Senior Developer Jobs in Aberdeen

Senior Developer
Scotland > Aberdeen

The median Senior Developer salary in Aberdeen is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 7 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
7 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 32 33
Rank change year-on-year +18 +1 -15
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer 1 13 1
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Aberdeen 1.52% 4.32% 0.51%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.75% 4.47% 0.65%
Number of salaries quoted 1 13 1
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 £52,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +23.81% -19.23% +8.33%
Scotland median annual salary £57,500 £57,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year - -11.54% +6.12%

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 57 291 153
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 86.36% 96.68% 77.66%
Number of salaries quoted 38 240 80
10th Percentile £35,000 £25,750 £30,425
25th Percentile £35,625 £32,500 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% - -22.73%
75th Percentile £60,000 £58,750 £65,000
90th Percentile £79,150 £65,000 £72,500
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% +9.52%

Senior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Developer in Aberdeen

Senior Developer
Salary Trend in Aberdeen

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

Salary trend for Senior Developer in Aberdeen

Senior Developer Skill Set
Top 9 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Aberdeen

For the 6 months to 7 May 2025, Senior 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 Senior Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) HTML
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) CSS
1 1 (100.00%) Web Development
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Front End Development
1 1 (100.00%) Progressive Web App
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity

Senior 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) CSS
1 1 (100.00%) HTML
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Front End Development
1 1 (100.00%) Progressive Web App
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript