The median Software Engineer salary in Cheltenham is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 April 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
19 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
14 |
15 |
23 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+1 |
+8 |
-6 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
45 |
9 |
50 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cheltenham |
10.18% |
9.68% |
11.88% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
10.90% |
10.23% |
12.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
43 |
6 |
42 |
| 10th Percentile |
£48,750 |
- |
£41,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£73,750 |
£52,500 |
£44,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
£63,750 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+25.49% |
+6.25% |
-7.69% |
| 75th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£78,125 |
£76,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£78,750 |
£89,625 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary |
£70,000 |
£60,000 |
£61,750 |
| % change year-on-year |
+16.67% |
-2.83% |
-1.20% |
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 |
413 |
88 |
406 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.44% |
94.62% |
96.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
292 |
56 |
308 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£26,625 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£46,625 |
£43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+9.09% |
-3.93% |
| 75th Percentile |
£77,188 |
£79,375 |
£67,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£100,000 |
£82,500 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary |
£54,000 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+8.00% |
- |
-9.09% |
