Developer/Software Engineer Jobs in Scotland

Software Engineer/Developer
UK > Scotland

As of 10 May 2024, there is not enough information available from job vacancies posted within the last 6 months to determine the median Software Engineer/Developer salary in Scotland.

6 months to
10 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 204 225 236
Rank change year-on-year +21 +11 -54
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer/Software Engineer 80 1 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 1.19% 0.022% 0.086%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.23% 0.024% 0.090%
Number of salaries quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - - £47,500
75th Percentile - - £51,250
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £110,000 £90,000 £95,000
% change year-on-year +22.22% -5.26% +22.58%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 6,500 4,154 5,559
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.88% 89.87% 96.06%
Number of salaries quoted 2,633 2,259 2,968
10th Percentile £28,000 £31,250 £28,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £39,693
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,043 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.62% +4.84% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £66,250
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Developer/Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured Developer/Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Developer/Software Engineer in Scotland

Developer/Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Developer/Software Engineer in Scotland.

Salary trend for Developer/Software Engineer in Scotland

Developer/Software 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 Developer/Software Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 10 May 2024. 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
Glasgow -33 80 - -
Developer/Software Engineer
UK

Developer/Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 10 May 2024, Developer/Software 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 Developer/Software Engineer in the job title.

1 80 (100.00%) Finance
1 80 (100.00%) Law
1 80 (100.00%) Agile
1 80 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 80 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 80 (100.00%) Visualisation
1 80 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 80 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 80 (100.00%) Algorithms
1 80 (100.00%) SDLC
1 80 (100.00%) Community of Practice
1 80 (100.00%) Operational Stability
1 80 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 80 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 69 (86.25%) Apache Spark
2 69 (86.25%) Apache Hive
2 69 (86.25%) AWS
2 69 (86.25%) Java
3 67 (83.75%) Python
4 56 (70.00%) Informatica
4 56 (70.00%) PL/SQL
4 56 (70.00%) SQL
4 56 (70.00%) Unix
4 56 (70.00%) TDD
4 56 (70.00%) Open Source
4 56 (70.00%) Git
4 56 (70.00%) Test Automation
4 56 (70.00%) Hadoop
4 56 (70.00%) NoSQL
4 56 (70.00%) HBase

Developer/Software 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:

Application Platforms
1 69 (86.25%) Apache Spark
Cloud Services
1 69 (86.25%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 69 (86.25%) Apache Hive
2 56 (70.00%) Hadoop
2 56 (70.00%) HBase
2 56 (70.00%) NoSQL
3 20 (25.00%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 56 (70.00%) Bitbucket Server
1 56 (70.00%) Git
1 56 (70.00%) Jenkins
General
1 80 (100.00%) Finance
1 80 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 80 (100.00%) Law
2 37 (46.25%) Legal
3 30 (37.50%) Marketing
4 13 (16.25%) Banking
4 13 (16.25%) Private Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (16.25%) AngularJS
1 13 (16.25%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 80 (100.00%) Algorithms
2 13 (16.25%) Data Structures
3 7 (8.75%) Legacy Systems
3 7 (8.75%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 56 (70.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (100.00%) Agile
1 80 (100.00%) Artificial Intelligence
1 80 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 80 (100.00%) Community of Practice
1 80 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 80 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 80 (100.00%) Operational Stability
1 80 (100.00%) SDLC
1 80 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 80 (100.00%) Visualisation
2 56 (70.00%) Batch Processing
2 56 (70.00%) Microservices
2 56 (70.00%) Open Source
2 56 (70.00%) TDD
2 56 (70.00%) Test Automation
3 44 (55.00%) Risk Management
4 20 (25.00%) Wealth Management
5 13 (16.25%) Asset Management
5 13 (16.25%) Computer Science
5 13 (16.25%) Investment Management
Programming Languages
1 69 (86.25%) Java
2 67 (83.75%) Python
3 56 (70.00%) PL/SQL
3 56 (70.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 13 (16.25%) Degree
System Software
1 56 (70.00%) HDFS
Systems Management
1 56 (70.00%) Terraform
Vendors
1 56 (70.00%) Cloudera
1 56 (70.00%) Databricks
1 56 (70.00%) Informatica