Scala Job Trends in the North East

Scala
England > North East

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in the North East requiring Scala skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 71 64 57
Rank change year-on-year -7 -7 +43
Permanent jobs citing Scala 6 24 4
As % of all permanent jobs in the North East 0.61% 1.80% 0.73%
As % of the Programming Languages category 4.44% 5.18% 2.17%
Number of salaries quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile - - £56,500
25th Percentile £62,500 - £58,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £65,000 - £62,500
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.17%
75th Percentile £67,500 - £65,625
90th Percentile - - £66,750
England median annual salary £85,000 £80,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +6.25% - -

All Programming Languages
North East

Scala falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in the North East.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills 135 463 184
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the North East 13.79% 34.66% 33.58%
Number of salaries quoted 102 249 152
10th Percentile £28,250 £34,950 £37,534
25th Percentile £35,000 £36,250 £41,438
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £52,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% +6.56%
75th Percentile £65,000 £69,800 £67,500
90th Percentile £78,661 £81,000 £75,000
England median annual salary £62,500 £65,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -3.85% - -

Scala
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Scala relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the North East.

Scala job vacancy trend in the North East

Scala
Salary Trend in the North East

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Scala.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the North East citing Scala

Scala
Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Scala within the North East region over the 6 months to 16 October 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
Tyne and Wear -5 6 £65,000 -
Scala
England

Scala
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 2 (33.33%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 6 (100.00%) Developer
1 6 (100.00%) Scala Developer
2 4 (66.67%) Lead
2 4 (66.67%) Lead Developer
3 2 (33.33%) Java Developer
3 2 (33.33%) Java Scala Developer
3 2 (33.33%) Java Software Developer
3 2 (33.33%) Senior
3 2 (33.33%) Senior Developer
3 2 (33.33%) Senior Java Developer
3 2 (33.33%) Senior Java Scala Developer
3 2 (33.33%) Senior Java Software Developer
3 2 (33.33%) Senior Scala Developer
3 2 (33.33%) Senior Software Developer
3 2 (33.33%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (33.33%) Spring
1 2 (33.33%) Spring Boot
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (33.33%) Agile
1 2 (33.33%) Backlog Refinement
1 2 (33.33%) Code Quality
1 2 (33.33%) Collaborative Culture
1 2 (33.33%) Pair Programming
1 2 (33.33%) TDD
1 2 (33.33%) Technical Leadership
1 2 (33.33%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 2 (33.33%) C#
1 2 (33.33%) Java
1 2 (33.33%) JavaScript
1 2 (33.33%) Kotlin
1 2 (33.33%) Python
1 2 (33.33%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) SC Cleared
1 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared