Computer Science
Scotland > Aberdeen
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Aberdeen requiring Computer Science skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | - | 13 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | -3 | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Computer Science | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Aberdeen | - | 7.94% | 12.99% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | - | 9.62% | 13.99% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 5 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £31,100 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £27,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | £63,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -3.08% | - |
| 75th Percentile | - | £65,726 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £113,290 | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £55,000 | £45,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.22% | -18.18% | - |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Aberdeen
Computer Science falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Aberdeen.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 97 | 104 | 143 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Aberdeen | 84.35% | 82.54% | 92.86% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 63 | 57 | 92 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £35,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £35,000 | £38,750 | £38,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | - | -9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £70,000 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £82,700 | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £42,000 | £55,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.64% | +4.76% | -8.70% |
Computer Science
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Computer Science relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen.
Computer Science
Salary Trend in Aberdeen
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Aberdeen citing Computer Science.
