Research Scientist Job Trends in Aberdeen

Research Scientist
Scotland > Aberdeen

As of 10 October 2025, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Research Scientist salary in Aberdeen.

6 months to
10 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Research Scientist 2 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Aberdeen 4.08% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 4.17% - -
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
Scotland median annual salary - - -

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 48 240 132
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.96% 96.39% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 12 113 73
10th Percentile - £27,500 £32,750
25th Percentile £25,375 £38,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £60,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -41.67% +14.29% -4.55%
75th Percentile £57,188 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £69,375 £80,000 £72,250
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £53,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -15.09% +0.95% -4.55%

Research Scientist Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Aberdeen

For the 6 months to 10 October 2025, Research Scientist job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Aberdeen region featuring Research Scientist in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) PhD
1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Biology
1 2 (100.00%) Biotechnology
1 2 (100.00%) PayPal
1 2 (100.00%) Chatbot
1 2 (100.00%) Experimental Design
1 2 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Conversational UI
1 2 (100.00%) Data Interpretation
1 2 (100.00%) Biochemistry
1 2 (100.00%) Molecular Biology

Research Scientist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Aberdeen by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Chatbot
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Molecular Biology
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) AI
1 2 (100.00%) Biochemistry
1 2 (100.00%) Biology
1 2 (100.00%) Biotechnology
1 2 (100.00%) Conversational UI
1 2 (100.00%) Data Interpretation
1 2 (100.00%) Experimental Design
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Degree
1 2 (100.00%) Master's Degree
1 2 (100.00%) PhD
Vendors
1 2 (100.00%) PayPal