Lead Software Developer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Lead Software Developer daily rate in Edinburgh is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 August 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
2 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
67 |
- |
97 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Software Developer |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh |
0.30% |
- |
0.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.33% |
- |
0.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£600 |
- |
£500 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£600 |
- |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-11.11% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Edinburgh with a recognized job title |
603 |
793 |
1,080 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
91.92% |
94.18% |
95.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
310 |
435 |
717 |
| 10th Percentile |
£254 |
£176 |
£213 |
| 25th Percentile |
£406 |
£325 |
£381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£475 |
£450 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+5.56% |
-5.26% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£538 |
£538 |
£538 |
| 90th Percentile |
£588 |
£638 |
£600 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£463 |
£450 |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
+2.78% |
-5.26% |
+0.96% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
15 |
39 |
11 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£13.45 |
£13.16 |
| 25th Percentile |
£17.30 |
£16.37 |
£17.71 |
| Median hourly rate |
£27.35 |
£18.00 |
£17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+51.94% |
+1.58% |
-22.96% |
| 75th Percentile |
£63.13 |
£20.05 |
£30.74 |
| 90th Percentile |
£74.00 |
£51.00 |
£53.75 |
| Scotland median hourly rate |
£19.71 |
£18.13 |
£17.72 |
| % change year-on-year |
+8.71% |
+2.31% |
-45.00% |
