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 8 December 2024.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 Dec 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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| Rank | 45 | 12 | 19 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -33 | +7 | +17 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 262 | 419 | 553 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 5.23% | 14.15% | 11.21% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 5.83% | 14.54% | 11.71% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 167 | 178 | 300 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £43,750 | £39,837 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,653 | £47,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £73,886 | £77,671 | £76,664 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,351 | £91,934 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £67,500 | £67,500 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +8.00% |
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 | 4,494 | 2,881 | 4,722 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.66% | 97.30% | 95.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,407 | 1,772 | 2,709 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £25,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £32,500 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,000 | £51,514 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.83% | -6.34% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £68,750 | £68,750 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,958 | £82,548 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,560 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.07% | - | +4.35% |
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 8 December 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 8 December 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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| Edinburgh | +5 | 149 | £65,000 | -13.97% | 28 |
| Glasgow | -22 | 49 | £50,000 | -16.67% | 24 |
| West Lothian | -30 | 35 | £40,000 | - | 4 |
| East Ayrshire | - | 9 | £60,000 | - | |
| Aberdeen | -13 | 7 | £55,000 | -4.35% | |
| Fife | -21 | 4 | - | - | |
| Lanarkshire | - | 3 | - | - | 7 |
| Aberdeenshire | - | 2 | £50,000 | - | 2 |
| South Ayrshire | -42 | 1 | - | - | |
| Moray | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Midlothian | - | 1 | £45,000 | - | 10 |
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 8 December 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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