The median Software Engineer salary in Cheltenham is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 May 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
23 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
13 |
19 |
17 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+6 |
-2 |
+7 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
50 |
7 |
52 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cheltenham |
9.23% |
7.87% |
13.87% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
10.04% |
8.14% |
14.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
49 |
6 |
43 |
| 10th Percentile |
£48,750 |
£52,500 |
£40,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£73,750 |
£53,125 |
£44,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
£62,500 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+28.00% |
+4.17% |
-4.76% |
| 75th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£71,875 |
£76,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£72,500 |
£85,500 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary |
£70,000 |
£62,500 |
£61,750 |
| % change year-on-year |
+12.00% |
+1.21% |
-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 |
498 |
86 |
365 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.88% |
96.63% |
97.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
347 |
51 |
296 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£26,250 |
£28,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£41,875 |
£38,500 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
£53,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+13.21% |
-11.67% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£83,125 |
£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% |
