Derivative Job Trends in Scotland

Derivatives
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Derivative in permanent job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Derivative over the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 139 181
Rank change year-on-year - +42 -
Permanent jobs citing Derivative 0 2 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland - 0.075% 0.13%
As % of the Miscellaneous category - 0.25% 0.32%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - -
UK median annual salary £110,000 £115,000 £110,000
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% +4.76%

All Generic Skills
Scotland

Derivative falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 760 803 1,231
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 27.91% 29.99% 41.18%
Number of salaries quoted 343 336 641
10th Percentile £25,087 £37,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £30,000 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 £57,004 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -29.83% -4.99% +3.45%
75th Percentile £62,500 £74,144 £75,000
90th Percentile £73,300 £93,778 £96,539
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% - -7.69%

Derivative
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Derivative relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Derivative job vacancy trend in Scotland

Derivative
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Derivative.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Derivative