Senior Software Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow
The median Senior Software Engineer salary in Glasgow is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 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
4 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
55 |
75 |
97 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+20 |
+22 |
+11 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer |
28 |
207 |
29 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow |
3.71% |
5.81% |
1.96% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
4.17% |
5.93% |
2.23% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
11 |
27 |
21 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£46,050 |
£45,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£52,500 |
£52,500 |
£48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£62,500 |
£60,000 |
£57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+4.17% |
+4.35% |
-2.13% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,750 |
£65,000 |
£71,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£84,250 |
- |
£72,500 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£64,500 |
£60,000 |
£57,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+7.50% |
+4.35% |
-8.00% |
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 |
671 |
3,493 |
1,299 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
88.87% |
98.06% |
88.01% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
300 |
964 |
654 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,975 |
£30,000 |
£32,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£37,500 |
£40,000 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£58,033 |
£52,500 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+10.54% |
-4.55% |
+10.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£65,000 |
£67,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£80,000 |
£75,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.00% |
-9.09% |
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