Senior
UK > Scotland
The median Senior salary in Scotland is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 26 July 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 26 Jul 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 18 | 9 | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | +6 | -4 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior | 868 | 589 | 836 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 15.23% | 15.52% | 13.73% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 15.69% | 16.85% | 14.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 437 | 357 | 499 |
| 10th Percentile | £46,250 | £40,750 | £40,606 |
| 25th Percentile | £51,263 | £52,500 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,800 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.32% | +1.33% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £73,750 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £88,750 | £86,250 |
| UK median annual salary | £62,500 | £70,000 | £68,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.71% | +2.19% | +5.38% |
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 | 5,531 | 3,496 | 5,710 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 97.07% | 92.15% | 93.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,492 | 2,018 | 3,223 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £30,500 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £40,000 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.45% | - | +15.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,250 | £70,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £82,500 | £82,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Senior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
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Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior in Scotland.
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Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior in Scotland over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.
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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 within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 26 July 2024. 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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| Glasgow | -15 | 474 | £60,000 | +3.45% | 24 |
| Edinburgh | +6 | 259 | £60,000 | -7.69% | 28 |
| Aberdeen | -8 | 37 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 7 |
| West Lothian | +12 | 34 | £65,000 | -3.70% | 4 |
| Fife | +3 | 12 | £55,000 | - | 2 |
| Dundee | - | 12 | £60,000 | - | 2 |
| Aberdeenshire | -1 | 6 | £75,000 | +15.38% | 8 |
| Midlothian | +2 | 5 | - | - | 18 |
| Argyll and Bute | - | 5 | £75,000 | - | 2 |
| Lanarkshire | -10 | 3 | - | - | 16 |
| South Lanarkshire | +1 | 2 | £65,000 | - | 2 |
| Highlands | - | 2 | £45,250 | - | 1 |
| South Ayrshire | - | 2 | £58,033 | - | 4 |
| Perthshire | - | 1 | £80,000 | - | 1 |
| Dunbartonshire | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
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Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, Senior 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 in the job title.
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Senior 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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