The median Software Engineer salary in Cheltenham is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
12 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
4 |
10 |
12 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+6 |
+2 |
+22 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
149 |
15 |
53 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cheltenham |
16.14% |
12.30% |
18.79% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
17.21% |
12.30% |
19.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
107 |
15 |
31 |
| 10th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£52,500 |
£38,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£55,625 |
£53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£85,000 |
£70,000 |
£70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+21.43% |
- |
+16.67% |
| 75th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£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 |
866 |
122 |
274 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.82% |
100.00% |
97.16% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
599 |
91 |
155 |
| 10th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£32,000 |
£33,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£57,806 |
£48,125 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£75,000 |
£65,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+15.38% |
+8.33% |
+7.14% |
| 75th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£88,125 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£100,000 |
£84,000 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£52,500 |
£52,600 |
| % change year-on-year |
+23.81% |
-0.19% |
-4.36% |
