The median Software Engineer salary in Nottingham is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
23 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
35 |
38 |
16 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+3 |
-22 |
+7 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
19 |
25 |
49 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Nottingham |
3.76% |
4.87% |
12.07% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
4.06% |
5.17% |
12.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
19 |
8 |
46 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£51,750 |
£45,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£61,875 |
£50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£65,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-23.08% |
+8.33% |
-2.04% |
| 75th Percentile |
£63,750 |
£81,563 |
£72,188 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£86,250 |
£81,250 |
| Nottinghamshire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£65,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-23.08% |
+8.33% |
- |
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 |
468 |
484 |
392 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.67% |
94.35% |
96.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
334 |
219 |
336 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,750 |
£36,250 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£32,625 |
£43,125 |
£38,816 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£46,250 |
£57,500 |
£50,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-19.57% |
+13.86% |
-8.18% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£70,000 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£82,750 |
£75,000 |
| Nottinghamshire median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
+10.00% |
-9.09% |
