The median Software Engineer salary in Nottingham is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 August 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
7 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
20 |
37 |
11 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+17 |
-26 |
+14 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
73 |
13 |
98 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Nottingham |
5.29% |
2.89% |
11.79% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
5.62% |
3.03% |
12.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
57 |
11 |
83 |
| 10th Percentile |
£38,200 |
£47,500 |
£41,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£56,250 |
£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 |
£67,500 |
£76,250 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£76,000 |
£80,000 |
£67,500 |
| Nottinghamshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£70,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-21.43% |
+33.33% |
-11.02% |
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 |
1,299 |
429 |
812 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.06% |
95.33% |
97.71% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
849 |
267 |
539 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,000 |
£27,000 |
£32,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£28,750 |
£40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
£50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+5.26% |
-5.00% |
-13.04% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£61,875 |
£67,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£80,000 |
£80,000 |
| Nottinghamshire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£41,250 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+21.21% |
-17.50% |
-9.09% |
