Senior Software Developer
UK > Scotland
The median Senior Software Developer salary in Scotland is £60,000 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 | 227 | 199 | 232 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -28 | +33 | -88 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Developer | 55 | 16 | 34 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.80% | 0.37% | 0.54% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.83% | 0.42% | 0.56% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 48 | 14 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £45,000 | £48,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,250 | £45,938 | £51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £55,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -8.33% | +14.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,531 | £60,000 | £67,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £70,000 | £60,875 | £69,750 |
| UK median annual salary | £65,000 | £67,500 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.70% | -3.57% | +27.27% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title | 6,634 | 3,842 | 6,038 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 97.00% | 89.72% | 95.28% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 2,931 | 2,088 | 3,091 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,750 | £30,500 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £41,250 | £40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.45% | - | +15.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £65,000 | £71,313 | £68,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £80,000 | £84,056 | £82,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £52,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.50% | - | +9.09% |
Senior Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Senior Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Senior Software Developer
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior Software Developer in Scotland.
Senior Software Developer
Salary Histogram in Scotland
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior Software Developer in Scotland over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.
Senior Software Developer
Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Software Developer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 12 June 2024. 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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| Edinburgh | +46 | 23 | £60,000 | +9.09% | 3 |
| Glasgow | -94 | 13 | £60,000 | +9.09% | |
| Aberdeen | - | 11 | £52,500 | - | |
| Aberdeenshire | - | 6 | £75,000 | - | |
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Senior Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 12 June 2024, Senior 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 Scotland region featuring Senior Software Developer in the job title.
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Senior Software Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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:
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