Software Engineer
UK > Scotland
The median Software Engineer salary in Scotland is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 July 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 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 16 | 5 | 28 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -11 | +23 | -3 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 346 | 2,089 | 347 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 10.79% | 31.79% | 8.28% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 12.95% | 32.77% | 9.14% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 79 | 408 | 230 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,750 | £42,125 | £41,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £47,500 | £47,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £62,500 | £60,000 | £60,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.17% | -1.23% | +1.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,625 | £70,000 | £77,542 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,778 | £90,580 | £85,375 |
| UK median annual salary | £75,000 | £60,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -14.29% | +7.69% |
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 | 2,671 | 6,374 | 3,795 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 83.31% | 97.00% | 90.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,243 | 2,909 | 2,093 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,968 | £27,500 | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £39,750 | £41,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -9.09% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,148 | £80,000 | £82,548 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
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 1 July 2025.
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 1 July 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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| Glasgow | +1 | 204 | £74,500 | +27.35% | 177 |
| Edinburgh | -23 | 60 | £67,500 | +12.50% | 145 |
| Lanarkshire | - | 20 | £55,000 | - | 7 |
| West Lothian | -8 | 9 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 11 |
| Fife | -6 | 8 | £51,250 | +2.50% | 3 |
| Renfrewshire | -10 | 4 | - | - | 1 |
| East Ayrshire | -22 | 4 | £58,000 | -3.33% | 1 |
| Moray | - | 4 | £49,050 | - | |
| North Lanarkshire | - | 4 | - | - | 3 |
| Aberdeenshire | +11 | 3 | £62,500 | +25.00% | 2 |
| Aberdeen | +3 | 3 | £55,000 | -4.35% | 33 |
| Stirling | - | 3 | - | - | |
| South Ayrshire | - | 3 | £49,050 | - | |
| West Dunbartonshire | - | 2 | - | - | |
| Dundee | +9 | 1 | - | - | 10 |
| South Lanarkshire | -4 | 1 | - | - | |
| Inverclyde | -7 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Strathclyde | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Falkirk | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Ayrshire | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Clackmannanshire | - | 1 | - | - | |
| North Ayrshire | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 1 July 2025, 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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