Senior Developer Jobs in Scotland

The median annual salary for a Senior Developer was £50,000 in advertised job vacancies in Scotland during the 3 months to 23 June 2017.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

Senior Developer UK / Scotland
Location	3 months to 23 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	26	58	42
Rank change year-on-year	+32	-16
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Developer	233	117	174
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland	8.66%	4.09%	5.55%
As % of the Job Titles category	9.20%	4.24%	5.83%
Number of salaries quoted	162	59	108
Median salary	£50,000	£45,000	£45,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	+11.11%	-
90% offered a salary of more than	£40,000	£39,800	£35,000
10% offered a salary of more than	£70,000	£55,500	£52,500
UK excluding London median salary	£48,000	£47,500	£45,000
% change year-on-year	+1.05%	+5.55%

The next table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all job roles in permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title. As such, the figures in the first row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

IT Job Roles Scotland
Permanent job vacancies with a job title containing a recognized job role	2532	2761	2987
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Scotland	94.06%	96.61%	95.34%
Number of salaries quoted	1618	1590	1894
Median salary	£43,500	£42,500	£42,500
Median salary % change year-on-year	+2.35%	-
90% offered a salary of more than	£30,000	£27,500	£27,500
10% offered a salary of more than	£65,000	£60,000	£60,000
UK excluding London median salary	£42,500	£41,500	£40,000
% change year-on-year	+2.40%	+3.75%

Senior Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in Scotland that featured Senior Developer in the job title.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Developer in Scotland

Senior Developer
Salary Trend in Scotland

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Senior Developer in Scotland.

Salary trend for Senior Developer in Scotland

Senior Developer
Salary Histogram in Scotland

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Senior Developer in Scotland over the 3 months to 23 June 2017.

Salary histogram for Senior Developer in Scotland

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 3 months to 23 June 2017. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 3 month period last year.

Location	Rank Change on Same Period Last Year	Matching Permanent IT Job Ads	Median Salary Last 3 Months	Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year	Live Job Vacancies
Glasgow	+46	151	£50,000	+5.26%	7
Edinburgh	+3	72	£45,000	-	9
Lothian	-	4	£43,000	-
Fife	-	2	£42,500	-
South Lanarkshire	-	2	£55,000	-
West Lothian	-5	1	£51,500	+14.44%	1
Senior Developer UK

Senior Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in Scotland

For the 6 months to 23 June 2017, Senior Developer job roles required the following IT skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads across the Scotland region featuring Senior Developer in the job title.

1	228 (56.86%)	Agile Software Development
2	180 (44.89%)	Java
3	163 (40.65%)	C#
4	135 (33.67%)	SQL
5	124 (30.92%)	Relational Database
6	123 (30.67%)	.NET
7	122 (30.42%)	JavaScript
8	103 (25.69%)	HTML
9	98 (24.44%)	Finance
10	96 (23.94%)	MVC
11	93 (23.19%)	CSS
12	87 (21.70%)	AngularJS
13	86 (21.45%)	OO
14	81 (20.20%)	Spring
15	76 (18.95%)	TDD

15	76 (18.95%)	SQL Server
16	66 (16.46%)	ASP.NET
17	62 (15.46%)	Python
18	61 (15.21%)	RDBMS
19	49 (12.22%)	Scrum
20	48 (11.97%)	Banking
20	48 (11.97%)	Software Engineering
21	47 (11.72%)	C++
21	47 (11.72%)	Test Automation
22	46 (11.47%)	Oracle
23	45 (11.22%)	Hibernate
24	44 (10.97%)	XML
24	44 (10.97%)	Mentoring
25	43 (10.72%)	Greenfield Project
26	42 (10.47%)	ASP.NET MVC

Senior Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring IT Skills in Scotland by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	15 (3.74%)	Tomcat
2	14 (3.49%)	CMS
3	13 (3.24%)	Apache
4	8 (2.00%)	WebSphere
5	7 (1.75%)	SharePoint
5	7 (1.75%)	Umbraco
6	5 (1.25%)	Sitecore CMS
7	3 (0.75%)	EPiServer
7	3 (0.75%)	Immediacy CMS
7	3 (0.75%)	Kentico
7	3 (0.75%)	SAS
7	3 (0.75%)	Sitefinity
8	2 (0.50%)	BizTalk Server
8	2 (0.50%)	JBoss
8	2 (0.50%)	Oracle Coherence
8	2 (0.50%)	Oracle SOA Suite
8	2 (0.50%)	SharePoint 2013
9	1 (0.25%)	Elasticsearch
9	1 (0.25%)	IIS
9	1 (0.25%)	WordPress

