Software Developer
UK > Scotland
The median Software Developer salary in Scotland is £50,000 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 | 123 | 172 | 123 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +49 | -49 | -47 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer | 22 | 109 | 101 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.78% | 1.62% | 2.14% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.86% | 1.67% | 2.37% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 19 | 89 | 91 |
| 10th Percentile | £36,750 | £34,000 | £33,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £42,500 | £38,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £50,000 | £52,500 | £47,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +10.53% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £58,750 | £70,000 | £75,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £56,000 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | -4.55% | - |
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% | - |
Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Software Developer
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in Scotland.
Software Developer
Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Developer in Scotland over the 6 months to 1 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 Software 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 | +10 | 12 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 12 |
| Glasgow | +146 | 4 | £40,000 | -30.43% | 9 |
| Fife | -9 | 2 | £45,000 | -10.00% | |
| Renfrewshire | - | 2 | £48,500 | - | 5 |
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Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 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 Software Developer in the job title.
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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:
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