cheltenham |
9.42% |
12.50% |
12.83% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
10.19% |
12.94% |
13.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
48 |
10 |
44 |
| 10th Percentile |
£48,750 |
- |
£41,125 |
| 25th Percentile |
£73,750 |
£52,500 |
£44,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
£62,500 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+28.00% |
+4.17% |
-7.69% |
| 75th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£75,313 |
£76,563 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£78,750 |
£88,875 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary |
£70,000 |
£60,000 |
£62,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+16.67% |
-4.00% |
-1.96% |
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 |
481 |
85 |
403 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.50% |
96.59% |
97.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
339 |
56 |
306 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£27,375 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£41,250 |
£43,500 |
£43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+9.09% |
-8.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£76,875 |
£67,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£100,000 |
£82,500 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.00% |
- |
-9.09% |
