The median Software Engineer salary in Cheltenham is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 21 June 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
21 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
12 |
15 |
12 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+3 |
-3 |
+15 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
65 |
10 |
73 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cheltenham |
11.07% |
9.01% |
16.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
12.04% |
9.26% |
16.67% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
57 |
9 |
53 |
| 10th Percentile |
£52,500 |
£52,500 |
£43,850 |
| 25th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
£65,000 |
£67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+23.08% |
-3.70% |
+3.85% |
| 75th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£100,000 |
£77,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
- |
£90,000 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary |
£70,000 |
£67,500 |
£67,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+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 |
540 |
108 |
438 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.99% |
97.30% |
97.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
376 |
68 |
333 |
| 10th Percentile |
£32,500 |
£27,500 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£48,750 |
£46,625 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£62,500 |
£63,750 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-1.96% |
+15.91% |
-8.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,313 |
£93,750 |
£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% |
