Trainee Software Developer Job Trends in Scotland

Trainee Software Developer
UK > Scotland

The median Trainee Software Developer salary in Scotland is £30,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 October 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 145 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Trainee Software Developer 5 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Scotland 0.19% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.23% - -
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £28,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 - -
75th Percentile £32,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £30,500 - -

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 2,135 3,286 2,433
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 81.80% 96.34% 96.74%
Number of salaries quoted 892 1,664 1,959
10th Percentile £25,600 £30,000 £25,000
25th Percentile £31,688 £40,000 £35,733
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £53,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -15.09% +0.95% -4.55%
75th Percentile £65,188 £70,000 £68,750
90th Percentile £84,200 £80,000 £82,548
UK median annual salary £53,500 £55,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -2.73% -8.33% -

Trainee Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Trainee Software Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Trainee Software Developer job vacancy trend in Scotland

Trainee Software Developer
Salary Trend in Scotland

Salary distribution trend for Trainee Software Developer job vacancies in Scotland.

Salary distribution trend for Trainee Software Developer job vacancies in Scotland

Trainee Software Developer
Job Locations in Scotland

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Trainee Software Developer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 12 October 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
Edinburgh - 3 £30,500 - 1
Glasgow - 2 £30,500 - 1
Trainee Software Developer
UK

Trainee Software Developer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 12 October 2025, Trainee Software Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Scotland region featuring Trainee Software Developer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) HTML
1 5 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 5 (100.00%) CSS
1 5 (100.00%) Python
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 5 (100.00%) Internet
1 5 (100.00%) Multimedia
1 5 (100.00%) Git
1 5 (100.00%) Azure
1 5 (100.00%) AWS
1 5 (100.00%) GitHub
1 5 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 5 (100.00%) AWS Certification
1 5 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 5 (100.00%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Trainee Software Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Scotland by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 5 (100.00%) AWS
1 5 (100.00%) Azure
1 5 (100.00%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 5 (100.00%) Internet
Development Applications
1 5 (100.00%) Git
General
1 5 (100.00%) Multimedia
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (100.00%) CSS
1 5 (100.00%) HTML
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 5 (100.00%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 5 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (100.00%) AWS Certification
1 5 (100.00%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
1 5 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft