Developer Jobs in Aberdeen

Developer
Scotland > Aberdeen

The median Developer salary in Aberdeen is £42,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 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
26 Apr 2024		 Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 7 5 4
Rank change year-on-year -2 -1 +2
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 51 33 27
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Aberdeen 16.89% 17.74% 20.77%
As % of the Job Titles category 17.41% 23.24% 22.31%
Number of salaries quoted 50 30 23
10th Percentile £32,500 - £30,000
25th Percentile £32,875 £33,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year - - -10.22%
75th Percentile £58,750 £51,250 £62,500
90th Percentile £63,750 £63,875 £65,000
Scotland median annual salary £53,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -3.64% - +15.79%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Aberdeen

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Aberdeen. 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 Aberdeen with a recognized job title 293 142 121
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.02% 76.34% 93.08%
Number of salaries quoted 239 77 73
10th Percentile £25,750 £30,200 £27,500
25th Percentile £32,500 £33,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -22.73% +22.22%
75th Percentile £58,750 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £65,000 £70,600 £80,000
Scotland median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +10.53%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen

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

Job vacancy trend for Developer in Aberdeen

Developer
Salary Trend in Aberdeen

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

Salary trend for Developer in Aberdeen

Developer
Salary Histogram in Aberdeen

Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Aberdeen over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Developer in Aberdeen

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

For the 6 months to 26 April 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 Aberdeen region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 24 (47.06%) Front End Development
2 22 (43.14%) React
2 22 (43.14%) Greenfield Project
2 22 (43.14%) JavaScript
3 20 (39.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 20 (39.22%) TypeScript
4 18 (35.29%) Computer Science
5 17 (33.33%) Social Skills
6 15 (29.41%) AngularJS
7 12 (23.53%) C#
7 12 (23.53%) Software Engineering
7 12 (23.53%) Degree
8 11 (21.57%) .NET
9 10 (19.61%) Ruby
9 10 (19.61%) Agile
9 10 (19.61%) UX Design
9 10 (19.61%) Computer Science Degree
9 10 (19.61%) User Experience
10 9 (17.65%) Microservices
10 9 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
10 9 (17.65%) AWS
11 8 (15.69%) SQL Server
11 8 (15.69%) Azure
11 8 (15.69%) .NET Core
12 7 (13.73%) ASP.NET Web API
12 7 (13.73%) ASP.NET
12 7 (13.73%) Microsoft
12 7 (13.73%) MVC
12 7 (13.73%) .NET Framework
12 7 (13.73%) SaaS

Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Aberdeen 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 4 (7.84%) OpenEdge
Cloud Services
1 9 (17.65%) AWS
2 8 (15.69%) Azure
3 7 (13.73%) SaaS
4 1 (1.96%) GitHub
4 1 (1.96%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (15.69%) SQL Server
2 5 (9.80%) Elasticsearch
2 5 (9.80%) MongoDB
3 4 (7.84%) MySQL
4 1 (1.96%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (1.96%) Visual Studio
General
1 20 (39.22%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 17 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (1.96%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (1.96%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (43.14%) React
2 15 (29.41%) AngularJS
3 11 (21.57%) .NET
4 8 (15.69%) .NET Core
5 7 (13.73%) .NET Framework
5 7 (13.73%) ASP.NET
5 7 (13.73%) ASP.NET Web API
6 6 (11.76%) Entity Framework
7 5 (9.80%) ASP.NET MVC
7 5 (9.80%) Node.js
7 5 (9.80%) Vue
8 4 (7.84%) Laravel
9 2 (3.92%) REST
10 1 (1.96%) Blazor
10 1 (1.96%) CSS
10 1 (1.96%) HTML
10 1 (1.96%) WinForms
10 1 (1.96%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 22 (43.14%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (1.96%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.92%) Windows
2 1 (1.96%) Android
2 1 (1.96%) Apple iOS
2 1 (1.96%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (47.06%) Front End Development
2 18 (35.29%) Computer Science
3 12 (23.53%) Software Engineering
4 10 (19.61%) Agile
4 10 (19.61%) User Experience
4 10 (19.61%) UX Design
5 9 (17.65%) Microservices
5 9 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
6 7 (13.73%) MVC
7 6 (11.76%) OO
8 5 (9.80%) BDD
8 5 (9.80%) DevOps
8 5 (9.80%) Full Stack Development
8 5 (9.80%) Kanban
8 5 (9.80%) Scrum
8 5 (9.80%) TDD
9 2 (3.92%) CI/CD
10 1 (1.96%) Decision-Making
10 1 (1.96%) Machine Learning
10 1 (1.96%) Sprint Planning
Programming Languages
1 22 (43.14%) JavaScript
2 20 (39.22%) TypeScript
3 12 (23.53%) C#
4 10 (19.61%) Ruby
5 4 (7.84%) PHP
6 3 (5.88%) SQL
7 1 (1.96%) C++
7 1 (1.96%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (1.96%) MATLAB
7 1 (1.96%) Python
Qualifications
1 12 (23.53%) Degree
2 10 (19.61%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (1.96%) DBS Check
3 1 (1.96%) PhD
Vendors
1 7 (13.73%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.96%) Xamarin
114 Developer jobs in Scotland