Developer Jobs in Scotland

Developer
UK > Scotland

The median Developer salary in Scotland is £54,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 29 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
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 36 15 4
Rank change year-on-year -21 -11 -2
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 685 620 1,242
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 10.05% 13.87% 20.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.36% 15.46% 21.48%
Number of salaries quoted 462 440 781
10th Percentile £35,100 £36,250 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £43,625 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -1.82% - +15.79%
75th Percentile £65,000 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £73,625 £80,000 £83,125
UK median annual salary £56,500 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -13.08% +8.33% +9.09%

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 6,613 4,010 5,783
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.04% 89.73% 95.63%
Number of salaries quoted 2,749 2,142 3,042
10th Percentile £27,750 £30,800 £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 £82,375
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Developer in Scotland

Developer
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Developer in Scotland.

Salary trend for Developer in Scotland

Developer
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Scotland over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Developer in Scotland

Developer
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 29 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
Glasgow -45 334 £55,000 - 46
Edinburgh +6 192 £60,000 - 38
Aberdeen +5 57 £42,500 - 11
Dundee +8 40 £47,500 +20.25% 3
Fife +11 27 £50,000 - 1
Aberdeenshire +14 12 £48,750 -25.00% 3
Dumfries and Galloway - 3 £39,000 -
Inverclyde - 3 £50,000 -
Stirling -3 2 £49,750 +352.27% 2
Lanarkshire -17 2 - - 13
Renfrewshire -3 1 £52,500 +28.51%
North Lanarkshire - 1 £24,000 - 1
South Lanarkshire - 1 £29,000 -
Highlands - 1 £65,000 -
Orkney Islands - 1 £35,000 -
Dunbartonshire - 1 - - 1
Developer
UK

Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 29 May 2024, Developer 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 Developer in the job title.

1 233 (34.01%) Agile
2 175 (25.55%) AWS
3 174 (25.40%) JavaScript
4 166 (24.23%) Java
5 161 (23.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 160 (23.36%) .NET
7 155 (22.63%) Finance
8 150 (21.90%) C#
9 147 (21.46%) React
10 144 (21.02%) SQL
11 143 (20.88%) Software Engineering
12 127 (18.54%) Azure
12 127 (18.54%) AngularJS
12 127 (18.54%) CI/CD
13 119 (17.37%) Python
13 119 (17.37%) Full Stack Development
14 118 (17.23%) Microservices
15 109 (15.91%) Artificial Intelligence
16 107 (15.62%) Law
16 107 (15.62%) SDLC
17 105 (15.33%) Front End Development
18 96 (14.01%) TypeScript
18 96 (14.01%) Machine Learning
19 95 (13.87%) Social Skills
20 94 (13.72%) Problem-Solving
21 93 (13.58%) CSS
22 92 (13.43%) Continuous Improvement
23 88 (12.85%) Visualisation
24 87 (12.70%) Algorithms
24 87 (12.70%) Git

Developer 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:

