Software Engineer
UK > Scotland
The median Software Engineer 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 | 5 | 28 | 22 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +23 | -6 | +8 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 1,759 | 318 | 588 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 30.87% | 8.38% | 9.66% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 31.80% | 9.10% | 10.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 357 | 212 | 281 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,500 | £42,500 | £39,837 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,750 | £47,500 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +26.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £70,000 | £75,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,000 | £82,548 | £77,530 |
| UK median annual salary | £60,000 | £69,447 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.60% | +6.84% | +13.04% |
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% |
Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in Scotland.
Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Scotland over the 6 months to 26 July 2024.
Software Engineer
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 Engineer 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 | +43 | 1,403 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 12 |
| Edinburgh | +26 | 254 | £60,000 | - | 14 |
| West Lothian | -1 | 31 | £60,000 | - | |
| Aberdeen | +4 | 29 | £58,750 | -9.62% | 1 |
| East Ayrshire | - | 12 | £60,000 | - | |
| Dundee | +3 | 8 | £50,000 | -23.08% | |
| Fife | -9 | 6 | £50,000 | - | 1 |
| Aberdeenshire | -9 | 3 | £50,000 | -23.08% | 2 |
| Scottish Borders | +2 | 2 | - | - | |
| South Lanarkshire | +1 | 2 | £65,000 | - | |
| Angus | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Inverclyde | - | 2 | £50,000 | - | |
| Midlothian | - | 1 | £45,000 | - | 11 |
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 26 July 2024, Software Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.
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Software Engineer 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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