Senior Software Developer
UK > Scotland
The median Senior Software Developer salary in Scotland is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 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 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 141 | 238 | 195 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +97 | -43 | +23 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Developer | 8 | 45 | 23 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.29% | 0.67% | 0.48% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.31% | 0.69% | 0.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 7 | 38 | 21 |
| 10th Percentile | £51,250 | - | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,875 | £46,250 | £48,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £57,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | +4.55% | -2.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £60,625 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £63,750 | £70,000 | £75,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £64,000 | £63,500 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.79% | -9.29% | - |
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 | 2,560 | 6,531 | 4,285 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.27% | 96.88% | 90.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,366 | 2,624 | 2,338 |
| 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 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,744 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,900 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.70% | -11.83% | - |
Senior Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Senior Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Senior Software Developer
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Developer in Scotland.
Senior Software 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 Software Developer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 2 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 | +8 | 6 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 5 |
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Senior Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Senior Software 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 Software Developer in the job title.
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Senior Software 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: