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 11 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
11 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
53 |
57 |
56 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+4 |
-1 |
+43 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer |
1 |
12 |
88 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow |
0.15% |
1.73% |
6.89% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.16% |
1.78% |
7.05% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
6 |
40 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£47,750 |
£53,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£63,250 |
£52,500 |
£55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£64,500 |
£55,000 |
£63,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+17.27% |
-13.73% |
+4.08% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,750 |
£57,500 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£76,250 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£62,500 |
£62,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.00% |
- |
-7.41% |
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 |
608 |
673 |
1,249 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.29% |
96.97% |
97.81% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
354 |
304 |
515 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,250 |
£33,825 |
£28,880 |
| 25th Percentile |
£33,125 |
£40,938 |
£37,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-9.09% |
+4.76% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£67,500 |
£75,000 |
£64,875 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£93,600 |
£77,500 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
+10.00% |
-11.50% |
