The median Software Engineer salary in Nottingham is £52,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 30 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
30 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
33 |
42 |
15 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+9 |
-27 |
+5 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
20 |
24 |
54 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Nottingham |
3.94% |
4.84% |
11.59% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
4.26% |
5.13% |
12.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
20 |
8 |
51 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£51,750 |
£45,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£61,875 |
£48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£52,000 |
£65,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-20.00% |
+8.33% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£61,875 |
£81,563 |
£67,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£86,250 |
£75,000 |
| Nottinghamshire median annual salary |
£54,000 |
£65,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-16.92% |
+8.33% |
- |
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 |
469 |
468 |
448 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.50% |
94.35% |
96.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
329 |
205 |
388 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,750 |
£36,750 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£46,250 |
£37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£49,500 |
£57,500 |
£50,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-13.91% |
+13.86% |
-8.18% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£70,000 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£83,250 |
£75,000 |
| Nottinghamshire median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
+10.00% |
-9.09% |
