The median Software Engineer salary in Nottingham is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 20 February 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
20 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
28 |
37 |
13 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+9 |
-24 |
+8 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
21 |
21 |
64 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Nottingham |
3.54% |
4.58% |
12.33% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.78% |
4.88% |
12.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
21 |
7 |
61 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£60,000 |
£41,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
- |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£65,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-23.08% |
+23.81% |
-4.55% |
| 75th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£81,875 |
£67,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£87,500 |
£75,000 |
| Nottinghamshire median annual salary |
£54,000 |
£65,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-16.92% |
+23.81% |
-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 |
556 |
430 |
500 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.76% |
93.68% |
96.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
385 |
189 |
432 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,750 |
£37,250 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£45,000 |
£37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£57,000 |
£50,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-12.28% |
+12.87% |
-8.18% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£68,750 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£80,250 |
£75,000 |
| Nottinghamshire median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
+10.00% |
-9.09% |
