The median Software Engineer salary in Cheltenham is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 June 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
28 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
10 |
17 |
11 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+7 |
-6 |
+13 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
70 |
10 |
72 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cheltenham |
11.25% |
8.70% |
16.67% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
12.24% |
8.93% |
17.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
61 |
10 |
52 |
| 10th Percentile |
£52,500 |
£52,500 |
£43,800 |
| 25th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£55,625 |
£52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
£67,500 |
£67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+18.52% |
- |
+3.85% |
| 75th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£100,000 |
£77,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
- |
£90,000 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary |
£70,000 |
£75,000 |
£67,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-6.67% |
+11.11% |
+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 |
572 |
112 |
419 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.96% |
97.39% |
96.99% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
395 |
72 |
316 |
| 10th Percentile |
£33,650 |
£27,600 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£50,000 |
£46,625 |
£43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£65,000 |
£65,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+18.18% |
-8.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£83,750 |
£95,000 |
£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% |
- |
-9.50% |
