Senior Developer
UK > Scotland
The median Senior Developer salary in Scotland is £57,500 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 | 88 | 149 | 58 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +61 | -91 | -2 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer | 59 | 143 | 224 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 2.09% | 2.12% | 4.74% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.31% | 2.19% | 5.26% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 41 | 101 | 125 |
| 10th Percentile | £50,000 | £46,250 | £46,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,250 | £49,250 | £53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £57,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -11.54% | +6.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,000 | £73,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £71,250 | £80,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -10.34% | +3.57% |
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% | - |
Senior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Senior Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Senior Developer
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Developer in Scotland.
Senior Developer
Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Developer in Scotland over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Senior Developer
Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior 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 | +13 | 40 | £56,250 | -10.71% | 13 |
| Glasgow | +119 | 6 | £60,000 | +4.35% | 17 |
| Lanarkshire | - | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| Dundee | +14 | 2 | £52,500 | -34.61% | |
| Aberdeen | +15 | 1 | £65,000 | +23.81% | 1 |
| Renfrewshire | - | 1 | - | - | 5 |
| West Lothian | - | 1 | - | - | |
| South Lanarkshire | - | 1 | - | - | |
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Senior Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Senior 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 Senior Developer in the job title.
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Senior 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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