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 24 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
24 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
53 |
64 |
55 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+11 |
-9 |
+43 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer |
2 |
13 |
69 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow |
0.29% |
1.73% |
6.35% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.31% |
1.79% |
6.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
7 |
33 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£48,700 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£63,250 |
£52,500 |
£53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£64,500 |
£55,000 |
£61,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+17.27% |
-10.57% |
+0.41% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,750 |
£57,500 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£70,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£70,000 |
£62,500 |
£61,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+12.00% |
+1.63% |
-8.89% |
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 |
641 |
726 |
1,065 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.70% |
96.80% |
97.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
385 |
346 |
461 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,000 |
£34,500 |
£28,500 |
| 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 |
£90,625 |
£75,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
+8.91% |
-8.18% |
