Developer
UK > Scotland
The median Developer salary in Scotland is £56,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 43 | 28 | 17 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -15 | -11 | -11 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Developer | 195 | 642 | 533 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 6.03% | 10.27% | 13.23% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.31% | 10.58% | 14.51% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 119 | 436 | 385 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,500 | £35,000 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £47,750 | £43,160 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £56,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.82% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £66,250 | £65,000 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £96,000 | £71,250 | £75,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £57,500 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.35% | -11.54% | +8.33% |
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 | 2,667 | 6,069 | 3,673 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 82.47% | 97.06% | 91.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,281 | 2,744 | 2,083 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,968 | £28,000 | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £50,404 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.16% | -8.36% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,798 | £80,000 | £82,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Developer
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Developer in Scotland.
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Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Scotland over the 6 months to 17 July 2025.
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Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Developer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 17 July 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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| Glasgow | +17 | 76 | £55,000 | -2.22% | 56 |
| Edinburgh | -19 | 74 | £57,500 | -4.17% | 46 |
| Midlothian | - | 16 | £65,000 | - | 19 |
| Dundee | -5 | 7 | £32,500 | -27.78% | 2 |
| Lanarkshire | -5 | 6 | £50,000 | - | 26 |
| Fife | -16 | 3 | £45,000 | -10.00% | |
| West Lothian | +5 | 2 | - | - | |
| South Lanarkshire | +1 | 2 | - | - | |
| Aberdeen | -5 | 2 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 9 |
| Renfrewshire | - | 2 | - | - | |
| North Lanarkshire | -1 | 1 | £51,000 | +112.50% | 1 |
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Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 17 July 2025, Developer 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 Developer in the job title.
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Developer 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:
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