The first table below looks at the demand for the Senior Developer role in IT jobs advertised for the Aberdeen region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Senior Developer in their job title over the 3 months to 20 May 2013 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years. The second table is for comparison and provides aggregates for all Job Titles advertised for the Aberdeen region.

Location
3 months to
20 May 2013
Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Senior Developer
Rank 33 44 32
Rank change year-on-year
+11 -12
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer 12 4 5
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Aberdeen 3.529% 0.941% 1.946%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.704% 1.013% 2.041%
Number of salaries quoted 6 3 4
Average salary £43,750 £45,000 £40,750
Average salary % change year-on-year
-2.77% +10.42%
90% offered a salary of more than £37,500 £43,400 £40,000
10% offered a salary of more than £46,250 £45,000 £50,950
UK excluding London average salary £42,500 £41,500 £41,500
% change year-on-year
+2.40% -
All Job Titles
Aberdeen
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category
324 395 245
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Aberdeen 95.29% 92.94% 95.33%
Number of salaries quoted 233 299 205
Average salary £40,000 £40,000 £45,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -11.11%
90% offered a salary of more than £31,500 £25,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £60,000 £52,500 £72,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Senior Developer
Scotland

Senior Developer
Jobs Demand Trend

This chart provides a 3-month moving total of permanent IT jobs citing Senior Developer across the Aberdeen region as a proportion of the total demand within the Job Titles category.

Aberdeen Senior Developer Jobs Demand Trend

Senior Developer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Senior Developer across the Aberdeen region.

Aberdeen Senior Developer Salary Trend

Senior Developer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Senior Developer across the Aberdeen region over the 3 months to 20 May 2013.

Aberdeen Senior Developer Salary Histogram

Senior Developer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Aberdeen region that cited Senior Developer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Senior Developer in their job title.

1 11 (78.57%) .NET
2 9 (64.29%) Java
3 8 (57.14%) C#
3 8 (57.14%) C++
4 6 (42.86%) WPF
5 5 (35.71%) Visual Studio
5 5 (35.71%) OO
6 4 (28.57%) WinForms
6 4 (28.57%) .NET Framework
7 3 (21.43%) Degree
7 3 (21.43%) Agile Software Development
7 3 (21.43%) Android
7 3 (21.43%) Apple iOS
7 3 (21.43%) Enterprise Software
7 3 (21.43%) Python
7 3 (21.43%) Microsoft
7 3 (21.43%) Assembly Language
7 3 (21.43%) MATLAB
7 3 (21.43%) C
7 3 (21.43%) J2EE
7 3 (21.43%) SQL
8 2 (14.29%) VB.NET
8 2 (14.29%) JavaScript
8 2 (14.29%) WebLogic
8 2 (14.29%) Oracle
8 2 (14.29%) EJB
8 2 (14.29%) Web Services
8 2 (14.29%) HND
8 2 (14.29%) Windows
8 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification

Senior Developer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 20 May 2013, IT jobs across the Aberdeen region that cited Senior Developer in their job title mentioned the following IT skills grouped by category. The figures indicate the number of jobs and their proportion against the total number of IT job ads sampled with Senior Developer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 11 (78.57%) .NET
2 6 (42.86%) WPF
3 4 (28.57%) WinForms
3 4 (28.57%) .NET Framework
4 3 (21.43%) J2EE
5 2 (14.29%) EJB
5 2 (14.29%) Web Services
5 2 (14.29%) JSON
5 2 (14.29%) Ext JS
5 2 (14.29%) JPA
6 1 (7.143%) MFC
Application Platforms
1 2 (14.29%) WebLogic
1 2 (14.29%) SharePoint
1 2 (14.29%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 2 (14.29%) MS Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (14.29%) Oracle 11g
2 1 (7.143%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (35.71%) Visual Studio
General
1 1 (7.143%) Advertising
Miscellaneous
1 3 (21.43%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (7.143%) Computer Science
Operating Systems
1 3 (21.43%) Android
1 3 (21.43%) Apple iOS
2 2 (14.29%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (35.71%) OO
2 3 (21.43%) Agile Software Development
3 2 (14.29%) Multithreading
3 2 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (7.143%) OOD
4 1 (7.143%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 9 (64.29%) Java
2 8 (57.14%) C#
2 8 (57.14%) C++
3 3 (21.43%) SQL
3 3 (21.43%) Python
3 3 (21.43%) Assembly Language
3 3 (21.43%) MATLAB
3 3 (21.43%) C
4 2 (14.29%) VB.NET
4 2 (14.29%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 3 (21.43%) Degree
2 2 (14.29%) HND
2 2 (14.29%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 3 (21.43%) Microsoft
2 2 (14.29%) Oracle