Applications Engineer
UK > Scotland
The median Applications Engineer salary in Scotland is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 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 3 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 146 | 269 | 214 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +123 | -55 | +19 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Engineer | 4 | 15 | 15 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.14% | 0.22% | 0.32% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.15% | 0.23% | 0.35% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 10 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £71,000 | - | £46,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £72,500 | £28,500 | £48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £31,250 | £50,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +156.00% | -37.50% | -33.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £87,500 | £61,875 | £53,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £89,000 | £70,000 | £60,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £50,000 | £42,500 | £54,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.65% | -21.30% | +11.34% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title | 2,619 | 6,527 | 4,267 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.45% | 96.90% | 90.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,376 | 2,623 | 2,327 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £27,800 | £31,491 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,000 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -8.70% | +9.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,369 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,550 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.42% | -12.42% | - |
Applications Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Applications Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Applications Engineer
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Applications Engineer in Scotland.
Applications Engineer
Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Applications Engineer in Scotland over the 6 months to 3 May 2025.
Applications Engineer
Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 3 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 |
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| Edinburgh | +22 | 4 | £80,000 | +14.29% | 5 |
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Applications Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 3 May 2025, Applications Engineer 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 Scotland region featuring Applications Engineer in the job title.
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Applications Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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: