The median Software Engineer salary in Nottingham is £54,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 July 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
8 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
25 |
36 |
11 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+11 |
-25 |
+15 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
60 |
13 |
125 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Nottingham |
5.07% |
3.20% |
12.48% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
5.35% |
3.38% |
12.83% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
47 |
11 |
109 |
| 10th Percentile |
£43,000 |
£47,500 |
£41,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£46,875 |
£62,500 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£54,000 |
£70,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-22.86% |
+33.33% |
-11.02% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£76,250 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£80,000 |
£67,500 |
| Nottinghamshire median annual salary |
£54,000 |
£70,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-22.86% |
+33.33% |
-9.87% |
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 |
1,121 |
385 |
974 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.68% |
94.83% |
97.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
712 |
225 |
707 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,000 |
£25,000 |
£30,000 |
| 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% |
-9.09% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£65,000 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£80,000 |
£80,000 |
| Nottinghamshire median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£42,500 |
£49,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+17.65% |
-13.27% |
-10.91% |
