Software Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow
The median Software Engineer salary in Glasgow is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 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
3 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
25 |
7 |
71 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-18 |
+64 |
-29 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
26 |
2,092 |
58 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow |
5.27% |
52.48% |
3.67% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
5.90% |
53.53% |
4.26% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
20 |
56 |
33 |
| 10th Percentile |
£51,375 |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£52,500 |
£53,438 |
£43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£61,500 |
£52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-10.57% |
+17.14% |
-4.55% |
| 75th Percentile |
£77,500 |
£65,000 |
£71,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£78,175 |
£73,750 |
£73,500 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£59,000 |
£60,000 |
£65,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-1.67% |
-7.69% |
+13.04% |
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 |
441 |
3,908 |
1,362 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
89.45% |
98.04% |
86.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
259 |
850 |
691 |
| 10th Percentile |
£31,250 |
£31,250 |
£31,569 |
| 25th Percentile |
£43,750 |
£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 |
£85,550 |
£78,075 |
£77,500 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
£57,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.76% |
-8.70% |
+9.52% |
