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 16 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
16 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
57 |
65 |
54 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+8 |
-11 |
+49 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer |
2 |
13 |
58 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow |
0.28% |
1.67% |
6.06% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.31% |
1.73% |
6.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
7 |
31 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£48,700 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£63,250 |
£52,500 |
£53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£64,500 |
£55,000 |
£61,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+17.27% |
-10.57% |
+4.68% |
| 75th Percentile |
£65,750 |
£57,500 |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£70,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£68,750 |
£63,750 |
£61,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+7.84% |
+3.66% |
-8.89% |
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 |
644 |
753 |
940 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.74% |
96.79% |
98.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
386 |
370 |
462 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,375 |
£35,000 |
£28,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£41,250 |
£36,563 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-9.09% |
+4.76% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£75,000 |
£64,938 |
| 90th Percentile |
£83,750 |
£90,000 |
£75,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
+8.91% |
-8.18% |
