Software Engineer
UK > Scotland
The median Software Engineer salary in Scotland is £58,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 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 5 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 38 | 6 | 22 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -32 | +16 | +16 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 188 | 2,498 | 444 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 6.58% | 37.09% | 9.42% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.19% | 38.28% | 10.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 128 | 363 | 265 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £42,750 | £41,850 |
| 25th Percentile | £49,375 | £50,000 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £58,000 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.33% | -7.69% | +13.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £78,017 | £70,000 | £77,715 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,778 | £100,000 | £97,328 |
| UK median annual salary | £67,500 | £60,000 | £69,447 |
| % change year-on-year | +12.50% | -13.60% | +6.84% |
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 | 2,614 | 6,525 | 4,244 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.43% | 96.88% | 90.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,372 | 2,619 | 2,309 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £27,950 | £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 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,664 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -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 5 May 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 5 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 | -19 | 96 | £65,000 | +8.33% | 66 |
| Glasgow | -20 | 26 | £55,000 | -10.57% | 29 |
| West Lothian | +3 | 20 | £55,000 | -8.33% | 7 |
| Lanarkshire | +5 | 14 | £55,000 | - | 3 |
| Fife | -9 | 6 | £51,250 | +2.50% | 4 |
| Aberdeenshire | +7 | 5 | £62,500 | +25.00% | |
| Moray | - | 4 | £49,050 | - | |
| East Ayrshire | - | 3 | £58,000 | - | |
| South Ayrshire | - | 3 | £49,050 | - | |
| Aberdeen | -3 | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| Renfrewshire | -13 | 2 | - | - | 14 |
| Dundee | +9 | 1 | - | - | 14 |
| Strathclyde | - | 1 | - | - | |
| West Dunbartonshire | - | 1 | - | - | |
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 5 May 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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