Software Engineer Jobs in Aberdeen

Software Engineer
Scotland > Aberdeen

The median Software Engineer salary in Aberdeen is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 May 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
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 11 25 22
Rank change year-on-year +14 -3 -6
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 41 9 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Aberdeen 13.62% 4.59% 3.08%
As % of the Job Titles category 14.09% 5.92% 3.31%
Number of salaries quoted 40 9 3
10th Percentile £42,500 £57,500 -
25th Percentile £45,938 - £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% +33.33%
75th Percentile £65,000 - £65,000
90th Percentile - £65,500 £66,500
Scotland median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year -7.69% +13.04% +21.05%

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 291 152 121
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.68% 77.55% 93.08%
Number of salaries quoted 239 80 74
10th Percentile £25,750 £30,425 £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 £65,000
90th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £80,000
Scotland median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +10.53%

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineer in Aberdeen

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Aberdeen

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

Salary trend for Software Engineer in Aberdeen

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Aberdeen

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Aberdeen over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Engineer in Aberdeen

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

For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, Software Engineer 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 Software Engineer in the job title.

1 41 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 24 (58.54%) C#
3 14 (34.15%) Aviation
4 13 (31.71%) Full Stack Development
5 12 (29.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 12 (29.27%) C
6 9 (21.95%) .NET
6 9 (21.95%) Agile
6 9 (21.95%) AngularJS
6 9 (21.95%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (19.51%) TypeScript
7 8 (19.51%) Data Management
8 6 (14.63%) Scrum
8 6 (14.63%) C++
8 6 (14.63%) Front End Development
8 6 (14.63%) Ruby
8 6 (14.63%) Computer Science
8 6 (14.63%) Greenfield Project
8 6 (14.63%) Social Skills
9 5 (12.20%) Degree
10 4 (9.76%) Automotive
10 4 (9.76%) Machine Learning
10 4 (9.76%) SQL
10 4 (9.76%) SDLC
11 3 (7.32%) Microsoft
11 3 (7.32%) JavaScript
11 3 (7.32%) CSS
11 3 (7.32%) HTML
11 3 (7.32%) Test Automation
11 3 (7.32%) Azure

Software Engineer 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (7.32%) Azure
2 2 (4.88%) Azure Machine Learning
3 1 (2.44%) AWS
3 1 (2.44%) GCP
3 1 (2.44%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.88%) Ethernet
1 2 (4.88%) Wireless
2 1 (2.44%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.44%) MS Access
1 1 (2.44%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (4.88%) Visual Studio
General
1 14 (34.15%) Aviation
2 12 (29.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 6 (14.63%) Social Skills
4 4 (9.76%) Automotive
5 1 (2.44%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (2.44%) Electronics
5 1 (2.44%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (21.95%) .NET
1 9 (21.95%) AngularJS
2 3 (7.32%) CSS
2 3 (7.32%) HTML
2 3 (7.32%) React
3 2 (4.88%) HTML5
3 2 (4.88%) MFC
4 1 (2.44%) .NET Core
4 1 (2.44%) .NET Framework
4 1 (2.44%) ASP.NET
4 1 (2.44%) ASP.NET MVC
4 1 (2.44%) ASP.NET Web API
Miscellaneous
1 6 (14.63%) Greenfield Project
2 3 (7.32%) Algorithms
3 1 (2.44%) Industrial Internet of Things
3 1 (2.44%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 2 (4.88%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 13 (31.71%) Full Stack Development
3 9 (21.95%) Agile
3 9 (21.95%) Problem-Solving
4 8 (19.51%) Data Management
5 6 (14.63%) Computer Science
5 6 (14.63%) Front End Development
5 6 (14.63%) Scrum
6 4 (9.76%) Machine Learning
6 4 (9.76%) SDLC
7 3 (7.32%) DevOps
7 3 (7.32%) Mathematics
7 3 (7.32%) Test Automation
8 2 (4.88%) Data Analysis
8 2 (4.88%) Kalman Filter
8 2 (4.88%) Physics
9 1 (2.44%) Data Acquisition
9 1 (2.44%) MVC
9 1 (2.44%) SOLID
9 1 (2.44%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 24 (58.54%) C#
2 12 (29.27%) C
3 8 (19.51%) TypeScript
4 6 (14.63%) C++
4 6 (14.63%) Ruby
5 4 (9.76%) SQL
6 3 (7.32%) JavaScript
7 2 (4.88%) Embedded C
7 2 (4.88%) MATLAB
8 1 (2.44%) Java
Qualifications
1 5 (12.20%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.88%) QA
System Software
1 2 (4.88%) Embedded Firmware
1 2 (4.88%) Firmware
Vendors
1 3 (7.32%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.44%) iManage