Job Vacancy Trend Salary Trend Salary Histogram Skill Sets
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The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Glasgow with a requirement for Software Engineering skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Software Engineering over the 6 months to 29 June 2022 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Software Engineering
Scotland > Glasgow
6 months to
29 Jun 2022		 Same period 2021 Same period 2020
Rank 14 16 37
Rank change year-on-year +2 +21 -13
Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering 234 160 67
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Glasgow 13.38% 11.31% 6.56%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.23% 12.36% 6.93%
Number of salaries quoted 69 123 53
10th Percentile £36,400 £33,750 £35,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,500 £38,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +21.05% +5.56% -
75th Percentile £68,750 £57,500 £57,500
90th Percentile £85,000 £65,000 £64,950
Scotland median annual salary £60,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +20.00% - +11.11%

Software Engineering is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Glasgow with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

All Process and Methodology Skills
Glasgow
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,644 1,295 967
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in Glasgow 94.00% 91.52% 94.62%
Number of salaries quoted 811 872 671
10th Percentile £31,000 £32,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £38,386 £37,500 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £47,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% +5.56% -
75th Percentile £65,000 £60,000 £55,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £62,500
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year +15.79% - +5.56%

Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Job postings citing Software Engineering as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineering in Glasgow

Software Engineering
Salary Trend in Glasgow

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineering in Glasgow.

Salary trend for Software Engineering in Glasgow

Software Engineering
Salary Histogram in Glasgow

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineering in Glasgow over the 6 months to 29 June 2022.

Salary histogram for Software Engineering in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 29 June 2022, IT jobs citing Software Engineering also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Glasgow region with a requirement for Software Engineering.

1 110 (47.01%) Java
2 109 (46.58%) Agile
3 105 (44.87%) JavaScript
4 89 (38.03%) Azure
4 89 (38.03%) AWS
5 87 (37.18%) React
6 85 (36.32%) .NET
7 72 (30.77%) SQL
8 71 (30.34%) Git (software)
9 62 (26.50%) Python
9 62 (26.50%) Full Stack Development
10 61 (26.07%) TypeScript
11 59 (25.21%) C#
11 59 (25.21%) Degree
12 58 (24.79%) HTML
13 57 (24.36%) Docker
14 56 (23.93%) CSS
15 55 (23.50%) Mentoring
16 54 (23.08%) Social Skills
17 52 (22.22%) TDD
18 48 (20.51%) Continuous Integration
19 47 (20.09%) OOP
20 45 (19.23%) DevOps
21 44 (18.80%) GCP
22 42 (17.95%) Spring
23 41 (17.52%) Software Testing
23 41 (17.52%) NoSQL
23 41 (17.52%) Front End Development
24 39 (16.67%) Relational Database
25 38 (16.24%) Microservices

