Lidar Job Trends in Scotland

Lidar (Light Detection and Ranging)
UK > Scotland

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Lidar in permanent job vacancies in Scotland. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that cited Lidar over the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 144 142 -
Rank change year-on-year -2 - -
Permanent jobs citing Lidar 1 1 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.027% 0.039% -
As % of the Miscellaneous category 0.099% 0.14% -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - -
UK median annual salary £70,000 £66,250 £78,500
% change year-on-year +5.66% -15.61% +8.28%

All Generic Skills
Scotland

Lidar falls under the General and Transferable Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring generic IT skills in Scotland.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for generic IT skills 1,010 722 1,939
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 27.63% 28.43% 41.02%
Number of salaries quoted 536 277 592
10th Percentile £27,500 £25,500 £33,050
25th Percentile £31,500 £35,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% - -5.17%
75th Percentile £70,000 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,250 £90,011 £80,000
UK median annual salary £57,500 £55,000 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.55% -4.35% -8.00%

Lidar
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Lidar relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Lidar job vacancy trend in Scotland

Lidar
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Lidar.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Scotland citing Lidar

Lidar
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lidar within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 29 August 2026. 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
Midlothian - 1 £70,000 - 3
Lidar
UK

Lidar
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Job Titles
1 1 (100.00%) Developer
1 1 (100.00%) iOS Developer
Operating Systems
1 1 (100.00%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) 3D Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) AI
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Swift