Applications
1	3 (0.75%)	Photoshop
2	2 (0.50%)	Microsoft Excel
2	2 (0.50%)	Microsoft Office
3	1 (0.25%)	Adobe Illustrator
3	1 (0.25%)	InDesign

Business Applications
1	1 (0.25%)	Dynamics AX

Cloud Services
1	33 (8.23%)	Microsoft Azure
2	9 (2.24%)	GitHub
3	5 (1.25%)	Amazon AWS
4	4 (1.00%)	Cloud Computing
5	3 (0.75%)	SaaS
6	1 (0.25%)	Amazon S3

Communications & Networking
1	1 (0.25%)	HTTP
1	1 (0.25%)	HTTPS
1	1 (0.25%)	Internet
1	1 (0.25%)	Intranet
1	1 (0.25%)	SMS
1	1 (0.25%)	SNMP
1	1 (0.25%)	SSH
1	1 (0.25%)	SSL

Database & Business Intelligence
1	124 (30.92%)	Relational Database
2	76 (18.95%)	SQL Server
3	61 (15.21%)	RDBMS
4	24 (5.99%)	SQL Server Integration Services
5	23 (5.74%)	Big Data
5	23 (5.74%)	NoSQL
5	23 (5.74%)	Oracle Database
6	22 (5.49%)	Data Warehouse
6	22 (5.49%)	SQL Server Reporting Services
7	19 (4.74%)	SQL Server 2012
8	16 (3.99%)	DB2
8	16 (3.99%)	Oracle Database 11g
9	15 (3.74%)	Oracle Database 10g
9	15 (3.74%)	Oracle8/8i Database
9	15 (3.74%)	Oracle9i Database
9	15 (3.74%)	SQL Server 2005
10	13 (3.24%)	MySQL
11	12 (2.99%)	MongoDB
12	7 (1.75%)	PostgreSQL
12	7 (1.75%)	SQL Server 2014

Development Applications
1	32 (7.98%)	Git (software)
2	30 (7.48%)	Maven
3	28 (6.98%)	Jenkins
4	23 (5.74%)	JUnit
5	21 (5.24%)	Subversion
6	18 (4.49%)	Ant
7	15 (3.74%)	PVCS
7	15 (3.74%)	Talend Open Studio
8	14 (3.49%)	Selenium
9	12 (2.99%)	Hudson
9	12 (2.99%)	JIRA
10	11 (2.74%)	Gradle
10	11 (2.74%)	TeamCity
11	8 (2.00%)	Visual Studio
12	7 (1.75%)	Grunt
12	7 (1.75%)	gulp
12	7 (1.75%)	Team Foundation Server
13	6 (1.50%)	Cucumber
13	6 (1.50%)	Eclipse
14	5 (1.25%)	NUnit

General
1	98 (24.44%)	Finance
2	48 (11.97%)	Banking
3	25 (6.23%)	Investment Banking
4	13 (3.24%)	Automotive
5	8 (2.00%)	Front Office
5	8 (2.00%)	Legal
6	3 (0.75%)	Manufacturing
6	3 (0.75%)	Marketing
6	3 (0.75%)	Music Industry
6	3 (0.75%)	Retail
7	2 (0.50%)	Games
8	1 (0.25%)	Advertising

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	123 (30.67%)	.NET
2	103 (25.69%)	HTML
3	93 (23.19%)	CSS
4	87 (21.70%)	AngularJS
5	81 (20.20%)	Spring
6	66 (16.46%)	ASP.NET
7	45 (11.22%)	Hibernate
8	44 (10.97%)	XML
9	42 (10.47%)	ASP.NET MVC
9	42 (10.47%)	HTML5
10	40 (9.98%)	.NET Framework
10	40 (9.98%)	CSS3
11	37 (9.23%)	SOAP
12	36 (8.98%)	Ember.js
13	35 (8.73%)	Web Services
14	33 (8.23%)	JSON
15	28 (6.98%)	RESTful
16	27 (6.73%)	REST
17	24 (5.99%)	J2EE
17	24 (5.99%)	WCF

