The median Software Engineer salary in Nottingham is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 April 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
29 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
36 |
40 |
14 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+4 |
-26 |
+6 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
37 |
8 |
96 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Nottingham |
3.82% |
2.33% |
11.91% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
4.09% |
2.59% |
12.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
28 |
6 |
91 |
| 10th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£53,750 |
£41,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£49,688 |
£61,250 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£62,500 |
£65,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-3.85% |
+23.81% |
-6.67% |
| 75th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£70,625 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£89,500 |
£76,250 |
£67,500 |
| Nottinghamshire median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£65,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-7.69% |
+23.81% |
-6.67% |
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 |
905 |
309 |
775 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.40% |
90.09% |
96.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
582 |
179 |
599 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,500 |
£28,000 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£38,750 |
£38,750 |
| 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 |
£63,750 |
£63,125 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£72,500 |
£76,500 |
| Nottinghamshire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
£48,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.26% |
-1.04% |
-12.73% |
