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 18 September 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
18 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
59 |
71 |
45 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+12 |
-26 |
+63 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer |
24 |
87 |
27 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow |
3.21% |
4.64% |
3.44% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
3.39% |
4.71% |
3.59% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
7 |
15 |
25 |
| 10th Percentile |
£58,750 |
£45,000 |
£46,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£62,250 |
£47,875 |
£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 |
£75,000 |
£57,500 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£84,250 |
£65,000 |
£71,500 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£60,000 |
£57,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+8.33% |
+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 |
707 |
1,846 |
753 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.65% |
98.51% |
95.80% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
289 |
653 |
589 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,700 |
£31,496 |
£32,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£40,000 |
£42,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£53,000 |
£52,500 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+0.95% |
-4.55% |
+4.76% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£69,000 |
£67,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£85,000 |
£75,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
- |
-4.55% |