Miscellaneous
1	43 (10.72%)	Greenfield Project
2	28 (6.98%)	User Experience
3	25 (6.23%)	Mobile App
4	15 (3.74%)	Enterprise Software
5	14 (3.49%)	Computer Science
6	12 (2.99%)	Analytical Skills
6	12 (2.99%)	Client/Server
7	6 (1.50%)	Derivative
7	6 (1.50%)	OTC Derivatives
8	5 (1.25%)	Tandem
9	4 (1.00%)	Robotics
10	3 (0.75%)	Algorithms
10	3 (0.75%)	Data Structures
11	2 (0.50%)	Augmented Reality
11	2 (0.50%)	Virtual Team
11	2 (0.50%)	W3C
12	1 (0.25%)	Driving Licence
12	1 (0.25%)	Fixed Income
12	1 (0.25%)	PlayStation
12	1 (0.25%)	Xbox

Operating Systems
1	41 (10.22%)	Unix
2	27 (6.73%)	Linux
3	19 (4.74%)	Android
3	19 (4.74%)	Windows
4	14 (3.49%)	Apple iOS
5	5 (1.25%)	Solaris
6	2 (0.50%)	Embedded Linux
6	2 (0.50%)	Mac OS

Processes & Methodologies
1	228 (56.86%)	Agile Software Development
2	96 (23.94%)	MVC
3	86 (21.45%)	OO
4	76 (18.95%)	TDD
5	49 (12.22%)	Scrum
6	48 (11.97%)	Software Engineering
7	47 (11.72%)	Test Automation
8	44 (10.97%)	Mentoring
9	38 (9.48%)	SDLC
10	33 (8.23%)	Continuous Integration
11	27 (6.73%)	Unit Testing
12	25 (6.23%)	Multithreading
13	24 (5.99%)	Web Development
14	20 (4.99%)	Data Modelling
14	20 (4.99%)	Infrastructure Management
14	20 (4.99%)	OOD
14	20 (4.99%)	Performance Tuning
15	17 (4.24%)	Android Development
15	17 (4.24%)	ETL
15	17 (4.24%)	SOA

Programming Languages
1	180 (44.89%)	Java
2	163 (40.65%)	C#
3	135 (33.67%)	SQL
4	122 (30.42%)	JavaScript
5	62 (15.46%)	Python
6	47 (11.72%)	C++
7	26 (6.48%)	Ruby
8	25 (6.23%)	T-SQL
9	21 (5.24%)	PL/SQL
10	17 (4.24%)	PHP
11	11 (2.74%)	Perl
11	11 (2.74%)	Shell Script
12	7 (1.75%)	GraphQL
12	7 (1.75%)	PowerShell
13	6 (1.50%)	Apple Swift
13	6 (1.50%)	Objective-C
13	6 (1.50%)	VB
14	5 (1.25%)	Bash Shell
14	5 (1.25%)	Scala
14	5 (1.25%)	TypeScript

Qualifications
1	32 (7.98%)	Degree
2	17 (4.24%)	Security Cleared
3	4 (1.00%)	Computer Science Degree
4	3 (0.75%)	Microsoft Certification
5	2 (0.50%)	MCAD
5	2 (0.50%)	MCSD
5	2 (0.50%)	MCTS
5	2 (0.50%)	Numerate Degree
5	2 (0.50%)	SC Cleared
6	1 (0.25%)	MCP

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	6 (1.50%)	MiFID
2	5 (1.25%)	Dodd-Frank
2	5 (1.25%)	EMIR
2	5 (1.25%)	QA

System Software
1	3 (0.75%)	Docker
2	2 (0.50%)	Virtual Machines
3	1 (0.25%)	Active Directory
3	1 (0.25%)	Virtual Servers

Systems Management
1	1 (0.25%)	Ansible

Vendors
1	46 (11.47%)	Oracle
2	34 (8.48%)	Microsoft
3	16 (3.99%)	MicroStrategy
4	15 (3.74%)	Talend
5	13 (3.24%)	Xamarin
6	11 (2.74%)	Sybase
7	9 (2.24%)	IBM
8	8 (2.00%)	Alterian
9	6 (1.50%)	Perforce
10	5 (1.25%)	Sitecore
10	5 (1.25%)	Splunk
11	3 (0.75%)	Informatica
11	3 (0.75%)	Nintex
11	3 (0.75%)	Vertica
12	2 (0.50%)	Adobe
12	2 (0.50%)	Cognos
12	2 (0.50%)	Google
12	2 (0.50%)	Intel
12	2 (0.50%)	Reuters
12	2 (0.50%)	Twitter