Senior Jobs in Scotland

Senior
UK > Scotland

The median Senior salary in Scotland is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 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
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 21 13 13
Rank change year-on-year -8 0 -7
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 1,008 697 794
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 15.00% 15.22% 13.40%
As % of the Job Titles category 15.48% 16.93% 13.99%
Number of salaries quoted 497 390 446
10th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £45,000
25th Percentile £50,172 £52,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £62,603 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.16% +4.34% +9.09%
75th Percentile £67,500 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £87,419 £85,625
UK median annual salary £62,500 £70,000 £70,000
% change year-on-year -10.71% - +12.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 6,512 4,118 5,676
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.93% 89.89% 95.77%
Number of salaries quoted 2,629 2,228 3,006
10th Percentile £27,950 £31,338 £28,750
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £39,740
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,043 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -4.62% +4.84% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £81,250
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior in Scotland

Senior
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior in Scotland.

Salary trend for Senior in Scotland

Senior
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior in Scotland over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior in Scotland

Senior
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 within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 19 May 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
Glasgow -21 573 £60,000 - 64
Edinburgh +6 295 £60,000 -7.69% 78
Aberdeen -4 49 £60,000 -1.32% 19
West Lothian +11 36 £60,000 -11.11% 1
Dundee - 10 £60,000 - 5
Fife 0 9 £55,000 +4.76% 5
Midlothian +3 6 - - 16
Aberdeenshire +3 5 £65,000 - 11
South Lanarkshire - 4 £65,000 -
Argyll and Bute -6 3 £75,000 +50.00% 1
Highlands - 3 £45,000 - 1
Renfrewshire - 2 £52,500 - 1
Angus -1 1 £65,000 -
Stirling -5 1 £32,150 +192.27%
Lanarkshire -7 1 - - 19
East Lothian - 1 £35,000 -
Inverclyde - 1 £60,000 -
Senior
UK

Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 19 May 2024, Senior 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 in the job title.

1 498 (49.40%) Software Engineering
2 424 (42.06%) Agile
3 408 (40.48%) Finance
4 369 (36.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 302 (29.96%) Law
6 266 (26.39%) Marketing
7 233 (23.12%) Java
8 229 (22.72%) SDLC
9 226 (22.42%) AWS
10 222 (22.02%) Azure
11 221 (21.92%) Operational Stability
12 217 (21.53%) Problem-Solving
13 200 (19.84%) SQL
14 178 (17.66%) Artificial Intelligence
15 161 (15.97%) Tech Ops
16 155 (15.38%) Machine Learning
17 146 (14.48%) Python
18 138 (13.69%) C#
19 136 (13.49%) .NET
20 129 (12.80%) Decision-Making
21 127 (12.60%) JavaScript
22 126 (12.50%) React
23 118 (11.71%) Cloud Native
24 113 (11.21%) Computer Science
25 110 (10.91%) DevOps
26 109 (10.81%) CI/CD
27 104 (10.32%) CSS
28 101 (10.02%) Actionable Insight
29 100 (9.92%) Security Cleared
30 98 (9.72%) Social Skills

Senior 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:

