Software Developer
Scotland > Glasgow
The median Software Developer salary in Glasgow is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
48 |
194 |
95 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+146 |
-99 |
-22 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer |
4 |
34 |
32 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow |
0.81% |
0.85% |
2.02% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.90% |
0.87% |
2.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
3 |
21 |
28 |
| 10th Percentile |
£34,500 |
- |
£38,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,625 |
£42,500 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£40,000 |
£57,500 |
£53,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-30.43% |
+6.98% |
+19.44% |
| 75th Percentile |
£46,875 |
£61,250 |
£60,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£49,500 |
- |
£71,500 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
£47,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
+10.53% |
+5.56% |
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 |
443 |
3,906 |
1,367 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
89.49% |
98.04% |
86.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
260 |
848 |
697 |
| 10th Percentile |
£31,250 |
£31,250 |
£31,828 |
| 25th Percentile |
£43,438 |
£41,250 |
£41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£58,033 |
£52,500 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+10.54% |
-4.55% |
+14.58% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,360 |
£65,000 |
£68,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£86,750 |
£78,225 |
£77,500 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
£57,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.76% |
-8.70% |
+9.52% |
