The median Software Engineer salary in Cheltenham is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 June 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
13 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
10 |
16 |
11 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+6 |
-5 |
+11 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
62 |
9 |
68 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cheltenham |
10.99% |
8.41% |
15.60% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
11.90% |
8.65% |
16.04% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
56 |
8 |
50 |
| 10th Percentile |
£50,625 |
£52,500 |
£43,375 |
| 25th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£54,375 |
£46,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
£65,000 |
£67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+23.08% |
-3.70% |
+7.14% |
| 75th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£79,375 |
£77,188 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£100,000 |
£90,000 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary |
£70,000 |
£65,000 |
£67,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+7.69% |
-3.70% |
+8.00% |
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 |
521 |
104 |
424 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.38% |
97.20% |
97.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
363 |
64 |
323 |
| 10th Percentile |
£32,500 |
£27,500 |
£28,800 |
| 25th Percentile |
£46,939 |
£43,500 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+9.09% |
-8.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£87,500 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£100,000 |
£82,500 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+10.00% |
- |
-9.09% |
