Senior Developer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Senior Developer daily rate in Edinburgh is £456, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 August 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
5 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
62 |
64 |
72 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+2 |
+8 |
+20 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Developer |
6 |
4 |
6 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh |
0.77% |
0.62% |
0.72% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.82% |
0.67% |
0.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
2 |
2 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
£416 |
- |
£445 |
| 25th Percentile |
£430 |
- |
£451 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£456 |
£400 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+14.06% |
-15.79% |
-14.41% |
| 75th Percentile |
£480 |
- |
£484 |
| 90th Percentile |
£492 |
- |
£486 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£410 |
£404 |
£497 |
| % change year-on-year |
+1.49% |
-18.71% |
-12.04% |
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 |
732 |
596 |
789 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
94.33% |
91.83% |
94.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
398 |
306 |
432 |
| 10th Percentile |
£325 |
£259 |
£175 |
| 25th Percentile |
£406 |
£413 |
£325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£461 |
£475 |
£450 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.89% |
+5.56% |
-5.26% |
| 75th Percentile |
£538 |
£538 |
£538 |
| 90th Percentile |
£605 |
£593 |
£637 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£460 |
£463 |
£450 |
| % change year-on-year |
-0.54% |
+2.78% |
-5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
33 |
15 |
39 |
| 10th Percentile |
£15.81 |
- |
£13.45 |
| 25th Percentile |
£50.00 |
£17.30 |
£16.37 |
| Median hourly rate |
£61.00 |
£27.35 |
£18.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+123.03% |
+51.94% |
+1.58% |
| 75th Percentile |
£68.75 |
£63.13 |
£20.05 |
| 90th Percentile |
£75.00 |
£74.00 |
£51.00 |
| Scotland median hourly rate |
£35.00 |
£19.71 |
£18.13 |
| % change year-on-year |
+77.57% |
+8.71% |
+2.31% |
