The median Software Engineer salary in Nottingham is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
11 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
35 |
41 |
16 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+6 |
-25 |
+5 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
17 |
26 |
34 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Nottingham |
3.33% |
4.99% |
10.56% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.59% |
5.28% |
10.86% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
17 |
9 |
34 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£45,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£65,000 |
£53,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-15.38% |
+20.93% |
-10.42% |
| 75th Percentile |
£67,500 |
£81,250 |
£72,188 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£85,000 |
£81,250 |
| Nottinghamshire median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£65,000 |
£57,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-19.23% |
+13.04% |
-4.17% |
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 |
473 |
492 |
313 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.75% |
94.43% |
97.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
340 |
227 |
269 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,750 |
£35,000 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£33,750 |
£42,500 |
£42,257 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£49,500 |
£57,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-13.16% |
+8.57% |
-4.55% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,000 |
£68,750 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£81,750 |
£75,000 |
| Nottinghamshire median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
+10.00% |
-9.09% |