Software Engineering
Co-occurring IT Skills in Glasgow by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 4 (1.71%) Confluence
2 3 (1.28%) Apache Pig
2 3 (1.28%) Apache Spark
2 3 (1.28%) Tomcat
3 2 (0.85%) Umbraco
4 1 (0.43%) IIS
4 1 (0.43%) nginx
4 1 (0.43%) WebLogic
Applications
1 2 (0.85%) Chatbot
1 2 (0.85%) Photoshop
2 1 (0.43%) 3ds Max
2 1 (0.43%) Blender
2 1 (0.43%) Houdini
2 1 (0.43%) Maya
Business Applications
1 3 (1.28%) Salesforce.com CRM
Cloud Services
1 89 (38.03%) AWS
1 89 (38.03%) Azure
2 44 (18.80%) GCP
3 25 (10.68%) Cloud Computing
4 15 (6.41%) SaaS
5 12 (5.13%) npm
6 8 (3.42%) Azure Service Bus
7 6 (2.56%) Azure Cosmos DB
7 6 (2.56%) Azure Data Factory
7 6 (2.56%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (2.56%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 3 (1.28%) PaaS
8 3 (1.28%) Power Platform
8 3 (1.28%) Serverless
9 2 (0.85%) Azure Functions
9 2 (0.85%) GitHub
9 2 (0.85%) GitHub Actions
9 2 (0.85%) Microsoft 365
10 1 (0.43%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 1 (0.43%) AWS Lambda
Communications & Networking
1 18 (7.69%) HTTP
2 16 (6.84%) 4G
2 16 (6.84%) 5G
2 16 (6.84%) SSL
3 4 (1.71%) Internet
4 3 (1.28%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.85%) ATM
5 2 (0.85%) Ethernet
5 2 (0.85%) HTTPS
6 1 (0.43%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (17.52%) NoSQL
2 39 (16.67%) Relational Database
3 32 (13.68%) MySQL
4 26 (11.11%) SQL Server
5 21 (8.97%) MongoDB
5 21 (8.97%) RDBMS
6 18 (7.69%) Elasticsearch
7 12 (5.13%) Redis
8 6 (2.56%) Data Lake
8 6 (2.56%) Data Warehouse
9 5 (2.14%) Firebird
10 4 (1.71%) PostgreSQL
11 3 (1.28%) Azure SQL Database
11 3 (1.28%) Data Mining
11 3 (1.28%) DB2
11 3 (1.28%) Hadoop
11 3 (1.28%) Microsoft Analysis Services
11 3 (1.28%) Power BI
11 3 (1.28%) Qlik Sense
11 3 (1.28%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 71 (30.34%) Git (software)
2 16 (6.84%) Sonatype Nexus
3 12 (5.13%) webpack
4 10 (4.27%) Postman
5 8 (3.42%) Grunt
6 7 (2.99%) Jenkins
6 7 (2.99%) Selenium
7 6 (2.56%) Protractor
7 6 (2.56%) SpecFlow
7 6 (2.56%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 5 (2.14%) NUnit
9 4 (1.71%) JIRA
10 3 (1.28%) Visual Studio
11 2 (0.85%) Dreamweaver
11 2 (0.85%) git-flow
11 2 (0.85%) GitLab
11 2 (0.85%) IntelliJ
11 2 (0.85%) JUnit
11 2 (0.85%) SonarQube
12 1 (0.43%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 54 (23.08%) Social Skills
2 26 (11.11%) Advertising
2 26 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
3 20 (8.55%) Finance
4 18 (7.69%) Marketing
5 6 (2.56%) Banking
5 6 (2.56%) Investment Banking
5 6 (2.56%) Legal
6 5 (2.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (1.71%) Public Sector
8 3 (1.28%) Retail
9 2 (0.85%) Electronics
9 2 (0.85%) Front Office
9 2 (0.85%) Games
9 2 (0.85%) Manufacturing
9 2 (0.85%) Military
9 2 (0.85%) Police
9 2 (0.85%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 105 (44.87%) Software Engineer
2 81 (34.62%) Developer
3 26 (11.11%) Java Developer
4 25 (10.68%) Software Developer
5 19 (8.12%) Senior Software Engineer
6 17 (7.26%) Lead Software Engineer
7 14 (5.98%) Java Engineer
8 11 (4.70%) React Developer
9 10 (4.27%) Junior
10 9 (3.85%) Data Engineer
11 8 (3.42%) Backend Developer
11 8 (3.42%) Java Software Engineer
12 7 (2.99%) Graduate
12 7 (2.99%) Graduate Software Engineer
13 6 (2.56%) Quality Engineer
13 6 (2.56%) Senior Developer
