Software Engineering
Scotland > Aberdeen
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Aberdeen requiring Software Engineering skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Software Engineering over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 8 | 2 | 16 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | +14 | +7 |
| Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering | 6 | 74 | 17 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Aberdeen | 10.71% | 24.75% | 8.63% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.04% | 30.58% | 9.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 73 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £45,000 | £35,000 | £41,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,750 | £40,000 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -19.23% | +8.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,250 | £60,000 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £68,200 | £65,000 | £67,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £58,033 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.28% | -7.69% | +8.33% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Aberdeen
Software Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Aberdeen.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 46 | 242 | 176 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Aberdeen | 82.14% | 80.94% | 89.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 30 | 200 | 63 |
| 10th Percentile | £35,000 | £25,750 | £29,150 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,750 | £32,500 | £37,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £42,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -22.73% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £55,000 | £58,750 | £65,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £65,073 | £65,000 | £72,250 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £52,500 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -8.70% | +4.55% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen
Job postings citing Software Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen.
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Salary Trend in Aberdeen
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in Aberdeen.
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Salary Histogram in Aberdeen
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineering in Aberdeen over the 6 months to 16 May 2025.
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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: