Software Engineer Jobs in Scotland
 
Demand Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Job Locations Related Skills

The first table below looks at the demand for the Software Engineer role in IT jobs advertised for the Scotland region. Included is a guide to the average salaries offered in IT jobs that have cited Software Engineer in their job title over the 3 months to 22 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 Scotland region.

Location
 3 months to
22 May 2013		 Same period 2012 Same period 2011
Software Engineer
Rank 42 34 41
Rank change year-on-year
-8 +7
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 146 166 139
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Scotland 4.575% 4.743% 4.066%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.833% 5.018% 4.297%
Number of salaries quoted 92 119 109
Average salary £35,000 £35,000 £36,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
- -2.77%
90% offered a salary of more than £28,650 £27,900 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £42,500 £42,500 £40,000
UK excluding London average salary £37,500 £37,500 £36,500
% change year-on-year
- +2.73%
All Job Titles
Scotland
Permanent IT job ads with a match in the
Job Titles category		 3021 3308 3235
As % of all permanent IT jobs located in Scotland 94.67% 94.51% 94.62%
Number of salaries quoted 1807 2408 2435
Average salary £40,000 £37,500 £40,000
Average salary % change year-on-year
+6.66% -6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than £27,000 £25,000 £27,500
10% offered a salary of more than £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
UK excluding London average salary £38,000 £38,000 £37,500
% change year-on-year
- +1.33%
Software Engineer
UK

Software Engineer
Jobs Demand Trend

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

Scotland Software Engineer Jobs Demand Trend

Software Engineer
Salary Trend

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Software Engineer across the Scotland region.

Scotland Software Engineer Salary Trend

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram

This chart provides a salary histogram for IT jobs citing Software Engineer across the Scotland region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013.

Scotland Software Engineer Salary Histogram

Software Engineer
Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the average salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Software Engineer within the Scotland region over the 3 months to 22 May 2013. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location
(Click each for more statistics)		 Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads		 Average Salary
Last 3 Months		 Average Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Edinburgh -19 49 £35,000 -
Glasgow +2 39 £35,000 -27.08%
Aberdeen 0 15 £35,000 -12.50%
Fife 0 13 £39,000 +4.00%
Dundee -6 11 £29,500 -15.71%
West Lothian - 9 £33,000 -
Stirling +17 1 £35,000 -6.66%
Ayrshire - 1 £27,500 -
Software Engineer
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Software Engineer
Top 30 Related IT Skills

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Scotland region that cited Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer in their job title.

1 153 (47.52%) Java
2 139 (43.17%) Degree
3 132 (40.99%) C#
4 124 (38.51%) C++
5 94 (29.19%) Computer Science
6 92 (28.57%) .NET
7 91 (28.26%) SQL
7 91 (28.26%) Linux
8 88 (27.33%) Software Engineering
9 82 (25.47%) C
10 61 (18.94%) SQL Server
11 59 (18.32%) OO
11 59 (18.32%) Windows
12 56 (17.39%) CSS
13 55 (17.08%) Oracle
14 51 (15.84%) HTML
15 49 (15.22%) XML
16 44 (13.66%) JavaScript
17 42 (13.04%) RDBMS
18 41 (12.73%) Web Services
19 40 (12.42%) OOD
20 39 (12.11%) Finance
21 38 (11.80%) Agile Software Development
21 38 (11.80%) Perl
21 38 (11.80%) ASP.NET
22 37 (11.49%) JBoss
22 37 (11.49%) Mathematics
23 36 (11.18%) Python
23 36 (11.18%) UNIX
24 34 (10.56%) SOAP

Software Engineer
Top Related IT Skills by Category

For the 6 months to 22 May 2013, IT jobs across the Scotland region that cited Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer in their job title. Up to 20 skills are shown per category.

