The median Software Engineer salary in Nottingham is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 October 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
6 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
14 |
41 |
18 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+27 |
-23 |
+4 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
104 |
13 |
79 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Nottingham |
7.15% |
2.76% |
10.01% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
7.62% |
2.86% |
10.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
88 |
13 |
49 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£45,500 |
£44,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£47,500 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£70,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-21.43% |
+40.00% |
-15.25% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£75,000 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£79,500 |
£67,500 |
| Nottinghamshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£70,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-21.43% |
+40.00% |
-15.25% |
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 |
1,365 |
454 |
777 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.81% |
96.39% |
98.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
949 |
273 |
418 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,000 |
£28,000 |
£32,350 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£28,750 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£52,500 |
£42,500 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+23.53% |
-22.73% |
-4.35% |
| 75th Percentile |
£67,500 |
£61,250 |
£70,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£80,000 |
£87,500 |
| Nottinghamshire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£39,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+28.21% |
-22.00% |
-9.09% |
