Developer
UK > Scotland
The median Developer salary in Scotland is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 35 | 39 | 12 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | -27 | -9 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Developer | 190 | 646 | 714 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 6.74% | 9.59% | 15.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.43% | 9.90% | 16.75% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 125 | 434 | 522 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £36,250 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £42,500 | £41,563 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £53,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.77% | -3.64% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £74,554 | £73,750 | £82,500 |
| 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 | 2,557 | 6,524 | 4,262 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.74% | 96.85% | 90.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,368 | 2,620 | 2,315 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £27,750 | £31,569 |
| 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 | £73,449 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,738 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
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.
Developer
Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Scotland over the 6 months to 1 May 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 1 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 | -12 | 93 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 37 |
| Glasgow | +45 | 48 | £57,500 | +4.55% | 51 |
| Dundee | -1 | 19 | £32,500 | -31.58% | |
| Lanarkshire | +7 | 7 | £44,500 | - | 11 |
| Fife | -23 | 5 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 1 |
| Renfrewshire | -10 | 4 | £48,500 | -7.62% | 21 |
| Aberdeen | -6 | 3 | £55,000 | +29.41% | 2 |
| West Lothian | +12 | 2 | - | - | |
| South Lanarkshire | +5 | 2 | - | - | |
| North Lanarkshire | +6 | 1 | £51,000 | +112.50% | |
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Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 1 May 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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