SDLC Job Trends in South Ayrshire

Systems or Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
Scotland > South Ayrshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in South Ayrshire requiring SDLC skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 7 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs citing SDLC 4 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in South Ayrshire 26.67% - -
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 26.67% - -
Number of salaries quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £50,493 - -
25th Percentile £53,711 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,599 - -
75th Percentile £85,700 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £70,576
% change year-on-year -7.69% -7.90% +4.35%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South Ayrshire

SDLC 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 South Ayrshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 15 37 30
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in South Ayrshire 100.00% 77.08% 100.00%
Number of salaries quoted 9 22 30
10th Percentile £54,068 £37,574 -
25th Percentile £55,498 £55,801 -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,900 £58,033 £25,000
Median % change year-on-year +30.79% +132.13% -
75th Percentile £85,700 £60,265 -
90th Percentile £88,520 - -
Scotland median annual salary £41,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -24.55% +4.76% -8.70%

SDLC
Job Vacancy Trend in South Ayrshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing SDLC relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in South Ayrshire.

SDLC job vacancy trend in South Ayrshire

SDLC
Salary Trend in South Ayrshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Ayrshire citing SDLC.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in South Ayrshire citing SDLC

SDLC
Salary Histogram in South Ayrshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing SDLC in South Ayrshire over the 6 months to 5 January 2026.

Salary histogram for SDLC in South Ayrshire

SDLC
Job Locations in South Ayrshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing SDLC within the South Ayrshire region over the 6 months to 5 January 2026. 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
Prestwick - 4 £70,599 -
SDLC
Scotland

SDLC
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Ayrshire 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:

Development Applications
1 2 (50.00%) Rational DOORS
1 2 (50.00%) Rational Rhapsody
1 2 (50.00%) Rational Statemate
2 1 (25.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (50.00%) Military
2 1 (25.00%) Avionics
Job Titles
1 2 (50.00%) Architect
1 2 (50.00%) Software Architect
2 1 (25.00%) Lead
2 1 (25.00%) Senior
2 1 (25.00%) Senior Software Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Software Engineer
2 1 (25.00%) Software Team Leader
2 1 (25.00%) Team Leader
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (50.00%) Middleware
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 4 (100.00%) UML
2 2 (50.00%) Agile
2 2 (50.00%) Configuration Management
2 2 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) Design Patterns
2 2 (50.00%) DevOps
2 2 (50.00%) Hazard Analysis
2 2 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 2 (50.00%) Open Source
2 2 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 2 (50.00%) Software Engineering
2 2 (50.00%) Software Testing
2 2 (50.00%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) Ada
1 2 (50.00%) C
1 2 (50.00%) C#
2 1 (25.00%) C++
2 1 (25.00%) MATLAB
2 1 (25.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) BPSS Clearance
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
2 2 (50.00%) Chartered Engineer
2 2 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (50.00%) ISO/IEC 12207
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Green Hills