The median Software Engineer salary in Cheltenham is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 April 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
6 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
17 |
14 |
25 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-3 |
+11 |
-9 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
36 |
9 |
47 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cheltenham |
9.47% |
12.00% |
10.83% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
10.08% |
12.50% |
11.27% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
34 |
6 |
40 |
| 10th Percentile |
£34,225 |
- |
£43,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£61,875 |
£52,500 |
£44,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
£63,750 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+25.49% |
+6.25% |
-7.69% |
| 75th Percentile |
£87,500 |
£78,125 |
£75,313 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£78,750 |
£86,625 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary |
£70,000 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+16.67% |
- |
-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 |
357 |
72 |
417 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.95% |
96.00% |
96.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
257 |
47 |
310 |
| 10th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£32,800 |
£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% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£76,250 |
£80,625 |
£67,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£101,000 |
£82,500 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-9.09% |
