Developer Jobs in Aberdeen

Developer
Scotland > Aberdeen

The median Developer salary in Aberdeen is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

 6 months to
19 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 7 10
Rank change year-on-year -3 +3 -7
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 3 53 28
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Aberdeen 5.45% 17.15% 14.43%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.52% 17.79% 18.42%
Number of salaries quoted 2 52 25
10th Percentile £44,750 - -
25th Percentile £48,125 £32,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +29.41% - +2.27%
75th Percentile £60,625 £58,750 £51,250
90th Percentile £63,250 £63,750 £63,750
Scotland median annual salary £52,500 £54,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -2.78% -1.82% -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Aberdeen

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 46 298 152
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 83.64% 96.44% 78.35%
Number of salaries quoted 28 241 80
10th Percentile £35,000 £25,750 £30,500
25th Percentile £41,250 £32,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £42,500 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -10.53% -13.64%
75th Percentile £56,250 £58,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £66,950 £65,000 £72,500
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £56,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -6.25% +6.67%

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 19 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Developer in Aberdeen

Developer Skill Set
Top 29 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Aberdeen

For the 6 months to 19 May 2025, 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 2 (66.67%) HTML
1 2 (66.67%) SQL
1 2 (66.67%) CSS
1 2 (66.67%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) Web Development
1 2 (66.67%) Software Engineering
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Power BI
1 2 (66.67%) Power Platform
1 2 (66.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (33.33%) Power Query
2 1 (33.33%) Progressive Web App
2 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 1 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (33.33%) Front End Development
2 1 (33.33%) jQuery
2 1 (33.33%) SaaS
2 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 1 (33.33%) User Experience
2 1 (33.33%) Epicor
2 1 (33.33%) HND
2 1 (33.33%) Python
2 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
2 1 (33.33%) ERP
2 1 (33.33%) Data Modelling
2 1 (33.33%) Java
2 1 (33.33%) JavaScript
2 1 (33.33%) PHP
2 1 (33.33%) C#

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 1 (33.33%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Power Platform
2 1 (33.33%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) Power BI
2 1 (33.33%) Power Query
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (66.67%) CSS
1 2 (66.67%) HTML
2 1 (33.33%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) Software Engineering
1 2 (66.67%) Web Development
2 1 (33.33%) Data Modelling
2 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 1 (33.33%) ERP
2 1 (33.33%) Front End Development
2 1 (33.33%) Progressive Web App
2 1 (33.33%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 2 (66.67%) SQL
2 1 (33.33%) C#
2 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 1 (33.33%) Java
2 1 (33.33%) JavaScript
2 1 (33.33%) PHP
2 1 (33.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) HND
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Epicor
132 Developer jobs in Scotland