The median Software Engineer salary in Nottingham is £52,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 23 February 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
23 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
32 |
39 |
12 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+7 |
-27 |
+8 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
22 |
20 |
65 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Nottingham |
3.67% |
4.44% |
12.38% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.90% |
4.76% |
12.90% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
22 |
7 |
62 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£60,000 |
£41,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
- |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£52,000 |
£65,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-20.00% |
+23.81% |
-4.55% |
| 75th Percentile |
£63,750 |
£81,875 |
£67,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£98,000 |
£87,500 |
£75,000 |
| Nottinghamshire median annual salary |
£54,000 |
£65,000 |
£53,750 |
| % change year-on-year |
-16.92% |
+20.93% |
-2.27% |
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 |
564 |
420 |
504 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.00% |
93.33% |
96.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
389 |
183 |
436 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,750 |
£36,500 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£44,375 |
£37,594 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£55,750 |
£51,520 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-10.31% |
+8.21% |
-6.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£68,750 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£79,809 |
£75,000 |
| Nottinghamshire median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
+10.00% |
-9.09% |