Application Platforms
1 87 (8.63%) Apache Spark
2 40 (3.97%) ArcGIS
2 40 (3.97%) GeoServer
3 18 (1.79%) FileNet
4 17 (1.69%) Cloud Foundry
5 9 (0.89%) SharePoint
6 8 (0.79%) SAS
7 7 (0.69%) Confluence
8 5 (0.50%) Microsoft Exchange
9 4 (0.40%) IIS
10 2 (0.20%) JBoss
10 2 (0.20%) Red Hat Fuse
10 2 (0.20%) WebLogic
11 1 (0.099%) Apache
11 1 (0.099%) WildFly
Applications
1 21 (2.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (1.59%) Sketch
3 13 (1.29%) Microsoft Office
4 12 (1.19%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 8 (0.79%) InVision
6 5 (0.50%) Adobe Illustrator
6 5 (0.50%) Photoshop
7 4 (0.40%) MS Visio
8 1 (0.099%) AutoCAD
8 1 (0.099%) Revit
Business Applications
1 8 (0.79%) NEC Housing
2 6 (0.60%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (0.40%) Sonata
3 4 (0.40%) Unit4 Business World
4 2 (0.20%) SAP HCM
4 2 (0.20%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.099%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 226 (22.42%) AWS
2 222 (22.02%) Azure
3 70 (6.94%) GCP
4 47 (4.66%) SaaS
5 22 (2.18%) Amazon S3
5 22 (2.18%) Figma
5 22 (2.18%) Microsoft 365
5 22 (2.18%) Power Platform
6 13 (1.29%) Entra ID
7 12 (1.19%) Azure DevOps
7 12 (1.19%) Miro
8 11 (1.09%) SurveyMonkey
9 9 (0.89%) GitHub
10 8 (0.79%) Heroku
11 7 (0.69%) PaaS
12 6 (0.60%) Serverless
13 5 (0.50%) Cloud Computing
13 5 (0.50%) IaaS
13 5 (0.50%) Snowflake
14 4 (0.40%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 59 (5.85%) Kerberos
2 26 (2.58%) Wireless
3 19 (1.88%) TCP/IP
3 19 (1.88%) Wi-Fi
4 18 (1.79%) Network Security
5 16 (1.59%) Ethernet
5 16 (1.59%) Firewall
6 13 (1.29%) Modbus
6 13 (1.29%) RS-232
7 10 (0.99%) Broadband
7 10 (0.99%) WAN
8 7 (0.69%) Bluetooth
8 7 (0.69%) DNS
8 7 (0.69%) SAN
8 7 (0.69%) VoIP
9 6 (0.60%) DHCP
10 5 (0.50%) BGP
10 5 (0.50%) OSPF
11 4 (0.40%) NetScaler
12 3 (0.30%) HSRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 88 (8.73%) NoSQL
2 62 (6.15%) Big Data
3 59 (5.85%) PostgreSQL
4 43 (4.27%) GIS
4 43 (4.27%) Metadata
5 40 (3.97%) QGIS
6 27 (2.68%) Elasticsearch
7 20 (1.98%) Data Warehouse
8 19 (1.88%) Power BI
8 19 (1.88%) SQL Server
9 18 (1.79%) Apache Cassandra
10 17 (1.69%) Amazon Aurora
10 17 (1.69%) CockroachDB
11 13 (1.29%) Data Lake
11 13 (1.29%) Oracle Database
12 11 (1.09%) Oracle Database 11g
12 11 (1.09%) Relational Database
12 11 (1.09%) Tableau
13 8 (0.79%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
14 7 (0.69%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 64 (6.35%) Git
2 54 (5.36%) Jenkins
3 42 (4.17%) Artifactory
3 42 (4.17%) Bitbucket
4 33 (3.27%) JIRA
5 20 (1.98%) JUnit
6 14 (1.39%) GitLab
7 12 (1.19%) Visual Studio
8 4 (0.40%) Maven
9 3 (0.30%) IBM UrbanCode
10 2 (0.20%) Eclipse
10 2 (0.20%) IntelliJ
10 2 (0.20%) Mockito
10 2 (0.20%) Selenium
10 2 (0.20%) webpack
11 1 (0.099%) Cypress.io
11 1 (0.099%) JHipster
11 1 (0.099%) MSI
11 1 (0.099%) Rational DOORS
11 1 (0.099%) Rational Rhapsody
General
1 408 (40.48%) Finance
2 369 (36.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 302 (29.96%) Law
4 266 (26.39%) Marketing
5 98 (9.72%) Social Skills
6 88 (8.73%) Banking
7 55 (5.46%) Influencing Skills
8 41 (4.07%) Investment Banking
9 39 (3.87%) Legal
10 29 (2.88%) Manufacturing
11 25 (2.48%) Public Sector
12 24 (2.38%) Analytical Skills
13 23 (2.28%) Presentation Skills
14 14 (1.39%) Police
14 14 (1.39%) Telecoms
15 11 (1.09%) General Ledger
16 10 (0.99%) Games
17 9 (0.89%) Electronics
17 9 (0.89%) Local Government
17 9 (0.89%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 136 (13.49%) .NET
2 126 (12.50%) React
3 104 (10.32%) CSS
4 79 (7.84%) HTML
5 75 (7.44%) JSON
6 70 (6.94%) AngularJS
7 59 (5.85%) .NET Core
7 59 (5.85%) RESTful
8 56 (5.56%) Web Services
9 54 (5.36%) Kafka
9 54 (5.36%) XML
10 52 (5.16%) Spring
11 48 (4.76%) SAML
12 47 (4.66%) OpenID
13 42 (4.17%) JSON-LD
13 42 (4.17%) LDAP
14 40 (3.97%) Leaflet
14 40 (3.97%) OpenLayers
14 40 (3.97%) PostGIS
15 39 (3.87%) .NET Framework
Miscellaneous
1 118 (11.71%) Cloud Native
