The median Software Engineer salary in Cheltenham is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 August 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
16 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
5 |
15 |
9 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+10 |
-6 |
+24 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
118 |
12 |
59 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cheltenham |
13.70% |
8.82% |
18.55% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
14.88% |
8.96% |
19.03% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
97 |
12 |
39 |
| 10th Percentile |
£58,250 |
£52,750 |
£39,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£73,750 |
£56,875 |
£55,625 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
£85,000 |
£70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-5.88% |
+21.43% |
+2.19% |
| 75th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£100,000 |
£78,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
- |
£90,000 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary |
£77,500 |
£76,250 |
£70,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+1.64% |
+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 |
793 |
134 |
310 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.10% |
98.53% |
97.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
560 |
95 |
217 |
| 10th Percentile |
£40,000 |
£27,700 |
£33,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£52,500 |
£46,875 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£70,000 |
£70,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+16.67% |
+7.14% |
| 75th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£95,000 |
£71,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£100,000 |
£85,000 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+20.00% |
- |
-9.09% |