13 6 (2.56%) Technical Leader
13 6 (2.56%) Test Engineer
14 5 (2.14%) Python Developer
14 5 (2.14%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 87 (37.18%) React
2 85 (36.32%) .NET
3 58 (24.79%) HTML
4 56 (23.93%) CSS
5 42 (17.95%) Spring
6 37 (15.81%) AngularJS
7 35 (14.96%) ASP.NET
7 35 (14.96%) Node.js
8 33 (14.10%) Redux
8 33 (14.10%) RESTful
9 29 (12.39%) GraphQL
10 28 (11.97%) REST
11 25 (10.68%) OLE
12 19 (8.12%) Middleware
13 18 (7.69%) HTML5
14 17 (7.26%) Ruby on Rails
15 16 (6.84%) Angular 2
15 16 (6.84%) Spring Boot
16 13 (5.56%) ASP.NET Core
17 12 (5.13%) RxJS
Miscellaneous
1 16 (6.84%) Public Cloud
2 14 (5.98%) Cloud Native
2 14 (5.98%) User Experience
3 10 (4.27%) Management Information System
4 8 (3.42%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (2.99%) Mobile App
6 5 (2.14%) Enterprise Software
7 4 (1.71%) Greenfield Project
8 3 (1.28%) e-Health
9 2 (0.85%) Cyberthreat
9 2 (0.85%) Embedded Systems
9 2 (0.85%) Equity Derivative
9 2 (0.85%) Fixed Income
9 2 (0.85%) Hedge funds
9 2 (0.85%) Legacy Systems
9 2 (0.85%) NHS
9 2 (0.85%) Renewable Energy
9 2 (0.85%) Video\Live Streaming
10 1 (0.43%) Hybrid Cloud
10 1 (0.43%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 21 (8.97%) Windows
2 13 (5.56%) Android
2 13 (5.56%) Apple iOS
3 11 (4.70%) Linux
4 5 (2.14%) Unix
5 3 (1.28%) SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
5 3 (1.28%) Ubuntu
6 2 (0.85%) Embedded Linux
7 1 (0.43%) FreeRTOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 109 (46.58%) Agile
2 62 (26.50%) Full Stack Development
3 55 (23.50%) Mentoring
4 52 (22.22%) TDD
5 48 (20.51%) Continuous Integration
6 47 (20.09%) OOP
7 45 (19.23%) DevOps
8 41 (17.52%) Front End Development
8 41 (17.52%) Software Testing
9 38 (16.24%) Microservices
9 38 (16.24%) Problem-Solving
10 28 (11.97%) OO
10 28 (11.97%) SDLC
11 27 (11.54%) Test Automation
12 24 (10.26%) CI/CD
13 22 (9.40%) BDD
14 21 (8.97%) Computer Science
14 21 (8.97%) MVC
15 20 (8.55%) Scrum
16 19 (8.12%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 110 (47.01%) Java
2 105 (44.87%) JavaScript
3 72 (30.77%) SQL
4 62 (26.50%) Python
5 61 (26.07%) TypeScript
6 59 (25.21%) C#
7 27 (11.54%) Go
8 24 (10.26%) T-SQL
9 20 (8.55%) C++
10 18 (7.69%) Ruby
11 12 (5.13%) Scala
12 10 (4.27%) ES6
12 10 (4.27%) PHP
13 9 (3.85%) C
14 5 (2.14%) Delphi
14 5 (2.14%) Objective-C
14 5 (2.14%) Perl
14 5 (2.14%) R
15 4 (1.71%) PowerShell
15 4 (1.71%) VB
Qualifications
1 59 (25.21%) Degree
2 9 (3.85%) Computer Science Degree
3 8 (3.42%) Security Cleared
4 6 (2.56%) ISTQB
4 6 (2.56%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
4 6 (2.56%) SC Cleared
5 5 (2.14%) BPSS Clearance
6 3 (1.28%) AWS Certification
7 2 (0.85%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (8.12%) QA
2 3 (1.28%) Data Quality
3 2 (0.85%) Accessibility
3 2 (0.85%) NCSC
3 2 (0.85%) WCAG
4 1 (0.43%) JTAG
System Software
1 57 (24.36%) Docker
2 1 (0.43%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.43%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 23 (9.83%) Kubernetes
2 22 (9.40%) Terraform
3 19 (8.12%) Ansible
4 1 (0.43%) Podman
4 1 (0.43%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 33 (14.10%) Microsoft
2 17 (7.26%) Google
3 14 (5.98%) Verint
4 4 (1.71%) Oracle
4 4 (1.71%) Salesforce.com
5 3 (1.28%) SAP
5 3 (1.28%) Sybase
6 2 (0.85%) Adobe
7 1 (0.43%) Atlassian
7 1 (0.43%) Perforce