Software Developer Jobs in Aberdeen

Software Developer
Scotland > Aberdeen

The median Software Developer salary in Aberdeen is £51,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 June 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 17 22 22
Rank change year-on-year +5 0 -10
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer 32 13 9
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Aberdeen 8.21% 6.50% 4.92%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.44% 8.23% 5.49%
Number of salaries quoted 32 13 7
10th Percentile £32,500 - £34,500
25th Percentile £37,938 £33,750 £35,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,250 £42,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.59% -5.56% -20.00%
75th Percentile £58,750 £51,250 £63,125
90th Percentile £65,000 - £72,000
Scotland median annual salary £52,500 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.53% -5.00% +11.11%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Aberdeen

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 379 158 164
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.18% 79.00% 89.62%
Number of salaries quoted 274 77 95
10th Percentile £25,900 £30,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £34,000 £33,750 £37,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,000 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -9.09% +22.22%
75th Percentile £60,000 £65,000 £64,500
90th Percentile £65,000 £70,600 £80,000
Scotland median annual salary £52,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -5.45% - +15.79%

Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Developer in Aberdeen

Software Developer
Salary Trend in Aberdeen

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

Salary trend for Software Developer in Aberdeen

Software Developer
Salary Histogram in Aberdeen

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Developer in Aberdeen over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Developer in Aberdeen

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

For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Software 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 Software Developer in the job title.

1 17 (53.13%) Computer Science
2 13 (40.63%) Front End Development
3 12 (37.50%) Software Engineering
4 11 (34.38%) Degree
4 11 (34.38%) Greenfield Project
5 10 (31.25%) .NET
5 10 (31.25%) Ruby
6 9 (28.13%) Computer Science Degree
6 9 (28.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 8 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (25.00%) AngularJS
7 8 (25.00%) TypeScript
8 5 (15.63%) Social Skills
9 4 (12.50%) OpenEdge
9 4 (12.50%) C#
9 4 (12.50%) JavaScript
10 3 (9.38%) SQL Server
10 3 (9.38%) SaaS
11 2 (6.25%) Wireless
11 2 (6.25%) MVC
11 2 (6.25%) SQL
11 2 (6.25%) REST
11 2 (6.25%) React
11 2 (6.25%) .NET Core
12 1 (3.13%) SDLC
12 1 (3.13%) Windows Server
12 1 (3.13%) Convolutional Neural Network
12 1 (3.13%) Computer Vision
12 1 (3.13%) Machine Learning
12 1 (3.13%) GitHub

Software 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 (12.50%) OpenEdge
Cloud Services
1 3 (9.38%) SaaS
2 1 (3.13%) Azure
2 1 (3.13%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 2 (6.25%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (9.38%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (3.13%) Visual Studio
General
1 9 (28.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 5 (15.63%) Social Skills
3 1 (3.13%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (3.13%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (31.25%) .NET
2 8 (25.00%) AngularJS
3 2 (6.25%) .NET Core
3 2 (6.25%) React
3 2 (6.25%) REST
4 1 (3.13%) ASP.NET
4 1 (3.13%) ASP.NET Web API
Miscellaneous
1 11 (34.38%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (3.13%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.13%) Windows
1 1 (3.13%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (53.13%) Computer Science
2 13 (40.63%) Front End Development
3 12 (37.50%) Software Engineering
4 8 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (6.25%) MVC
6 1 (3.13%) Agile
6 1 (3.13%) CI/CD
6 1 (3.13%) Computer Vision
6 1 (3.13%) Convolutional Neural Network
6 1 (3.13%) Data Analysis
6 1 (3.13%) Image Processing
6 1 (3.13%) Mathematics
6 1 (3.13%) Neural Network
6 1 (3.13%) OO
6 1 (3.13%) OOP
6 1 (3.13%) Physics
6 1 (3.13%) SDLC
6 1 (3.13%) Signal Processing
6 1 (3.13%) Sprint Planning
6 1 (3.13%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 10 (31.25%) Ruby
2 8 (25.00%) TypeScript
3 4 (12.50%) C#
3 4 (12.50%) JavaScript
4 2 (6.25%) SQL
5 1 (3.13%) C++
5 1 (3.13%) MATLAB
5 1 (3.13%) Python
Qualifications
1 11 (34.38%) Degree
2 9 (28.13%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (3.13%) PhD
Vendors
1 1 (3.13%) Microsoft