SOLID Principles
UK > Scotland
The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Scotland requiring SOLID skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited SOLID over the 6 months leading up to 16 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 153 | 240 | 201 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +87 | -39 | -8 |
| Permanent jobs citing SOLID | 11 | 35 | 21 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.37% | 0.52% | 0.46% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.40% | 0.57% | 0.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 29 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £32,500 | £59,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £42,000 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.33% | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £85,000 | - |
| UK median annual salary | £62,500 | £60,000 | £66,250 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.17% | -9.43% | +10.42% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Scotland
SOLID falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Scotland.
| Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 2,735 | 6,175 | 4,351 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 92.71% | 92.38% | 94.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,355 | 2,389 | 2,175 |
| 10th Percentile | £31,250 | £28,750 | £32,133 |
| 25th Percentile | £43,750 | £40,500 | £42,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -8.70% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £62,500 | £65,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £82,650 | £80,000 | £85,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £57,500 | £55,000 | £61,180 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | -10.10% | +1.97% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings citing SOLID as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
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Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing SOLID in Scotland.
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Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing SOLID in Scotland over the 6 months to 16 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 SOLID within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 16 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 | +18 | 6 | £70,000 | +27.27% | 2 |
| Glasgow | +165 | 5 | £55,000 | +30.95% | 5 |
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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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