The median Software Engineer salary in Nottingham is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 September 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
6 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
20 |
41 |
12 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+21 |
-29 |
+9 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
86 |
11 |
92 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Nottingham |
5.94% |
2.41% |
11.26% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
6.32% |
2.53% |
11.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
68 |
11 |
69 |
| 10th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£47,500 |
£44,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£48,750 |
£60,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£70,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-21.43% |
+40.00% |
-15.25% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£76,250 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£80,000 |
£67,500 |
| Nottinghamshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£70,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-21.43% |
+33.33% |
-11.02% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Nottingham. 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 Nottingham with a recognized job title |
1,361 |
435 |
804 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.99% |
95.39% |
98.41% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
908 |
279 |
488 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,500 |
£27,250 |
£32,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£28,750 |
£40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£52,500 |
£47,500 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+10.53% |
-9.52% |
-8.70% |
| 75th Percentile |
£67,500 |
£62,500 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£82,500 |
£80,000 |
£83,750 |
| Nottinghamshire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£40,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+25.00% |
-20.00% |
-9.09% |
