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 1 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
1 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
62 |
61 |
46 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-1 |
-15 |
+61 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer |
21 |
19 |
23 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow |
2.63% |
1.96% |
3.48% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.84% |
2.02% |
3.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
4 |
8 |
23 |
| 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 |
£70,375 |
- |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£78,700 |
£59,875 |
£70,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£67,500 |
£62,500 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+8.00% |
+4.17% |
-7.34% |
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 |
739 |
942 |
649 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.61% |
97.21% |
98.18% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
325 |
528 |
501 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,100 |
£30,000 |
£30,000 |
| 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 |
£74,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-14.29% |
+5.00% |
-9.09% |
