Senior Software Developer
Scotland > Glasgow
The median Senior Software Developer salary in Glasgow is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 84 | 197 | 117 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +113 | -80 | +3 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Developer | 5 | 12 | 5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow | 0.63% | 0.36% | 0.35% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.72% | 0.37% | 0.39% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 12 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £42,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £58,750 | £53,750 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £60,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.17% | +14.29% | -8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,250 | £61,250 | £57,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +9.09% | -4.35% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 697 | 3,239 | 1,272 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 88.12% | 98.09% | 89.33% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 312 | 909 | 646 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £30,600 | £33,875 |
| 25th Percentile | £36,625 | £40,000 | £42,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -4.55% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £65,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,925 | £80,000 | £75,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.96% | -8.18% | - |
Senior Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow
Job postings that featured Senior Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.
Senior Software Developer
Salary Trend in Glasgow
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Developer in Glasgow.
Senior Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow
For the 6 months to 19 July 2025, Senior Software Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Glasgow region featuring Senior Software Developer in the job title.
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Senior Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: