Software Developer Jobs in Aberdeen

Software Developer
Scotland > Aberdeen

The median Software Developer salary in Aberdeen is £52,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 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
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 17 20 21
Rank change year-on-year +3 +1 -7
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 27 14 7
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Aberdeen 8.94% 7.53% 5.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.22% 9.86% 5.79%
Number of salaries quoted 27 14 4
10th Percentile £32,500 - £34,125
25th Percentile £34,000 £33,750 £34,688
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £42,500 £41,250
Median % change year-on-year +23.53% +3.03% -
75th Percentile £58,750 £51,250 £55,938
90th Percentile £65,000 - £64,375
Scotland median annual salary £52,500 £47,500 £45,000
% change year-on-year +10.53% +5.56% -

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%

Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Developer in Aberdeen

Software Developer
Salary Trend in Aberdeen

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

Salary trend for Software Developer in Aberdeen

Software Developer
Salary Histogram in Aberdeen

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Developer in Aberdeen over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Developer in Aberdeen

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

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, Software 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 Software Developer in the job title.

1 18 (66.67%) Computer Science
2 13 (48.15%) Front End Development
3 12 (44.44%) Degree
3 12 (44.44%) Software Engineering
4 11 (40.74%) Greenfield Project
5 10 (37.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 10 (37.04%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (37.04%) Ruby
6 9 (33.33%) AngularJS
6 9 (33.33%) TypeScript
7 8 (29.63%) Problem-Solving
8 5 (18.52%) Social Skills
8 5 (18.52%) JavaScript
9 4 (14.81%) C#
9 4 (14.81%) OpenEdge
9 4 (14.81%) .NET
10 3 (11.11%) SQL Server
10 3 (11.11%) SaaS
11 2 (7.41%) MVC
11 2 (7.41%) SQL
11 2 (7.41%) .NET Core
11 2 (7.41%) REST
11 2 (7.41%) React
12 1 (3.70%) SDLC
12 1 (3.70%) Machine Learning
12 1 (3.70%) GitHub
12 1 (3.70%) ASP.NET Web API
12 1 (3.70%) Analytical Skills
12 1 (3.70%) Algorithms
12 1 (3.70%) Sprint Planning

Software 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 (14.81%) OpenEdge
Cloud Services
1 3 (11.11%) SaaS
2 1 (3.70%) Azure
2 1 (3.70%) GitHub
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (11.11%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (3.70%) Visual Studio
General
1 10 (37.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 5 (18.52%) Social Skills
3 1 (3.70%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (3.70%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (33.33%) AngularJS
2 4 (14.81%) .NET
3 2 (7.41%) .NET Core
3 2 (7.41%) React
3 2 (7.41%) REST
4 1 (3.70%) ASP.NET
4 1 (3.70%) ASP.NET Web API
Miscellaneous
1 11 (40.74%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (3.70%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.70%) Windows
1 1 (3.70%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (66.67%) Computer Science
2 13 (48.15%) Front End Development
3 12 (44.44%) Software Engineering
4 8 (29.63%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (7.41%) MVC
6 1 (3.70%) Agile
6 1 (3.70%) Computer Vision
6 1 (3.70%) Convolutional Neural Network
6 1 (3.70%) Data Analysis
6 1 (3.70%) Image Processing
6 1 (3.70%) Machine Learning
6 1 (3.70%) Mathematics
6 1 (3.70%) Neural Network
6 1 (3.70%) OO
6 1 (3.70%) OOP
6 1 (3.70%) Physics
6 1 (3.70%) SDLC
6 1 (3.70%) Signal Processing
6 1 (3.70%) Sprint Planning
6 1 (3.70%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 10 (37.04%) Ruby
2 9 (33.33%) TypeScript
3 5 (18.52%) JavaScript
4 4 (14.81%) C#
5 2 (7.41%) SQL
6 1 (3.70%) C++
6 1 (3.70%) MATLAB
6 1 (3.70%) Python
Qualifications
1 12 (44.44%) Degree
2 10 (37.04%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (3.70%) PhD
Vendors
1 1 (3.70%) Microsoft