Software Engineer Jobs in Aberdeen

Software Engineer
Scotland > Aberdeen

The median Software Engineer salary in Aberdeen is £58,750 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 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
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 11 22 26
Rank change year-on-year +11 +4 -10
Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer 41 11 5
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Aberdeen 12.73% 5.64% 3.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.18% 7.19% 3.57%
Number of salaries quoted 40 11 3
10th Percentile £42,500 £62,500 -
25th Percentile £45,000 - £57,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £65,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.62% +8.33% +33.33%
75th Percentile £65,000 - £65,000
90th Percentile - - £66,500
Scotland median annual salary £60,000 £65,000 £57,810
% change year-on-year -7.69% +12.44% +21.71%

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 311 153 140
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.58% 78.46% 90.32%
Number of salaries quoted 246 77 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 £59,688 £65,000 £65,000
90th Percentile £65,000 £71,750 £80,000
Scotland median annual salary £52,500 £55,425 £52,500
% change year-on-year -5.28% +5.57% +10.53%

Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Aberdeen

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

Job vacancy trend for Software Engineer in Aberdeen

Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Aberdeen

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

Salary trend for Software Engineer in Aberdeen

Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Aberdeen

Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Aberdeen over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Software Engineer in Aberdeen

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

For the 6 months to 23 May 2024, Software Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.

1 41 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 24 (58.54%) C#
3 14 (34.15%) Aviation
4 13 (31.71%) Full Stack Development
5 11 (26.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 10 (24.39%) C
7 9 (21.95%) C++
7 9 (21.95%) .NET
7 9 (21.95%) Agile
7 9 (21.95%) AngularJS
7 9 (21.95%) Problem-Solving
8 8 (19.51%) TypeScript
8 8 (19.51%) Data Management
8 8 (19.51%) Automotive
9 6 (14.63%) Scrum
10 5 (12.20%) Linux
11 4 (9.76%) SQL
11 4 (9.76%) Ruby
11 4 (9.76%) Machine Learning
11 4 (9.76%) Analytical Skills
11 4 (9.76%) Front End Development
11 4 (9.76%) SDLC
11 4 (9.76%) Greenfield Project
11 4 (9.76%) Social Skills
12 3 (7.32%) Windows Server
12 3 (7.32%) Algorithms
12 3 (7.32%) DevOps
12 3 (7.32%) Degree
12 3 (7.32%) Test Automation
12 3 (7.32%) Azure

Software Engineer 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:

Cloud Services
1 3 (7.32%) Azure
2 2 (4.88%) Azure Machine Learning
3 1 (2.44%) AWS
3 1 (2.44%) GCP
3 1 (2.44%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 2 (4.88%) Ethernet
2 1 (2.44%) Modbus
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.44%) MS Access
1 1 (2.44%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (4.88%) Visual Studio
General
1 14 (34.15%) Aviation
2 11 (26.83%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 8 (19.51%) Automotive
4 4 (9.76%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (9.76%) Social Skills
5 1 (2.44%) Electronics
5 1 (2.44%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (21.95%) .NET
1 9 (21.95%) AngularJS
2 3 (7.32%) CSS
2 3 (7.32%) HTML
3 2 (4.88%) HTML5
3 2 (4.88%) MFC
4 1 (2.44%) .NET Core
4 1 (2.44%) .NET Framework
4 1 (2.44%) ASP.NET
4 1 (2.44%) ASP.NET MVC
4 1 (2.44%) ASP.NET Web API
4 1 (2.44%) React
Miscellaneous
1 4 (9.76%) Greenfield Project
2 3 (7.32%) Algorithms
3 1 (2.44%) Industrial Internet of Things
3 1 (2.44%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 5 (12.20%) Linux
2 3 (7.32%) Windows
2 3 (7.32%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 41 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 13 (31.71%) Full Stack Development
3 9 (21.95%) Agile
3 9 (21.95%) Problem-Solving
4 8 (19.51%) Data Management
5 6 (14.63%) Scrum
6 4 (9.76%) Front End Development
6 4 (9.76%) Machine Learning
6 4 (9.76%) SDLC
7 3 (7.32%) DevOps
7 3 (7.32%) Test Automation
8 2 (4.88%) Computer Science
8 2 (4.88%) Data Analysis
8 2 (4.88%) Kalman Filter
9 1 (2.44%) Data Acquisition
9 1 (2.44%) Mathematics
9 1 (2.44%) MVC
9 1 (2.44%) SOLID
9 1 (2.44%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 24 (58.54%) C#
2 10 (24.39%) C
3 9 (21.95%) C++
4 8 (19.51%) TypeScript
5 4 (9.76%) Ruby
5 4 (9.76%) SQL
6 3 (7.32%) JavaScript
7 2 (4.88%) MATLAB
8 1 (2.44%) Java
Qualifications
1 3 (7.32%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.88%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (7.32%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.44%) iManage