Software Engineering
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Cheltenham requiring Software Engineering skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 11 | 9 | 11 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +2 | -3 |
| Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering | 51 | 14 | 85 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cheltenham | 13.42% | 18.67% | 19.59% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 17.06% | 20.59% | 20.83% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 48 | 9 | 57 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | - | £44,050 |
| 25th Percentile | £55,544 | £52,500 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £75,000 | £67,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.11% | +12.50% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,625 | £78,750 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £79,250 | £88,750 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary | £70,000 | £53,800 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +30.11% | +7.60% | -23.08% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Cheltenham
Software Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Cheltenham.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 299 | 68 | 408 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Cheltenham | 78.68% | 90.67% | 94.01% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 210 | 44 | 294 |
| 10th Percentile | £32,375 | £33,775 | £31,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £41,563 | £50,000 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +9.09% | -1.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £80,313 | £69,688 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £101,750 | £83,750 |
| Gloucestershire median annual salary | £54,000 | £52,550 | £50,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.76% | +5.10% | -9.09% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Software Engineering relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Cheltenham.
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Salary Trend in Cheltenham
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Cheltenham citing Software Engineering.
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Salary Histogram in Cheltenham
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineering in Cheltenham over the 6 months to 6 April 2026.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category: