Developer Jobs in Aberdeen

Developer
Scotland > Aberdeen

The median Developer salary in Aberdeen is £42,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

 6 months to
20 May 2024		 Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 7 9 3
Rank change year-on-year +2 -6 +2
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 53 28 29
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Aberdeen 17.10% 14.29% 18.83%
As % of the Job Titles category 17.73% 18.18% 20.86%
Number of salaries quoted 52 25 25
10th Percentile - - £30,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £33,750 £33,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £42,500 £40,617
Median % change year-on-year - +4.64% -9.09%
75th Percentile £58,750 £51,250 £58,750
90th Percentile £63,750 £63,750 £65,000
Scotland median annual salary £54,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.82% - +15.79%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Aberdeen

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Aberdeen. 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 Aberdeen with a recognized job title 299 154 139
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.45% 78.57% 90.26%
Number of salaries quoted 241 81 85
10th Percentile £25,750 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £32,500 £33,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £42,500 £47,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.53% -13.64% +23.11%
75th Percentile £58,750 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £80,000
Scotland median annual salary £52,500 £55,043 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.62% +4.84% +10.53%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen

Job postings that featured Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Aberdeen.

Job vacancy trend for Developer in Aberdeen

Developer
Salary Trend in Aberdeen

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Developer in Aberdeen.

Salary trend for Developer in Aberdeen

Developer
Salary Histogram in Aberdeen

Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Aberdeen over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Developer in Aberdeen

Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Aberdeen

For the 6 months to 20 May 2024, Developer 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 Aberdeen region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 22 (41.51%) Front End Development
2 20 (37.74%) Greenfield Project
2 20 (37.74%) TypeScript
2 20 (37.74%) React
2 20 (37.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 20 (37.74%) JavaScript
2 20 (37.74%) Computer Science
3 17 (32.08%) Social Skills
4 16 (30.19%) C#
5 15 (28.30%) AngularJS
6 14 (26.42%) Degree
7 13 (24.53%) .NET
8 12 (22.64%) Software Engineering
9 11 (20.75%) Problem-Solving
10 10 (18.87%) Computer Science Degree
10 10 (18.87%) Agile
10 10 (18.87%) Ruby
11 9 (16.98%) AWS
11 9 (16.98%) Microservices
12 8 (15.09%) User Experience
12 8 (15.09%) Azure
12 8 (15.09%) .NET Core
12 8 (15.09%) UX Design
12 8 (15.09%) SQL Server
13 7 (13.21%) ASP.NET
13 7 (13.21%) Microsoft
13 7 (13.21%) MVC
13 7 (13.21%) SaaS
13 7 (13.21%) .NET Framework
13 7 (13.21%) ASP.NET Web API

Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Aberdeen 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (7.55%) OpenEdge
Cloud Services
1 9 (16.98%) AWS
2 8 (15.09%) Azure
3 7 (13.21%) SaaS
4 3 (5.66%) Power Platform
5 1 (1.89%) GitHub
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (15.09%) SQL Server
2 5 (9.43%) Elasticsearch
2 5 (9.43%) MongoDB
3 4 (7.55%) MySQL
4 3 (5.66%) Power BI
5 2 (3.77%) MS Access
Development Applications
1 1 (1.89%) Visual Studio
General
1 20 (37.74%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 17 (32.08%) Social Skills
3 3 (5.66%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (1.89%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (37.74%) React
2 15 (28.30%) AngularJS
3 13 (24.53%) .NET
4 8 (15.09%) .NET Core
5 7 (13.21%) .NET Framework
5 7 (13.21%) ASP.NET
5 7 (13.21%) ASP.NET Web API
6 6 (11.32%) Entity Framework
7 5 (9.43%) ASP.NET MVC
7 5 (9.43%) Node.js
7 5 (9.43%) Vue
8 4 (7.55%) Laravel
9 2 (3.77%) REST
10 1 (1.89%) Blazor
10 1 (1.89%) CSS
10 1 (1.89%) HTML
10 1 (1.89%) WinForms
10 1 (1.89%) WPF
Miscellaneous
1 20 (37.74%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (1.89%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 2 (3.77%) Windows
2 1 (1.89%) Android
2 1 (1.89%) Apple iOS
2 1 (1.89%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (41.51%) Front End Development
2 20 (37.74%) Computer Science
3 12 (22.64%) Software Engineering
4 11 (20.75%) Problem-Solving
5 10 (18.87%) Agile
6 9 (16.98%) Microservices
7 8 (15.09%) User Experience
7 8 (15.09%) UX Design
8 7 (13.21%) MVC
9 6 (11.32%) OO
10 5 (9.43%) BDD
10 5 (9.43%) DevOps
10 5 (9.43%) Full Stack Development
10 5 (9.43%) Kanban
10 5 (9.43%) Scrum
10 5 (9.43%) TDD
11 2 (3.77%) CI/CD
12 1 (1.89%) Data Analysis
12 1 (1.89%) SDLC
12 1 (1.89%) Sprint Planning
Programming Languages
1 20 (37.74%) JavaScript
1 20 (37.74%) TypeScript
2 16 (30.19%) C#
3 10 (18.87%) Ruby
4 5 (9.43%) SQL
5 4 (7.55%) PHP
6 1 (1.89%) C++
6 1 (1.89%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 1 (1.89%) MATLAB
6 1 (1.89%) Python
Qualifications
1 14 (26.42%) Degree
2 10 (18.87%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (1.89%) DBS Check
3 1 (1.89%) PhD
Vendors
1 7 (13.21%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.89%) Xamarin
137 Developer jobs in Scotland