The median Software Engineer salary in Cheltenham is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 July 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
5 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
10 |
17 |
11 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+7 |
-6 |
+14 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
78 |
12 |
70 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cheltenham |
11.91% |
9.60% |
16.55% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
13.02% |
9.76% |
17.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
68 |
12 |
50 |
| 10th Percentile |
£52,500 |
£52,750 |
£43,375 |
| 25th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£56,875 |
£52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£82,500 |
£85,000 |
£67,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.94% |
+25.93% |
+7.14% |
| 75th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£100,000 |
£77,188 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
- |
£90,000 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary |
£70,000 |
£82,500 |
£67,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-15.15% |
+22.22% |
+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 |
599 |
123 |
410 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.45% |
98.40% |
96.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
414 |
82 |
307 |
| 10th Percentile |
£35,375 |
£27,600 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£70,000 |
£68,750 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+1.82% |
+25.00% |
-8.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£98,750 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£100,000 |
£82,500 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.76% |
+5.00% |
-9.09% |