Application Development
1 92 (28.57%) .NET
2 56 (17.39%) CSS
3 51 (15.84%) HTML
4 49 (15.22%) XML
5 41 (12.73%) Web Services
6 38 (11.80%) ASP.NET
7 34 (10.56%) SOAP
8 32 (9.938%) J2EE
8 32 (9.938%) Ajax
9 24 (7.453%) JSP
9 24 (7.453%) ASP.NET MVC
10 22 (6.832%) Servlets
11 20 (6.211%) WPF
12 19 (5.901%) WebSphere
12 19 (5.901%) jQuery
12 19 (5.901%) XHTML
13 16 (4.969%) .NET Framework
13 16 (4.969%) WCF
14 15 (4.658%) JDBC
15 14 (4.348%) XML Schema
Application Platforms
1 27 (8.385%) Apache
2 22 (6.832%) Tomcat
3 5 (1.553%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.553%) RabbitMQ
4 4 (1.242%) Apache Solr
5 3 (0.932%) IIS
6 2 (0.621%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.311%) MSMQ
7 1 (0.311%) WebSphere Application Server
7 1 (0.311%) ActiveMQ
7 1 (0.311%) Amazon EC2
Applications
1 7 (2.174%) MS Office
2 3 (0.932%) MS Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (0.621%) Dynamics CRM
Communications & Networking
1 19 (5.901%) TCP/IP
2 12 (3.727%) Internet
3 11 (3.416%) Ethernet
4 8 (2.484%) HTTP
5 5 (1.553%) NFC
5 5 (1.553%) Modbus
6 4 (1.242%) LAN
7 3 (0.932%) CDMA
8 2 (0.621%) VSAT
8 2 (0.621%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.621%) SMS
8 2 (0.621%) SMTP
8 2 (0.621%) Broadband
8 2 (0.621%) HTTPS
8 2 (0.621%) FTP
9 1 (0.311%) OSPF
9 1 (0.311%) SAN
9 1 (0.311%) DHCP
9 1 (0.311%) DNS
9 1 (0.311%) Bluetooth
Database & Business Intelligence
1 61 (18.94%) SQL Server
2 42 (13.04%) RDBMS
3 26 (8.075%) MySQL
4 10 (3.106%) SQL Server 2008
5 9 (2.795%) PostgreSQL
5 9 (2.795%) NoSQL
6 7 (2.174%) GIS
7 5 (1.553%) Oracle 8/8i
7 5 (1.553%) Couchbase
8 4 (1.242%) CouchDB
9 3 (0.932%) DB2
9 3 (0.932%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.621%) SQLite
10 2 (0.621%) SQL Server 2005
10 2 (0.621%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.621%) Data Mining
11 1 (0.311%) TOAD
11 1 (0.311%) MS Access
11 1 (0.311%) Informix
11 1 (0.311%) MongoDB
Development Applications
1 32 (9.938%) Visual Studio
2 27 (8.385%) Subversion
3 15 (4.658%) Git (software)
4 11 (3.416%) Selenium
5 9 (2.795%) JUnit
5 9 (2.795%) CruiseControl
5 9 (2.795%) Team Foundation Server
6 8 (2.484%) Eclipse
7 7 (2.174%) Ant
8 6 (1.863%) Eclipse RCP
8 6 (1.863%) Hudson
9 5 (1.553%) MSI
9 5 (1.553%) TeamCity
10 4 (1.242%) Jenkins
10 4 (1.242%) JIRA
11 3 (0.932%) QuickTest Pro
11 3 (0.932%) Bugzilla
12 2 (0.621%) Gradle
12 2 (0.621%) Jasmine
12 2 (0.621%) Rational DOORS
General
1 39 (12.11%) Finance
2 21 (6.522%) Games
3 18 (5.590%) Telecoms
4 15 (4.658%) Automotive
5 14 (4.348%) Electronics
6 11 (3.416%) Banking
7 5 (1.553%) Retail
8 4 (1.242%) French Language
8 4 (1.242%) German Language
9 3 (0.932%) Financial Institution
9 3 (0.932%) Advertising
10 2 (0.621%) Legal
10 2 (0.621%) Front Office
10 2 (0.621%) Billing
11 1 (0.311%) Back Office
Miscellaneous
1 94 (29.19%) Computer Science
2 37 (11.49%) Mathematics
3 17 (5.280%) Enterprise Software
4 16 (4.969%) Mobile App
5 12 (3.727%) Physics
6 9 (2.795%) SCADA
6 9 (2.795%) Visualisation
7 8 (2.484%) Firmware
8 7 (2.174%) VHDL
8 7 (2.174%) CUDA
8 7 (2.174%) Embedded Systems
9 6 (1.863%) iPhone
9 6 (1.863%) Device Driver
9 6 (1.863%) Smartcard
10 5 (1.553%) EPoS
10 5 (1.553%) EFTPOS
10 5 (1.553%) Open Source
10 5 (1.553%) Mobile Payment
11 4 (1.242%) Cloud Computing
11 4 (1.242%) Verilog
Operating Systems
1 91 (28.26%) Linux
2 59 (18.32%) Windows
