Software Engineering Job Trends in Glasgow

Software Engineering
Scotland > Glasgow

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Glasgow requiring Software Engineering skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 23 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 36 4 5
Rank change year-on-year -32 +1 +8
Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering 29 85 2,471
As % of all permanent jobs in Glasgow 2.97% 19.10% 65.06%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.14% 20.43% 67.50%
Number of salaries quoted 23 31 99
10th Percentile £43,500 £52,500 £41,250
25th Percentile £60,000 £53,750 £43,125
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £80,000 £74,500 £61,500
Median % change year-on-year +7.38% +21.14% +2.50%
75th Percentile - £92,500 £73,750
90th Percentile - £102,500 £80,000
Scotland median annual salary £65,000 £62,500 £60,000
% change year-on-year +4.00% +4.17% -7.69%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Glasgow

Software Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Glasgow.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 700 416 3,661
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 71.65% 93.48% 96.39%
Number of salaries quoted 438 192 811
10th Percentile £29,000 £32,851 £31,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £41,250 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,000 £60,000 £53,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +13.21% -3.64%
75th Percentile £65,000 £77,500 £65,000
90th Percentile £83,250 £94,200 £80,000
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -14.29% - -8.70%

Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Software Engineering relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

Software Engineering job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Software Engineering
Salary Trend in Glasgow

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Software Engineering.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Glasgow citing Software Engineering

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram in Glasgow

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineering in Glasgow over the 6 months to 23 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Software Engineering in Glasgow

Software Engineering
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 2 (6.90%) FactoryTalk
1 2 (6.90%) WinCC
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.90%) Modbus
1 2 (6.90%) Profibus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.45%) NoSQL
1 1 (3.45%) PostgreSQL
General
1 3 (10.34%) Finance
2 1 (3.45%) Aviation
2 1 (3.45%) Legal
Job Titles
1 23 (79.31%) Software Engineer
2 5 (17.24%) Senior
2 5 (17.24%) Senior Software Engineer
3 4 (13.79%) Control Systems Engineer
3 4 (13.79%) Systems Engineer
4 3 (10.34%) Senior Systems Engineer
5 2 (6.90%) Developer
5 2 (6.90%) Full-Stack Developer
5 2 (6.90%) Full-Stack Java Developer
5 2 (6.90%) Implementation Engineer
5 2 (6.90%) Java Developer
6 1 (3.45%) Lead
6 1 (3.45%) Lead Systems Engineer
6 1 (3.45%) Project Manager
6 1 (3.45%) SC Cleared Java Developer
6 1 (3.45%) Technical Manager
6 1 (3.45%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.45%) Node.js
1 1 (3.45%) React
1 1 (3.45%) Spring
1 1 (3.45%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 17 (58.62%) Educational Technology
2 3 (10.34%) Renewable Energy
2 3 (10.34%) SCADA
3 2 (6.90%) Onboarding
4 1 (3.45%) AI Agents
4 1 (3.45%) Cloud Native
4 1 (3.45%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 2 (6.90%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (13.79%) Full-Stack Development
2 3 (10.34%) Project Delivery
3 2 (6.90%) Analytics
3 2 (6.90%) Code Quality
3 2 (6.90%) Fintech
3 2 (6.90%) Observability
3 2 (6.90%) Roadmaps
3 2 (6.90%) Systems Engineering
3 2 (6.90%) Test Automation
4 1 (3.45%) Agile
4 1 (3.45%) Capacity Planning
4 1 (3.45%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (3.45%) Design Thinking
4 1 (3.45%) Project Management
4 1 (3.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (3.45%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (3.45%) Strategic Roadmap
4 1 (3.45%) Technical Leadership
4 1 (3.45%) Technology Roadmap
4 1 (3.45%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 2 (6.90%) Java
2 1 (3.45%) JavaScript
2 1 (3.45%) Python
2 1 (3.45%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 1 (3.45%) SC Cleared
1 1 (3.45%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.90%) IEC 61131
Vendors
1 2 (6.90%) Rockwell
1 2 (6.90%) Siemens
2 1 (3.45%) Oracle