Senior Jobs in Aberdeen

Senior
Scotland > Aberdeen

The median Senior salary in Aberdeen is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 8 6 15
Rank change year-on-year -2 +9 -8
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 49 32 12
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Aberdeen 16.17% 17.11% 9.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 16.67% 22.38% 10.00%
Number of salaries quoted 49 9 11
10th Percentile £45,000 - £50,000
25th Percentile £46,250 £52,500 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +20.00%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £85,000 £68,500 £76,250
Scotland median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% +9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Aberdeen

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 294 143 120
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.03% 76.47% 93.02%
Number of salaries quoted 240 77 72
10th Percentile £25,750 £30,200 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £33,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - -22.73% +22.22%
75th Percentile £58,750 £65,000 £65,625
90th Percentile £65,000 £70,600 £80,000
Scotland median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +10.53%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior in Aberdeen

Senior
Salary Trend in Aberdeen

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

Salary trend for Senior in Aberdeen

Senior
Salary Histogram in Aberdeen

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior in Aberdeen over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior in Aberdeen

Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Aberdeen

For the 6 months to 28 April 2024, Senior 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 in the job title.

1 26 (53.06%) Software Engineering
2 18 (36.73%) Greenfield Project
3 17 (34.69%) Front End Development
3 17 (34.69%) Ruby
4 15 (30.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 12 (24.49%) C#
5 12 (24.49%) Computer Science
6 11 (22.45%) C
7 8 (16.33%) Data Management
8 6 (12.24%) React
9 5 (10.20%) Microsoft
10 4 (8.16%) Epicor
10 4 (8.16%) JD Edwards
10 4 (8.16%) SharePoint
10 4 (8.16%) ERP
10 4 (8.16%) .NET
10 4 (8.16%) Oracle
10 4 (8.16%) Oracle EBS
10 4 (8.16%) Manufacturing
10 4 (8.16%) Stakeholder Management
10 4 (8.16%) Supply Chain Management
10 4 (8.16%) Infrastructure Management
10 4 (8.16%) Cybersecurity
10 4 (8.16%) Line Management
10 4 (8.16%) Mentoring
10 4 (8.16%) IFS
10 4 (8.16%) IT Strategy
10 4 (8.16%) Business Strategy
10 4 (8.16%) Infrastructure Engineering
10 4 (8.16%) Social Skills

Senior 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 4 (8.16%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 4 (8.16%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 3 (6.12%) AWS
2 2 (4.08%) Azure
2 2 (4.08%) GitHub
3 1 (2.04%) GCP
Communications & Networking
1 3 (6.12%) Wireless
2 1 (2.04%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (6.12%) GIS
General
1 15 (30.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 4 (8.16%) Manufacturing
2 4 (8.16%) Social Skills
3 1 (2.04%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (12.24%) React
2 4 (8.16%) .NET
3 2 (4.08%) .NET Core
3 2 (4.08%) .NET Framework
3 2 (4.08%) ASP.NET
3 2 (4.08%) ASP.NET Web API
3 2 (4.08%) CSS
3 2 (4.08%) HTML
4 1 (2.04%) AngularJS
4 1 (2.04%) ASP.NET MVC
4 1 (2.04%) Blazor
4 1 (2.04%) REST
4 1 (2.04%) WinForms
4 1 (2.04%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 18 (36.73%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (2.04%) Algorithms
2 1 (2.04%) Industrial Internet of Things
2 1 (2.04%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (2.04%) Private Cloud
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.08%) Windows
2 1 (2.04%) Android
2 1 (2.04%) Apple iOS
2 1 (2.04%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 26 (53.06%) Software Engineering
2 17 (34.69%) Front End Development
3 12 (24.49%) Computer Science
4 8 (16.33%) Data Management
5 4 (8.16%) Business Strategy
5 4 (8.16%) Cybersecurity
5 4 (8.16%) ERP
5 4 (8.16%) Infrastructure Engineering
5 4 (8.16%) Infrastructure Management
5 4 (8.16%) IT Strategy
5 4 (8.16%) Line Management
5 4 (8.16%) Mentoring
5 4 (8.16%) Roadmaps
5 4 (8.16%) Stakeholder Management
5 4 (8.16%) Supply Chain Management
6 2 (4.08%) Agile
6 2 (4.08%) Continuous Integration
7 1 (2.04%) Mathematics
7 1 (2.04%) TDD
7 1 (2.04%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 17 (34.69%) Ruby
2 12 (24.49%) C#
3 11 (22.45%) C
4 3 (6.12%) Embedded C
5 2 (4.08%) JavaScript
5 2 (4.08%) Python
5 2 (4.08%) SQL
6 1 (2.04%) Bash
6 1 (2.04%) Java
6 1 (2.04%) Perl
6 1 (2.04%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 1 (2.04%) AWS Certification
System Software
1 3 (6.12%) Embedded Firmware
1 3 (6.12%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 1 (2.04%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 5 (10.20%) Microsoft
2 4 (8.16%) Epicor
2 4 (8.16%) IFS
2 4 (8.16%) JD Edwards
2 4 (8.16%) Oracle
3 1 (2.04%) ServiceNow
3 1 (2.04%) Xamarin