3 36 (11.18%) UNIX
4 26 (8.075%) Android
5 16 (4.969%) Apple iOS
6 8 (2.484%) Oracle Linux
7 5 (1.553%) Embedded Linux
8 4 (1.242%) Windows Server 2008
8 4 (1.242%) VxWorks
9 2 (0.621%) Windows Phone
10 1 (0.311%) Windows CE
10 1 (0.311%) Ubuntu
10 1 (0.311%) Debian
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (27.33%) Software Engineering
2 59 (18.32%) OO
3 40 (12.42%) OOD
4 38 (11.80%) Agile Software Development
5 27 (8.385%) TDD
5 27 (8.385%) MVC
6 24 (7.453%) Continuous Integration
7 19 (5.901%) Requirements Analysis
8 18 (5.590%) Unit Testing
9 17 (5.280%) Web Development
9 17 (5.280%) Scrum
10 16 (4.969%) UML
11 12 (3.727%) Automated Testing
12 10 (3.106%) Business Intelligence
13 8 (2.484%) Signal Processing
13 8 (2.484%) Multithreading
13 8 (2.484%) Validation
14 7 (2.174%) Six Sigma
14 7 (2.174%) OOA/OOD
14 7 (2.174%) Asset Management
Programming Languages
1 153 (47.52%) Java
2 132 (40.99%) C#
3 124 (38.51%) C++
4 91 (28.26%) SQL
5 82 (25.47%) C
6 44 (13.66%) JavaScript
7 38 (11.80%) Perl
8 36 (11.18%) Python
9 23 (7.143%) PL/SQL
10 17 (5.280%) PHP
11 16 (4.969%) VB
12 14 (4.348%) Embedded C
13 12 (3.727%) Ruby
13 12 (3.727%) VB.NET
14 10 (3.106%) Shell Script
15 9 (2.795%) Embedded C++
16 8 (2.484%) Bash shell
17 7 (2.174%) VC++
17 7 (2.174%) ActionScript
18 6 (1.863%) ActionScript 3.0
Qualifications
1 139 (43.17%) Degree
2 12 (3.727%) Security Cleared
3 9 (2.795%) ISEB
3 9 (2.795%) PhD
3 9 (2.795%) SC Cleared
4 5 (1.553%) Microsoft Certification
5 3 (0.932%) MCP
6 2 (0.621%) Chartered Engineer
7 1 (0.311%) HNC
7 1 (0.311%) HND
7 1 (0.311%) ISEB Practitioner
7 1 (0.311%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (3.106%) ISO 9001
2 7 (2.174%) QA
3 2 (0.621%) JTAG
System Software
1 1 (0.311%) VMware Infrastructure
1 1 (0.311%) Xen
Vendors
1 55 (17.08%) Oracle
2 37 (11.49%) JBoss
3 33 (10.25%) Microsoft
4 2 (0.621%) Facebook
4 2 (0.621%) Pega
5 1 (0.311%) Intel
5 1 (0.311%) SAP
5 1 (0.311%) VMware
5 1 (0.311%) Allen-Bradley
Software Engineers (C/C++) - Various levels of experience
Edinburgh, Scotland
The successful candidates will have a computer science related degree and will have 1 - 4 years commercial experience of the following: *C/C++ *Object Oriented Design experience *Knowledge...
Cathcart Associates
Salary: £23000 - £33000 per annum + Benefits
Posted: 1 May 2013
Software Engineer
Dundee, Angus
Main responsibilities: - Software design and development in C/C++ - Linux and Windows application development - Work from basic concepts and develop up as the projects progress To be considered...
Search Consultancy
Posted: 17 May 2013
Senior Software Engineer wanted for an innovative company
Dundee, Scotland
You will be expected to have the following experience: *A Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent *Solid commercial development experience in at least one object oriented language (...
Cathcart Associates
Salary: £30000 - £48000 per annum
Posted: 30 April 2013
Junior Software Engineer
Aberdeen, Scotland
Knowledge of .net (C# or VB) and C/C++ is required, developing code that interfaces with embedded devices is highly desirable, estimating development timescales and good documentation is...
Hays Specialist Recruitment Ltd
Salary: £20000.00 - £30000.00 per annum
Posted: 8 May 2013
Senior Software Engineer
Dundee, Angus
