Senior Software Engineer
Scotland > South Ayrshire
The median Senior Software Engineer salary in South Ayrshire is £48,598 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 10 | - | - |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in South Ayrshire | 6.67% | - | - |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.14% | - | - |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £48,348 | - | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £48,598 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £48,848 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £76,250 | £65,000 | £61,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +17.31% | +5.69% | -5.38% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
South Ayrshire
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in South Ayrshire. 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 South Ayrshire with a recognized job title | 14 | 39 | 31 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 93.33% | 95.12% | 100.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8 | 27 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £53,353 | £37,574 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £55,498 | £55,801 | - |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £70,450 | £58,033 | £25,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.40% | +132.13% | -8.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £78,350 | £60,265 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £85,700 | £67,500 | - |
| Scotland median annual salary | £45,000 | £53,000 | £50,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.09% | +4.95% | -8.18% |
Senior Software Engineer
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 Senior Software Engineer within the South Ayrshire region over the 6 months to 28 November 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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| Prestwick | - | 1 | £48,598 | - | 1 |
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Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Ayrshire
For the 6 months to 28 November 2025, Senior Software Engineer 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 South Ayrshire region featuring Senior Software Engineer in the job title.
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Senior Software Engineer Skill Set
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:
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