Senior Software Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow
The median Senior Software Engineer salary in Glasgow is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 August 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
19 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
69 |
64 |
77 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-5 |
+13 |
-19 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer |
5 |
24 |
137 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow |
0.41% |
3.33% |
5.27% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.44% |
3.55% |
5.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
7 |
16 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£58,750 |
£45,375 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
£62,250 |
£50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
£64,500 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+24.03% |
+17.27% |
-4.35% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£75,000 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£84,250 |
- |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£68,750 |
£65,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.77% |
+8.33% |
+4.35% |
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 |
1,146 |
677 |
2,548 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.48% |
94.03% |
98.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
680 |
279 |
765 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,975 |
£30,000 |
£32,600 |
| 25th Percentile |
£36,625 |
£35,000 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£53,500 |
£54,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-6.54% |
-0.93% |
-1.82% |
| 75th Percentile |
£67,190 |
£71,250 |
£67,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£85,000 |
£82,500 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-4.76% |
-4.55% |