The ideal candidate will be skilled in either 3D graphics, open GL or Direct X programming. They are open to seeing people from any development language i.e...
MBN Recruitment Solutions
Salary: Up to £50,000 per annum + benefits + bonus
Posted: 16 May 2013
Software Test Engineer - Dundee
Dundee, Scotland
You will need excellent knowledge of C, Java or C# and will be required to undergo technical tests on this. You must have an in-depth knowledge of...
greywood
Salary: £24000 per annum + Bens
Posted: 22 May 2013
Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer - C, C++, OOD & Linux
Edinburgh, Midlothian
These industry leading systems are predominantly developed in C, C++ and Linux... Software Engineer / Developer / Programmer Technical skills: - C - C++ - OOD ( Object Oriented Design) - Linux Desirable Technical Skills: -...
NES Global Talent
Salary: £23000 to £33000 per annum - Performance related bonus, pension and 3
Posted: 20 May 2013
Software Engineer (Java/J2EE)
Edinburgh, Scotland
The successful candidates will have: *Java Development Experience (at least three years within a commercial environment) *Knowledge of SQL Server/Oracle and/or other *A degree in Computer...
Cathcart Associates
Salary: £33000 - £45000 per annum
Posted: 11 May 2013
Platform Software Engineer
Edinburgh, Midlothian
The ideal candidate will have a background in C#, ASP.Net and non-relational databases like NoSQL as well as experience of working with real-time data integration.....
Harnham
Salary: £25000 - £37000 per annum + comprehensive benefits package
Posted: 20 May 2013
Software Engineer - Java, SQL, Javascript
Glasgow, Scotland
Our Glasgow based client is seeking a Software Engineer to join their team to develop mainly web-based applications... ITHR is an Equal Opportunities employer; we welcome applicants...
IT Human Resources
Posted: 21 May 2013
Software Engineer
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
Languages: C, C++, VHDL, scripting and database languages (perl, python, ruby, SQL, Visual Basic) 4... Experience Essential: Experience of using C/C++ and Embedded Linux... Desirable: Digital Signal...
Proteus Europe
Salary: negotiable
Posted: 17 May 2013
Software Engineer
Edinburgh, Midlothian
Additional beneficial skills are; *PLSQL / Apex *Linux *Git source control *Working knowledge of design patterns *MySQL (or any other relational database technologies) *JavaScript *CSS/ HTML5 *XML / XSLT All...
Reed Technology
Salary: £25000 - £32000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Software Engineer / Software Developer (Geoscience / C++)
Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, Strathclyde,...
No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of age or race, and we confirm that we will gladly accept applications from persons of...
Easy Web Recruitment
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 20 May 2013
Software Engineer / Software Developer (Geoscience / C++)
Glasgow, Lanarkshire
c) Windows or Linux or Mac development; iOS or Android development. d) C or C++ programming design; OO design and UML; STL and Boost... c) Multithreading experience; GPU...
EasyWebRecruitment.com
Salary: Competitive
Posted: 17 May 2013
Software Engineer - Mobile Application Development
Dundee, Angus
C++, AS3, C#, Java) and have... - Knowledge of agile and lean development, Scrum, Kanban, Continuous Integration, Pair Programming. - Experience with MVC web development frameworks, particularly Ruby on Rails.
