Developer
UK > Scotland
The median Developer salary in Scotland is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 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 9 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 43 | 39 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | -26 | -10 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Developer | 187 | 649 | 682 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 6.36% | 9.68% | 14.75% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.02% | 9.99% | 16.40% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 120 | 437 | 496 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £36,250 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,188 | £42,500 | £42,188 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £54,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | -1.82% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,886 | £72,500 | £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 | 2,664 | 6,494 | 4,158 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.55% | 96.88% | 89.90% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,374 | 2,626 | 2,264 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £28,000 | £31,288 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,000 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £55,462 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -5.34% | +5.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,958 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -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.
Developer
Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Scotland over the 6 months to 9 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 9 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 | -14 | 91 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 29 |
| Glasgow | +46 | 48 | £52,500 | -4.55% | 56 |
| Dundee | -1 | 18 | £32,500 | -31.58% | |
| Lanarkshire | -5 | 7 | £44,500 | - | 11 |
| Fife | -26 | 5 | £45,000 | -10.00% | 2 |
| Renfrewshire | -11 | 4 | £48,500 | -7.62% | 19 |
| Aberdeen | -4 | 3 | £55,000 | +29.41% | 3 |
| West Lothian | +10 | 2 | - | - | |
| South Lanarkshire | 0 | 2 | - | - | |
| North Lanarkshire | 0 | 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 9 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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