Lead Software Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow
The median Lead Software Engineer salary in Glasgow is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
26 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
56 |
- |
28 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+74 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Software Engineer |
2 |
0 |
146 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow |
0.29% |
- |
12.39% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.31% |
- |
12.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£77,500 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£82,500 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£80,000 |
£75,000 |
£65,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+6.67% |
+15.38% |
-36.12% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in Glasgow with a recognized job title |
642 |
719 |
1,155 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.71% |
96.90% |
98.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
384 |
340 |
480 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,000 |
£34,000 |
£28,770 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£41,250 |
£37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-9.09% |
+4.76% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£66,250 |
£75,000 |
£64,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£91,375 |
£75,125 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£51,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
+6.80% |
-6.36% |
