The median Software Engineer salary in Nottingham is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 March 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
16 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
33 |
40 |
13 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+7 |
-27 |
+8 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
26 |
11 |
85 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Nottingham |
3.74% |
2.99% |
13.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.99% |
3.25% |
13.75% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
26 |
7 |
82 |
| 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 |
£74,875 |
| 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 |
651 |
338 |
618 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.67% |
91.85% |
95.81% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
429 |
180 |
515 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,400 |
£33,400 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£42,425 |
£36,875 |
| 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 |
£67,500 |
£63,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£75,125 |
£75,000 |
| Nottinghamshire median annual salary |
£47,500 |
£55,000 |
£47,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-13.64% |
+15.79% |
-13.64% |
