According to the latest research from Savills, office take-up in Aberdeen in the first six months of 2026 reached 289,695 sq ft, representing a 78% increase on the same period in 2025.
The take-up figure is also 115% above the five-year average and 89% higher than the ten-year average for H1. The extraction and utilities sector was the most active in the market, representing 75% of the total take-up. The largest office letting came from that sector in H1, with Petrofac Facilities Management Ltd taking 103,536 sq ft at Caledonia House, at Prime Four Business Park in Kingswells.
Although the total number of deals was down slightly, the average size of each deal more than doubled to 4,232 sq ft. Grade A space accounted for 63% of the take-up, across seven transactions. The 181,517 sq ft of Grade A transactions is the highest since 2015.
Despite increased take-up, availability in Aberdeen grew slightly over the first half of the year to 1.84 million sq ft, but the vacancy rate of 17.8% is still well below the long-term average.
Dan Smith, head of office in Aberdeen and office agency director at Savills
Dan Smith, head of office in Aberdeen and office agency director at Savills comments: “Whilst the half year take up figures present a positive picture for Aberdeen, the stats are buoyed by a number of larger deals which skew the figures somewhat. The overall market remains challenging, but the deals which have been done show continued demand for best in class fitted space, particularly in the out of town market.
“We are aware of a number of additional deals in legals, so the strong demand looks set to continue into the second half of the year, and we would expect full-year take-up to be considerably higher than last year, and also the five year average for the city.”