The median Software Engineer salary in Nottingham is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 March 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
24 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
28 |
45 |
13 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+17 |
-32 |
+9 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
29 |
10 |
86 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Nottingham |
3.95% |
2.87% |
12.89% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
4.22% |
3.13% |
13.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
26 |
7 |
83 |
| 10th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£63,000 |
£41,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£46,250 |
£65,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£57,500 |
£70,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-17.86% |
+33.33% |
-4.55% |
| 75th Percentile |
£66,875 |
£80,625 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£92,500 |
£81,750 |
£74,750 |
| Nottinghamshire median annual salary |
£54,500 |
£70,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-22.14% |
+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 |
687 |
319 |
639 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.47% |
91.67% |
95.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
451 |
179 |
529 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,000 |
£32,250 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£40,625 |
£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 |
£73,750 |
£75,000 |
| Nottinghamshire median annual salary |
£46,250 |
£52,500 |
£49,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-11.90% |
+7.14% |
-10.91% |
