Senior Jobs in Fife

Senior
Scotland > Fife

The median Senior salary in Fife is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 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
28 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 15 13
Rank change year-on-year +11 -2 +3
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 59 9 4
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Fife 43.07% 8.41% 7.84%
As % of the Job Titles category 43.07% 9.00% 7.84%
Number of salaries quoted 3 9 4
10th Percentile £58,400 £51,000 £45,375
25th Percentile £59,000 £52,500 £45,938
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% +4.76% +7.14%
75th Percentile - £57,500 £57,500
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £51,645 £60,000 £60,850
% change year-on-year -13.93% -1.40% +1.42%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Fife

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Fife. 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 Fife with a recognized job title 137 100 51
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 93.46% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 39 74 23
10th Percentile £37,574 £30,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £46,875 £33,750 £37,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,683 £40,818 £47,500
Median % change year-on-year +16.82% -14.07% +4.97%
75th Percentile - £57,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £54,600 - £67,500
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year +4.76% -4.55% +4.76%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Fife

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior in Fife

Senior
Salary Trend in Fife

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

Salary trend for Senior in Fife

Senior
Job Locations in Fife

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the Fife region over the 6 months to 28 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Inverkeithing - 45 £60,000 -
Glenrothes - 10 - -
Senior
Scotland

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

For the 6 months to 28 May 2025, 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 Fife region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 38 (64.41%) Degree
2 36 (61.02%) BPSS Clearance
3 19 (32.20%) IEC 61508
3 19 (32.20%) Systems Engineering
4 12 (20.34%) FMEA
4 12 (20.34%) Def Stans
5 11 (18.64%) Mathematics
6 7 (11.86%) Physics
6 7 (11.86%) Electronics
6 7 (11.86%) Finance
6 7 (11.86%) DO-254
6 7 (11.86%) ARP4754
6 7 (11.86%) Chartered Engineer
6 7 (11.86%) Coaching
6 7 (11.86%) Use Case
6 7 (11.86%) Acceptance Criteria
7 6 (10.17%) Functional Safety
7 6 (10.17%) Analytical Skills
7 6 (10.17%) Hazard Analysis
7 6 (10.17%) HAZOP
7 6 (10.17%) Decision-Making
7 6 (10.17%) Java
8 5 (8.47%) SQL
8 5 (8.47%) Project Management
8 5 (8.47%) Agile
8 5 (8.47%) Software Engineering
8 5 (8.47%) Management Information System
9 4 (6.78%) Security Management
9 4 (6.78%) Migration
9 4 (6.78%) Tandem

Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Fife 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:

Applications
1 2 (3.39%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (3.39%) Infor LN
1 2 (3.39%) SAP BPC
Communications & Networking
1 4 (6.78%) SSH
1 4 (6.78%) SSL
2 1 (1.69%) Broadband
2 1 (1.69%) Multicast
2 1 (1.69%) RTP
2 1 (1.69%) RTSP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (6.78%) NonStop SQL
2 2 (3.39%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (3.39%) LabVIEW
1 2 (3.39%) Oracle Forms
2 1 (1.69%) Git
2 1 (1.69%) JIRA
2 1 (1.69%) Subversion
General
1 7 (11.86%) Electronics
1 7 (11.86%) Finance
2 6 (10.17%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (3.39%) Banking
3 2 (3.39%) Manufacturing
3 2 (3.39%) Police
4 1 (1.69%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (1.69%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.69%) AngularJS
1 1 (1.69%) CSS
1 1 (1.69%) HTML
1 1 (1.69%) Node.js
1 1 (1.69%) React
1 1 (1.69%) Yocto
Miscellaneous
1 5 (8.47%) Management Information System
2 4 (6.78%) Self-Motivation
2 4 (6.78%) Tandem
3 2 (3.39%) Analogue Electronics
3 2 (3.39%) SCADA
4 1 (1.69%) Digital Signage
4 1 (1.69%) IPTV
4 1 (1.69%) MPEG
4 1 (1.69%) PCIe
4 1 (1.69%) Social Media
4 1 (1.69%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.69%) Linux
1 1 (1.69%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
1 1 (1.69%) Rocky
1 1 (1.69%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (32.20%) Systems Engineering
2 12 (20.34%) FMEA
3 11 (18.64%) Mathematics
4 7 (11.86%) Acceptance Criteria
4 7 (11.86%) Coaching
4 7 (11.86%) Physics
4 7 (11.86%) Use Case
5 6 (10.17%) Decision-Making
5 6 (10.17%) Hazard Analysis
6 5 (8.47%) Agile
6 5 (8.47%) Project Management
6 5 (8.47%) Software Engineering
7 4 (6.78%) Customer Service
7 4 (6.78%) Mentoring
7 4 (6.78%) Migration
7 4 (6.78%) Patch Management
7 4 (6.78%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (6.78%) Security Management
8 3 (5.08%) Computer Science
8 3 (5.08%) Information Security
Programming Languages
1 6 (10.17%) Java
2 5 (8.47%) SQL
3 2 (3.39%) C#
3 2 (3.39%) C++
3 2 (3.39%) Python
3 2 (3.39%) Rust
4 1 (1.69%) C
4 1 (1.69%) JavaScript
4 1 (1.69%) PHP
4 1 (1.69%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 38 (64.41%) Degree
2 36 (61.02%) BPSS Clearance
3 7 (11.86%) Chartered Engineer
4 4 (6.78%) Master's Degree
5 3 (5.08%) CISSP
6 2 (3.39%) ACCA
6 2 (3.39%) CCA
6 2 (3.39%) CIMA
6 2 (3.39%) Numerate Degree
6 2 (3.39%) SC Cleared
6 2 (3.39%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (32.20%) IEC 61508
2 12 (20.34%) Def Stans
3 7 (11.86%) ARP4754
3 7 (11.86%) DO-254
4 6 (10.17%) HAZOP
5 2 (3.39%) Accessibility
5 2 (3.39%) GAAP
5 2 (3.39%) IFRS
Systems Management
1 6 (10.17%) Functional Safety
Vendors
1 2 (3.39%) Cognos
1 2 (3.39%) Infor
1 2 (3.39%) Mentor Graphics
1 2 (3.39%) Microsoft
1 2 (3.39%) Oracle
1 2 (3.39%) SAP
2 1 (1.69%) Red Hat