Development Specialist
UK > Scotland
The median Development Specialist salary in Scotland is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 170 | 265 | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | +95 | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Development Specialist | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.032% | 0.060% | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.039% | 0.062% | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £32,705 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +83.46% | - | - |
| UK median annual salary | £47,500 | £65,000 | £39,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.92% | +66.67% | -9.98% |
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 | 2,583 | 6,489 | 3,808 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 83.48% | 97.00% | 89.96% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,163 | 2,959 | 2,069 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,968 | £27,500 | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,000 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.00% | -9.09% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £64,750 | £65,000 | £70,600 |
| 90th Percentile | £85,000 | £80,000 | £82,548 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
Development Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Development Specialist in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Development Specialist
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Development Specialist in Scotland.
Development Specialist
Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Development Specialist within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 25 June 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dumfries and Galloway | - | 1 | £60,000 | - | 1 |
| Development Specialist UK |
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