Application Platforms
1 67 (9.78%) Apache Spark
2 14 (2.04%) SharePoint
3 11 (1.61%) Umbraco
4 9 (1.31%) WordPress
5 7 (1.02%) CMS
6 4 (0.58%) Microsoft Exchange
6 4 (0.58%) OpenEdge
6 4 (0.58%) SAS
7 2 (0.29%) BizTalk Server
8 1 (0.15%) Apache Solr
8 1 (0.15%) IIS
8 1 (0.15%) Mendix
8 1 (0.15%) Sitecore CMS
8 1 (0.15%) WildFly
Business Applications
1 14 (2.04%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.58%) Sonata
3 1 (0.15%) Sage 200
3 1 (0.15%) Sage 50
Cloud Services
1 175 (25.55%) AWS
2 127 (18.54%) Azure
3 52 (7.59%) SaaS
4 33 (4.82%) Power Platform
5 19 (2.77%) Dynamics 365
6 17 (2.48%) Azure DevOps
7 13 (1.90%) Cloud Computing
8 12 (1.75%) GCP
8 12 (1.75%) GitHub
8 12 (1.75%) Power Automate
8 12 (1.75%) PowerApps
8 12 (1.75%) Serverless
9 7 (1.02%) Microsoft 365
10 4 (0.58%) Amazon S3
10 4 (0.58%) AWS Lambda
10 4 (0.58%) Azure Data Factory
11 3 (0.44%) Azure Service Bus
11 3 (0.44%) Entra ID
11 3 (0.44%) Google Play
12 2 (0.29%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.17%) HTTP
2 7 (1.02%) Internet
2 7 (1.02%) MQTT
3 3 (0.44%) Intranet
3 3 (0.44%) Kerberos
4 1 (0.15%) Bluetooth
4 1 (0.15%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (10.07%) NoSQL
2 67 (9.78%) Apache Hive
3 56 (8.18%) SQL Server
4 55 (8.03%) Hadoop
4 55 (8.03%) HBase
5 35 (5.11%) PostgreSQL
6 32 (4.67%) MySQL
7 27 (3.94%) Power BI
8 18 (2.63%) Big Data
9 15 (2.19%) Relational Database
10 13 (1.90%) Oracle Database
10 13 (1.90%) Oracle Database 11g
10 13 (1.90%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 8 (1.17%) MongoDB
12 7 (1.02%) Azure SQL Database
13 5 (0.73%) Elasticsearch
13 5 (0.73%) MS Access
14 4 (0.58%) Data Warehouse
14 4 (0.58%) DynamoDB
15 3 (0.44%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 87 (12.70%) Git
2 84 (12.26%) Jenkins
3 55 (8.03%) Bitbucket Server
4 11 (1.61%) CircleCI
4 11 (1.61%) GitLab
4 11 (1.61%) Jasmine
4 11 (1.61%) Karma Test Runner
5 10 (1.46%) Maven
5 10 (1.46%) webpack
6 8 (1.17%) Visual Studio
6 8 (1.17%) Visual Studio Code
7 5 (0.73%) Bitbucket
8 3 (0.44%) JUnit
8 3 (0.44%) Mockito
9 2 (0.29%) Eclipse
9 2 (0.29%) JIRA
9 2 (0.29%) Postman
10 1 (0.15%) JHipster
10 1 (0.15%) Oracle APEX
10 1 (0.15%) Vite
General
1 161 (23.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 155 (22.63%) Finance
3 107 (15.62%) Law
4 95 (13.87%) Social Skills
5 44 (6.42%) Marketing
6 43 (6.28%) Banking
7 38 (5.55%) Legal
8 20 (2.92%) Private Banking
9 18 (2.63%) Public Sector
10 14 (2.04%) Games
11 11 (1.61%) Telecoms
12 9 (1.31%) Analytical Skills
13 8 (1.17%) Manufacturing
13 8 (1.17%) Tech for Good
14 7 (1.02%) Electronics
14 7 (1.02%) Multimedia
15 6 (0.88%) Front Office
15 6 (0.88%) Retail
16 4 (0.58%) Investment Banking
17 3 (0.44%) Advertising
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 160 (23.36%) .NET
2 147 (21.46%) React
3 127 (18.54%) AngularJS
4 93 (13.58%) CSS
5 74 (10.80%) HTML
6 60 (8.76%) Node.js
7 57 (8.32%) .NET Framework
8 56 (8.18%) Vue
9 53 (7.74%) Spring
10 50 (7.30%) ASP.NET
11 47 (6.86%) ASP.NET Web API
12 39 (5.69%) Entity Framework
13 38 (5.55%) .NET Core
14 29 (4.23%) ASP.NET MVC
