The median Software Engineer salary in Cheltenham is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 March 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
24 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
17 |
12 |
28 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-5 |
+16 |
-14 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
27 |
10 |
41 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cheltenham |
8.68% |
13.70% |
9.62% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
9.18% |
14.29% |
10.02% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
25 |
7 |
36 |
| 10th Percentile |
£48,750 |
- |
£42,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£57,500 |
£52,500 |
£44,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
£65,000 |
£57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+23.08% |
+13.04% |
-8.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£77,500 |
£69,375 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£78,750 |
£88,125 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary |
£70,000 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+16.67% |
- |
-4.00% |
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 |
294 |
70 |
409 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.53% |
95.89% |
96.01% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
220 |
50 |
307 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£29,400 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£50,000 |
£43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£58,497 |
£60,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.51% |
+9.09% |
-1.35% |
| 75th Percentile |
£78,125 |
£78,750 |
£67,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£100,000 |
£82,500 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
+5.00% |
-9.09% |
