Senior
UK > Scotland
The median Senior salary in Scotland is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 28 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 21 | 11 | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -10 | +4 | -8 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior | 1,019 | 686 | 810 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 15.01% | 15.34% | 13.37% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 15.47% | 17.09% | 13.98% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 513 | 380 | 449 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,850 | £43,750 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,500 | £52,500 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,800 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.32% | +1.33% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £69,750 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £87,419 | £86,250 |
| UK median annual salary | £62,500 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.71% | - | +12.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title | 6,588 | 4,015 | 5,795 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 97.01% | 89.76% | 95.67% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,725 | 2,153 | 3,053 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,750 | £31,250 | £28,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £41,250 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +4.76% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £72,500 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £85,000 | £81,250 |
| UK median annual salary | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Senior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
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Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior in Scotland.
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Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior in Scotland over the 6 months to 28 May 2024.
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Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 28 May 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Glasgow | -20 | 579 | £60,000 | - | 72 |
| Edinburgh | +7 | 293 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 83 |
| Aberdeen | -5 | 50 | £60,000 | -1.32% | 12 |
| West Lothian | +12 | 39 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 2 |
| Dundee | - | 11 | £60,000 | - | 3 |
| Fife | -2 | 9 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 9 |
| Midlothian | +3 | 6 | - | - | 22 |
| Aberdeenshire | +2 | 6 | £70,000 | +7.69% | 11 |
| Argyll and Bute | -5 | 4 | £75,000 | +50.00% | 1 |
| South Lanarkshire | - | 4 | £65,000 | - | |
| Highlands | - | 3 | £45,000 | - | |
| Renfrewshire | - | 2 | £52,500 | - | |
| Angus | -1 | 1 | £65,000 | - | |
| Stirling | -5 | 1 | £32,150 | +192.27% | |
| Lanarkshire | -10 | 1 | - | - | 26 |
| East Lothian | - | 1 | £35,000 | - | |
| Dunbartonshire | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Inverclyde | - | 1 | £60,000 | - | |
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Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 28 May 2024, Senior job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Scotland region featuring Senior in the job title.
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Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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