Senior Developer
Scotland > Glasgow
The median Senior Developer daily rate in Glasgow is £573, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 July 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
4 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
57 |
52 |
60 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-5 |
+8 |
+6 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Developer |
23 |
17 |
20 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Glasgow |
2.91% |
2.22% |
2.20% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.05% |
2.34% |
2.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
6 |
13 |
16 |
| 10th Percentile |
£385 |
£388 |
£515 |
| 25th Percentile |
£439 |
£413 |
£613 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£573 |
£500 |
£740 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+14.50% |
-32.43% |
+64.44% |
| 75th Percentile |
£625 |
£575 |
£750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£644 |
£588 |
- |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£467 |
£488 |
£625 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.31% |
-22.00% |
+31.58% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Glasgow with a recognized job title |
755 |
727 |
862 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
95.45% |
94.78% |
94.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
472 |
506 |
589 |
| 10th Percentile |
£300 |
£240 |
£325 |
| 25th Percentile |
£367 |
£363 |
£410 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£452 |
£450 |
£498 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+0.44% |
-9.55% |
+10.56% |
| 75th Percentile |
£550 |
£575 |
£575 |
| 90th Percentile |
£600 |
£627 |
£673 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£450 |
£450 |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-5.26% |
+1.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
18 |
34 |
27 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£11.76 |
£12.13 |
| 25th Percentile |
£16.84 |
£16.00 |
£12.94 |
| Median hourly rate |
£19.90 |
£40.94 |
£14.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-51.39% |
+182.34% |
-61.26% |
| 75th Percentile |
£26.21 |
£56.56 |
£35.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
£59.75 |
£71.25 |
£59.47 |
| Scotland median hourly rate |
£19.90 |
£18.38 |
£17.72 |
| % change year-on-year |
+8.30% |
+3.70% |
-52.66% |
