Senior Developer Job Trends in Glasgow

Senior Developer
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Senior Developer salary in Glasgow is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 August 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 27 71 154
Rank change year-on-year +44 +83 -114
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer 46 15 38
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 4.03% 2.08% 1.37%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.24% 2.25% 1.39%
Number of salaries quoted 29 7 28
10th Percentile £60,000 £48,100 £51,400
25th Percentile £65,000 £50,750 £52,375
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% - -10.45%
75th Percentile £80,000 £69,375 -
90th Percentile £85,000 £73,500 £70,000
Scotland median annual salary £65,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year - +8.33% -10.78%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Glasgow

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 1,084 668 2,725
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.92% 92.78% 98.16%
Number of salaries quoted 635 278 789
10th Percentile £29,750 £30,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £36,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +3.77% -3.64%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,258 £67,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £85,000 £82,500
Scotland median annual salary £50,000 £50,223 £52,500
% change year-on-year -0.44% -4.34% -4.55%

Senior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

Senior Developer job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Senior Developer
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in Glasgow.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Developer job vacancies in Glasgow

Senior Developer
Salary Histogram in Glasgow

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Developer in Glasgow over the 6 months to 6 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Senior Developer in Glasgow

Senior Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 6 August 2026, Senior Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Glasgow region featuring Senior Developer in the job title.

1 8 (17.39%) SQL
2 7 (15.22%) AI
2 7 (15.22%) Generative AI
2 7 (15.22%) Intapp
2 7 (15.22%) Java
3 6 (13.04%) Power Platform
3 6 (13.04%) SQL Server
4 5 (10.87%) .NET
4 5 (10.87%) Continuous Improvement
4 5 (10.87%) Technical Leadership
5 4 (8.70%) Azure
5 4 (8.70%) C#
5 4 (8.70%) CRM
5 4 (8.70%) Dynamics 365
5 4 (8.70%) Dynamics CRM
5 4 (8.70%) JavaScript
5 4 (8.70%) Oracle
6 3 (6.52%) API Development
6 3 (6.52%) Azure Functions
6 3 (6.52%) Azure Logic Apps
6 3 (6.52%) Azure Service Bus
6 3 (6.52%) Business Intelligence
6 3 (6.52%) Data Integration
6 3 (6.52%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (6.52%) Oracle Database
6 3 (6.52%) Performance Tuning
6 3 (6.52%) PL/SQL
6 3 (6.52%) Power BI
6 3 (6.52%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (6.52%) Serverless

Senior Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (2.17%) Confluence
Business Applications
1 4 (8.70%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 6 (13.04%) Power Platform
2 4 (8.70%) Azure
2 4 (8.70%) Dynamics 365
3 3 (6.52%) Azure Functions
3 3 (6.52%) Azure Logic Apps
3 3 (6.52%) Azure Service Bus
3 3 (6.52%) Serverless
4 1 (2.17%) AWS
4 1 (2.17%) Power Automate
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (13.04%) SQL Server
2 3 (6.52%) Data Warehouse
2 3 (6.52%) Oracle Database
2 3 (6.52%) Power BI
3 2 (4.35%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
4 1 (2.17%) Oracle Database 10g
4 1 (2.17%) Oracle Database 11g
4 1 (2.17%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 1 (2.17%) Git
1 1 (2.17%) JIRA
1 1 (2.17%) Oracle Forms
General
1 8 (17.39%) Finance
2 7 (15.22%) Banking
3 5 (10.87%) Investment Banking
4 1 (2.17%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (2.17%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (10.87%) .NET
2 1 (2.17%) JSF
2 1 (2.17%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 7 (15.22%) Product Ownership
2 1 (2.17%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (2.17%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (15.22%) AI
1 7 (15.22%) Generative AI
2 5 (10.87%) Continuous Improvement
2 5 (10.87%) Technical Leadership
3 4 (8.70%) CRM
4 3 (6.52%) API Development
4 3 (6.52%) Business Intelligence
4 3 (6.52%) Data Integration
4 3 (6.52%) Performance Tuning
4 3 (6.52%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (6.52%) Technical Debt
4 3 (6.52%) Validation
5 2 (4.35%) CI/CD
5 2 (4.35%) Investment Management
5 2 (4.35%) Test Automation
6 1 (2.17%) Continuous Delivery
6 1 (2.17%) Data Migration
6 1 (2.17%) SDLC
6 1 (2.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 1 (2.17%) Unit Testing
Programming Languages
1 8 (17.39%) SQL
2 7 (15.22%) Java
3 4 (8.70%) C#
3 4 (8.70%) JavaScript
4 3 (6.52%) PL/SQL
4 3 (6.52%) TypeScript
5 2 (4.35%) PowerShell
5 2 (4.35%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (2.17%) SC Cleared
1 1 (2.17%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.17%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 7 (15.22%) Intapp
2 4 (8.70%) Oracle
3 1 (2.17%) Microsoft
3 1 (2.17%) MuleSoft