2 57 (5.65%) Management Information System
3 50 (4.96%) Public Cloud
4 43 (4.27%) Reference Data
5 42 (4.17%) Enterprise Cloud
6 37 (3.67%) Greenfield Project
7 23 (2.28%) Product Ownership
8 13 (1.29%) Device Driver
9 12 (1.19%) Onboarding
9 12 (1.19%) Video\Live Streaming
10 11 (1.09%) Distributed Systems
10 11 (1.09%) Market Risk
11 10 (0.99%) Credit Risk
11 10 (0.99%) Social Media
12 8 (0.79%) Virtual Team
13 7 (0.69%) Mobile App
14 6 (0.60%) Driving Licence
14 6 (0.60%) Private Cloud
15 5 (0.50%) Data Structures
15 5 (0.50%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 74 (7.34%) Linux
2 65 (6.45%) Windows
3 25 (2.48%) Windows Server
4 14 (1.39%) Mac OS
5 13 (1.29%) Embedded Linux
6 8 (0.79%) Ubuntu
7 7 (0.69%) Unix
8 4 (0.40%) Android
8 4 (0.40%) Windows 10
9 1 (0.099%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 498 (49.40%) Software Engineering
2 424 (42.06%) Agile
3 229 (22.72%) SDLC
4 221 (21.92%) Operational Stability
5 217 (21.53%) Problem-Solving
6 178 (17.66%) Artificial Intelligence
7 161 (15.97%) Tech Ops
8 155 (15.38%) Machine Learning
9 129 (12.80%) Decision-Making
10 113 (11.21%) Computer Science
11 110 (10.91%) DevOps
12 109 (10.81%) CI/CD
13 101 (10.02%) Actionable Insight
14 93 (9.23%) Microservices
15 86 (8.53%) Roadmaps
16 85 (8.43%) Coaching
17 84 (8.33%) Mathematics
18 69 (6.85%) Performance Tuning
18 69 (6.85%) Test Automation
19 60 (5.95%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 233 (23.12%) Java
2 200 (19.84%) SQL
3 146 (14.48%) Python
4 138 (13.69%) C#
5 127 (12.60%) JavaScript
6 67 (6.65%) C
7 64 (6.35%) C++
8 52 (5.16%) Scala
9 45 (4.46%) Go
10 42 (4.17%) Prolog
10 42 (4.17%) SPARQL
11 39 (3.87%) TypeScript
12 31 (3.08%) Ruby
13 29 (2.88%) Embedded C
14 18 (1.79%) PL/SQL
15 12 (1.19%) Bash
15 12 (1.19%) PowerShell
16 8 (0.79%) PHP
17 7 (0.69%) Groovy
18 5 (0.50%) Perl
Qualifications
1 100 (9.92%) Security Cleared
2 97 (9.62%) SC Cleared
3 68 (6.75%) Degree
4 12 (1.19%) Azure Certification
4 12 (1.19%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (1.09%) AWS Certification
6 10 (0.99%) ACCA
6 10 (0.99%) CIMA
6 10 (0.99%) CISM
6 10 (0.99%) CISSP
7 9 (0.89%) DBS Check
8 8 (0.79%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 6 (0.60%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
9 6 (0.60%) CCNP
9 6 (0.60%) Cisco Certification
10 5 (0.50%) Master's Degree
10 5 (0.50%) MCSE
10 5 (0.50%) Microsoft Certification
10 5 (0.50%) PMI Certification
11 4 (0.40%) SSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (3.87%) Accessibility
2 38 (3.77%) Data Quality
3 28 (2.78%) QA
4 12 (1.19%) GDPR
5 11 (1.09%) WCAG
6 9 (0.89%) NIST
7 6 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (0.50%) GMP
8 5 (0.50%) IFRS
8 5 (0.50%) IFRS 9
8 5 (0.50%) SLA
9 4 (0.40%) DICOM
9 4 (0.40%) HL7
9 4 (0.40%) ISO 13485
9 4 (0.40%) ISO 22301
9 4 (0.40%) ITGC
9 4 (0.40%) PMO
10 2 (0.20%) CRD IV
11 1 (0.099%) Cyber Essentials
11 1 (0.099%) NCSC
System Software
1 50 (4.96%) Active Directory
2 27 (2.68%) Docker
3 17 (1.69%) Firmware
4 16 (1.59%) VMware Infrastructure
5 13 (1.29%) Embedded Firmware
5 13 (1.29%) Hyper-V
6 4 (0.40%) VMware ESXi
6 4 (0.40%) VMware NSX
6 4 (0.40%) XenDesktop
7 2 (0.20%) RACF
8 1 (0.099%) Microsoft App-V
8 1 (0.099%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 76 (7.54%) Kubernetes
2 42 (4.17%) Terraform
3 11 (1.09%) Ansible
4 9 (0.89%) Microsoft Intune
5 6 (0.60%) Grafana
6 5 (0.50%) Progress Chef
6 5 (0.50%) Prometheus
7 4 (0.40%) Puppet
7 4 (0.40%) vCenter Server
8 2 (0.20%) ZABBIX
9 1 (0.099%) SCCM
9 1 (0.099%) WMI
Vendors
1 60 (5.95%) Microsoft
2 54 (5.36%) Oracle
3 40 (3.97%) ESRI
4 36 (3.57%) Google
5 22 (2.18%) VMware
6 18 (1.79%) SAP
7 11 (1.09%) Databricks
8 10 (0.99%) CA
9 8 (0.79%) NEC
10 6 (0.60%) Dell
11 5 (0.50%) JD Edwards
11 5 (0.50%) Salesforce
12 4 (0.40%) Citrix
12 4 (0.40%) ConnectWise
12 4 (0.40%) Epicor
12 4 (0.40%) ForgeRock
12 4 (0.40%) IFS
12 4 (0.40%) Nimble Storage
12 4 (0.40%) Sage
12 4 (0.40%) Veeam