Software Engineer
South West > Gloucestershire
The median Software Engineer salary in Gloucestershire is £78,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 44 | 16 | 33 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -28 | +17 | -10 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 31 | 222 | 100 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Gloucestershire | 5.01% | 12.79% | 8.30% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 5.34% | 13.18% | 9.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 20 | 136 | 56 |
| 10th Percentile | £52,250 | £41,250 | £48,125 |
| 25th Percentile | £56,875 | £45,000 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £78,750 | £67,500 | £63,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +16.67% | +5.88% | +15.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £80,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £81,875 | £82,500 |
| South West median annual salary | £65,000 | £57,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.04% | -4.17% | - |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Gloucestershire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Gloucestershire. 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 Gloucestershire with a recognized job title | 581 | 1,684 | 1,025 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.86% | 97.00% | 85.06% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 350 | 1,200 | 519 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,250 | £27,500 | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,125 | £35,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,600 | £50,000 | £55,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.20% | -9.91% | +11.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £62,500 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £91,500 | £80,000 | £82,500 |
| South West median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucestershire
Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Gloucestershire.
Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Gloucestershire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in Gloucestershire.
Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Gloucestershire
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Gloucestershire over the 6 months to 12 July 2025.
Software Engineer
Job Locations in Gloucestershire
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the Gloucestershire region over the 6 months to 12 July 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Gloucester | +18 | 13 | £82,500 | +6.45% | 12 |
| Cheltenham | -3 | 12 | £85,000 | +25.93% | 7 |
| Filton | -12 | 2 | - | - | |
| Cinderford | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Tewkesbury | +15 | 1 | £42,500 | -19.05% | |
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucestershire
For the 6 months to 12 July 2025, Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Gloucestershire region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucestershire by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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