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 28 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
28 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
60 |
61 |
39 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+1 |
-22 |
+60 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer |
15 |
19 |
29 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow |
1.82% |
2.04% |
4.62% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.95% |
2.10% |
4.72% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
3 |
11 |
29 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£50,000 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£63,250 |
£51,250 |
£53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£64,500 |
£55,000 |
£61,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+17.27% |
-10.57% |
-1.60% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,750 |
£57,500 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£70,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£76,250 |
£65,000 |
£61,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+17.31% |
+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 |
768 |
903 |
614 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.98% |
96.99% |
97.77% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
389 |
479 |
474 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,200 |
£30,000 |
£29,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£39,250 |
£37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-9.09% |
+4.76% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£71,063 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£82,500 |
£90,000 |
£75,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£53,000 |
£50,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-15.09% |
+4.95% |
-8.18% |