Jefferson Wolfe
Salary: From £35,000 to £40,000 per annum
Posted: 16 May 2013
Software Engineer - Mobile Application Development
Dundee, Angus
C++, AS3, C#, Java) and have... - Knowledge of agile and lean development, Scrum, Kanban, Continuous Integration, Pair Programming. - Experience with MVC web development frameworks, particularly Ruby on Rails.
Jefferson Wolfe
Salary: From £300 to £40,000 per annum
Posted: 20 May 2013
Software Engineers - Grad - Experienced Level Opportunities
Glasgow, Scotland
My client will consider graduate to experienced level Software Engineers, but the successful candidates will be able to demonstrate strong skills in the following: *Java Development *Experience or...
Cathcart Associates
Salary: £20000 - £48000 per annum
Posted: 4 May 2013
Senior Software Test Engineer
Dunfermline, Fife
up to £38K DOE + excellent benefits - Dunfermline - Auto / QTP Our client is one of the most respected organisations in Fife and is looking for an experienced and technically...
Search Consultancy
Salary: excellent benefits
Posted: 17 May 2013
Lead/Senior Software Test Engineer
Dunfermline, Fife
You will ideally hold an HND/HNC/Degree educated in Computer Science, Engineering or Similar discipline. You will be able to demonstrate strong background in a software testing...
Harvey Nash plc
Salary: £35000 - £380000 per annum + Good benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
Software Engineer
Alness, Ross-Shire
Correlation and Analytics... Log Analytics. Incident & Change Management... ASP.NET MVC development... SNMP, JMX, WMI... Cacti, Nagios, Net-SNMP, RRD) Familiarity with open source configuration management tools (e...
Pentasia Ltd
Salary: From £0 to £0 per annum Flexible
Posted: 20 May 2013
Senior Software Engineer (Software, Developer, Software Engineer)
Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Avaloq Innovation Ltd are currently recruiting for a Senior Software Engineer (Software, Developer, Software Engineer)... Avaloq, a Swiss-originated software development company has been successfully providing major banks...
Avaloq
Salary: £45,000 - £60,000 per year
Posted: 22 May 2013
Junior VB.Net Developer / Software Engineer / Programmer
Dumfriesshire
Develop and test new applications and software using Visual Basic - VB.Net... For example: Software Engineering, Computer Science or an equivalent. Experience in the use of Visual Basic -...
Xperian Recruitment Limited
Salary: Up to £18,000 plus benefits
Posted: 20 May 2013
GRADUATE Junior VB.Net Developer / Software Engineer / Programmer, Scotland
Dumfriesshire, Scotland
Graduate Junior VB.Net Developer / Software Engineer / Programmer, Retail, Scotland, £18,000Due to a promotion within the existing IT Team an opportunity for a Graduate Junior Programmer has...
Xperian Recruitment Limited
Salary: £0 - £20,000 per year
Posted: 20 May 2013
Application Software Support Engineer - Scotland
Aberdeen, Aberdeenshire
World-leading Software Development Company in an exciting, niche industry is looking for an Application Software Support Engineer! This is a varied, challenging role supporting a variety of...
Pro-Quest Resourcing Ltd
Salary: Circa £25,000 + bonus + benefits
Posted: 21 May 2013
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