The median Software Engineer salary in Nottingham is £54,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 June 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
8 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
30 |
33 |
11 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+3 |
-22 |
+17 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
46 |
11 |
117 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Nottingham |
4.30% |
3.28% |
12.06% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
4.57% |
3.61% |
12.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
37 |
9 |
106 |
| 10th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£47,500 |
£41,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£48,750 |
£60,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£54,000 |
£65,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-16.92% |
+23.81% |
-6.67% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£77,500 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£80,050 |
£67,500 |
| Nottinghamshire median annual salary |
£54,000 |
£70,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-22.86% |
+33.33% |
-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 |
1,006 |
305 |
941 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.11% |
91.04% |
97.01% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
645 |
162 |
698 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,000 |
£26,025 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£30,000 |
£40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+5.26% |
-5.00% |
-9.09% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£62,500 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£72,500 |
£78,250 |
| Nottinghamshire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£42,500 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+17.65% |
-15.00% |
-9.09% |