15 28 (4.09%) REST
16 24 (3.50%) JSON
17 21 (3.07%) Django
17 21 (3.07%) Laravel
17 21 (3.07%) RESTful
17 21 (3.07%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 87 (12.70%) Algorithms
2 59 (8.61%) Greenfield Project
3 20 (2.92%) Data Structures
3 20 (2.92%) Mobile App
4 17 (2.48%) Social Media
5 14 (2.04%) Product Ownership
6 12 (1.75%) Video\Live Streaming
7 11 (1.61%) IoT
8 10 (1.46%) Augmented Reality
8 10 (1.46%) Legacy Systems
8 10 (1.46%) Virtual Reality
9 8 (1.17%) Cloud Native
10 7 (1.02%) Arduino
10 7 (1.02%) Distributed Systems
10 7 (1.02%) Management Information System
10 7 (1.02%) Raspberry Pi
11 6 (0.88%) BBC
12 5 (0.73%) e-Learning
12 5 (0.73%) Renewable Energy
13 4 (0.58%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 69 (10.07%) Unix
2 11 (1.61%) Windows
3 9 (1.31%) Android
4 8 (1.17%) Linux
4 8 (1.17%) Mac OS
5 6 (0.88%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.29%) Oracle Linux
7 1 (0.15%) VMS
7 1 (0.15%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 233 (34.01%) Agile
2 143 (20.88%) Software Engineering
3 127 (18.54%) CI/CD
4 119 (17.37%) Full Stack Development
5 118 (17.23%) Microservices
6 109 (15.91%) Artificial Intelligence
7 107 (15.62%) SDLC
8 105 (15.33%) Front End Development
9 96 (14.01%) Machine Learning
10 94 (13.72%) Problem-Solving
11 92 (13.43%) Continuous Improvement
12 88 (12.85%) Visualisation
13 85 (12.41%) TDD
14 81 (11.82%) Test Automation
15 78 (11.39%) Community of Practice
15 78 (11.39%) Operational Stability
16 72 (10.51%) Open Source
17 65 (9.49%) Computer Science
18 62 (9.05%) DevOps
19 55 (8.03%) Batch Processing
Programming Languages
1 174 (25.40%) JavaScript
2 166 (24.23%) Java
3 150 (21.90%) C#
4 144 (21.02%) SQL
5 119 (17.37%) Python
6 96 (14.01%) TypeScript
7 79 (11.53%) PL/SQL
8 44 (6.42%) PHP
9 33 (4.82%) C++
10 23 (3.36%) T-SQL
11 21 (3.07%) C
11 21 (3.07%) Ruby
12 12 (1.75%) Shell Script
13 10 (1.46%) Go
14 5 (0.73%) Data Analysis Expressions
14 5 (0.73%) GLSL
15 4 (0.58%) Groovy
15 4 (0.58%) Kotlin
15 4 (0.58%) Swift
16 3 (0.44%) Scala
Qualifications
1 82 (11.97%) Degree
2 30 (4.38%) Computer Science Degree
3 15 (2.19%) SC Cleared
3 15 (2.19%) Security Cleared
4 7 (1.02%) DBS Check
5 3 (0.44%) Master's Degree
5 3 (0.44%) PhD
6 2 (0.29%) Microsoft Certification
7 1 (0.15%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 32 (4.67%) QA
2 8 (1.17%) Accessibility
2 8 (1.17%) WAI
3 1 (0.15%) Data Quality
System Software
1 55 (8.03%) HDFS
2 37 (5.40%) Docker
3 14 (2.04%) Firmware
4 7 (1.02%) Embedded Firmware
5 6 (0.88%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 63 (9.20%) Terraform
2 25 (3.65%) Kubernetes
3 6 (0.88%) Ansible
4 1 (0.15%) Grafana
Vendors
1 61 (8.91%) Microsoft
2 55 (8.03%) Cloudera
2 55 (8.03%) Databricks
2 55 (8.03%) Informatica
3 45 (6.57%) Oracle
4 13 (1.90%) Google
5 7 (1.02%) Apple
5 7 (1.02%) NVIDIA
5 7 (1.02%) SAP
5 7 (1.02%) Xamarin
6 6 (0.88%) Facebook
6 6 (0.88%) Sony
6 6 (0.88%) Yahoo!
7 5 (0.73%) ForgeRock
7 5 (0.73%) ServiceNow
8 3 (0.44%) Cadence
8 3 (0.44%) Sitecore
9 1 (0.15%) CA Agile Central
9 1 (0.15%) Sage
9 1 (0.15%) Vermilion