Software Engineering Job Trends in Lanarkshire

Software Engineering
Scotland > Lanarkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Lanarkshire requiring Software Engineering skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank - 3 7
Rank change year-on-year - +4 +2
Permanent jobs citing Software Engineering 0 13 2
As % of all permanent jobs in Lanarkshire - 20.97% 4.76%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 22.03% 5.00%
Number of salaries quoted 0 6 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) - £72,500 -
Scotland median annual salary £60,000 £59,017 £65,000
% change year-on-year +1.67% -9.21% +4.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Lanarkshire

Software Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Lanarkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 30 59 40
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Lanarkshire 65.22% 95.16% 95.24%
Number of salaries quoted 10 19 22
10th Percentile - £36,650 £41,000
25th Percentile £26,250 £38,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,750 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.82% - +24.29%
75th Percentile £63,438 £65,625 £57,500
90th Percentile £68,750 £77,500 £64,250
Scotland median annual salary £42,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -23.64% +4.76% -8.70%

Software Engineering
Job Vacancy Trend in Lanarkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Software Engineering relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Lanarkshire.

Software Engineering job vacancy trend in Lanarkshire

Software Engineering
Salary Trend in Lanarkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lanarkshire citing Software Engineering.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Lanarkshire citing Software Engineering