Senior Software Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow
The median Senior Software Engineer salary in Glasgow is £64,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
15 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
66 |
64 |
46 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-2 |
-18 |
+56 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer |
20 |
18 |
26 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow |
2.35% |
1.87% |
3.99% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.53% |
1.93% |
4.08% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
3 |
8 |
26 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£47,900 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£63,250 |
£50,000 |
£53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£64,500 |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+17.27% |
-8.33% |
-4.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,750 |
- |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£59,875 |
£70,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£67,500 |
£65,000 |
£61,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.85% |
+5.69% |
-5.38% |
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 |
790 |
934 |
638 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.72% |
97.19% |
97.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
366 |
515 |
491 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,500 |
£29,850 |
£28,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£39,250 |
£37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£70,000 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£90,000 |
£75,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£53,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-15.09% |
+6.00% |
-9.09% |
