Senior
UK > Scotland
The median Senior salary in Scotland is £51,645 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 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 15 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 2 | 21 | 11 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +19 | -10 | +3 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior | 786 | 1,002 | 700 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 26.79% | 15.00% | 15.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 29.75% | 15.47% | 16.79% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 343 | 494 | 388 |
| 10th Percentile | £37,500 | £45,225 | £45,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £50,172 | £52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £51,645 | £60,000 | £64,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.93% | -6.61% | +7.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £66,250 | £67,500 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,992 | £80,000 | £87,419 |
| UK median annual salary | £61,500 | £62,500 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.60% | -10.71% | - |
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 | 2,642 | 6,477 | 4,170 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.05% | 96.93% | 89.99% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,344 | 2,613 | 2,263 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,000 | £28,000 | £31,414 |
| 25th Percentile | £44,000 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £56,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -7.08% | +7.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,000 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,500 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £56,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -12.50% | - |
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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 15 May 2025.
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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 15 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 | -2 | 161 | £62,500 | +4.17% | 149 |
| Glasgow | +29 | 91 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 130 |
| Renfrewshire | +9 | 79 | £51,645 | -1.63% | 53 |
| Fife | +10 | 64 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 6 |
| East Ayrshire | - | 56 | £59,000 | - | |
| Moray | - | 54 | £60,000 | - | |
| Inverclyde | +1 | 52 | £51,645 | -13.93% | |
| South Ayrshire | - | 51 | £60,000 | - | |
| Lanarkshire | +13 | 50 | £70,500 | - | 17 |
| Midlothian | +1 | 36 | £26,929 | - | 21 |
| West Lothian | +2 | 27 | £63,750 | +6.25% | 13 |
| North Lanarkshire | - | 19 | - | - | 3 |
| East Lothian | +2 | 10 | £26,929 | -23.06% | 1 |
| South Lanarkshire | +1 | 9 | - | - | 3 |
| Stirling | +5 | 8 | £44,067 | +37.07% | 1 |
| Dundee | +7 | 4 | £52,500 | -12.50% | 24 |
| Highlands | +6 | 4 | £40,000 | -11.11% | 2 |
| Aberdeen | -2 | 4 | £50,000 | -16.67% | 29 |
| Falkirk | - | 2 | - | - | 1 |
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Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 15 May 2025, 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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