The median Software Engineer salary in Nottingham is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 April 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
8 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
27 |
43 |
11 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+16 |
-32 |
+11 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
34 |
8 |
90 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Nottingham |
4.06% |
2.37% |
12.59% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
4.36% |
2.61% |
13.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
28 |
6 |
87 |
| 10th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£62,500 |
£41,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£47,813 |
£65,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£67,500 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-11.11% |
+28.57% |
-2.78% |
| 75th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£78,125 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£89,500 |
£81,250 |
£75,000 |
| Nottinghamshire median annual salary |
£57,000 |
£67,500 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-15.56% |
+28.57% |
-4.55% |
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 |
779 |
306 |
686 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.07% |
90.53% |
95.94% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
509 |
188 |
551 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,000 |
£29,525 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£38,750 |
£37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-9.09% |
+10.00% |
-9.09% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£65,000 |
£63,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£72,875 |
£75,000 |
| Nottinghamshire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£49,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
+2.04% |
-10.91% |
