The median Software Engineer salary in Nottingham is £50,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 February 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
13 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
32 |
39 |
11 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+7 |
-28 |
+9 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
21 |
22 |
62 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Nottingham |
3.76% |
4.69% |
12.23% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
4.02% |
5.00% |
12.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
21 |
8 |
59 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£51,750 |
£43,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£61,875 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£65,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-23.08% |
+23.81% |
-8.70% |
| 75th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£81,563 |
£67,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£86,250 |
£75,000 |
| Nottinghamshire median annual salary |
£52,000 |
£65,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-20.00% |
+18.18% |
- |
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 |
522 |
440 |
488 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.38% |
93.82% |
96.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
361 |
194 |
420 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,750 |
£36,625 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£46,250 |
£37,594 |
| 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 |
£69,688 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£82,125 |
£75,000 |
| Nottinghamshire median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
+10.00% |
-9.09% |
