The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Aberdeenshire 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 7 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 7 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
3
5
12
Rank change year-on-year
+2
+7
-2
Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering
5
7
8
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Aberdeenshire
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 Aberdeenshire.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
8
32
59
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Aberdeenshire
27.59%
57.14%
95.16%
Number of salaries quoted
7
32
22
10th Percentile
£45,500
£24,875
£24,075
25th Percentile
£51,875
£26,750
£26,063
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£62,500
£42,500
£50,000
Median % change year-on-year
+47.06%
-15.00%
-4.76%
75th Percentile
£68,750
£47,500
£65,000
90th Percentile
-
£55,000
-
Scotland median annual salary
£55,000
£52,500
£57,500
% change year-on-year
+4.76%
-8.70%
+8.49%
Software Engineering Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeenshire
Job postings citing Software Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Aberdeenshire.
Software Engineering Salary Trend in Aberdeenshire
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in Aberdeenshire.
Software Engineering Top 12 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Aberdeenshire
For the 6 months to 7 May 2025, job vacancies citing Software Engineering also mentioned 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 Aberdeenshire region with a requirement for Software Engineering.
Software Engineering Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Aberdeenshire 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:
