The median Software Engineer salary in Cheltenham is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 September 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
6 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
4 |
13 |
10 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+9 |
-3 |
+23 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
131 |
14 |
61 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cheltenham |
14.41% |
9.86% |
20.33% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
15.61% |
10.00% |
20.89% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
110 |
14 |
37 |
| 10th Percentile |
£57,000 |
£52,500 |
£39,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£73,750 |
£55,313 |
£55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
£67,500 |
£70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+18.52% |
-3.57% |
-2.78% |
| 75th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£100,000 |
£77,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,500 |
- |
£90,000 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary |
£80,000 |
£76,250 |
£70,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.92% |
+8.93% |
+7.69% |
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 |
839 |
140 |
292 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.30% |
98.59% |
97.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
603 |
100 |
180 |
| 10th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£27,950 |
£33,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£55,000 |
£42,375 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£73,706 |
£65,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+13.39% |
+8.33% |
+7.14% |
| 75th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£94,063 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£100,000 |
£82,750 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary |
£61,500 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+23.00% |
- |
-9.09% |
