Software Engineering Job Trends in the Highlands
Software Engineering
Scotland > Highlands
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the Highlands requiring Software Engineering skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 16 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the Highlands | 1.00% | - | - |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 1.54% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | - | - | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £75,000 | £62,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.00% | +4.17% | +4.35% |
All Process & Methodology Skills
Highlands
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 the Highlands.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 65 | 73 | 17 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the Highlands | 65.00% | 91.25% | 37.78% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 51 | 32 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | - | £26,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,500 | £32,000 | £29,063 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,500 | £38,000 | £35,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +35.53% | +8.57% | +40.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | - | £44,438 |
| 90th Percentile | £67,500 | - | £48,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £55,000 | £38,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +44.74% | -30.91% | +4.76% |
Software Engineering Job Vacancy Trend in the Highlands
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Software Engineering relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the Highlands.
Software Engineering Salary Trend in the Highlands
Salary distribution trend for jobs in the Highlands citing Software Engineering.
Software Engineering Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Highlands by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Computer Science | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Mentoring | 100.0% | 1 |