Senior Developer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Senior Developer daily rate in Edinburgh is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
4 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
69 |
60 |
58 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-9 |
-2 |
+25 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Developer |
5 |
5 |
18 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh |
0.73% |
0.81% |
2.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.78% |
0.90% |
2.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
3 |
7 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
£389 |
| 25th Percentile |
- |
- |
£416 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£400 |
£480 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+25.00% |
-16.67% |
-5.88% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£409 |
£685 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£415 |
- |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£410 |
£406 |
£500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+0.92% |
-18.75% |
-1.96% |
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 |
642 |
556 |
785 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
94.13% |
90.26% |
94.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
337 |
275 |
415 |
| 10th Percentile |
£238 |
£263 |
£187 |
| 25th Percentile |
£405 |
£413 |
£340 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£463 |
£475 |
£440 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.63% |
+7.95% |
-7.37% |
| 75th Percentile |
£538 |
£538 |
£530 |
| 90th Percentile |
£619 |
£600 |
£609 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£465 |
£463 |
£450 |
| % change year-on-year |
+0.54% |
+2.78% |
-5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
26 |
15 |
33 |
| 10th Percentile |
£15.81 |
- |
£13.53 |
| 25th Percentile |
£16.25 |
£17.30 |
£16.37 |
| Median hourly rate |
£58.00 |
£45.02 |
£18.38 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+28.85% |
+144.98% |
+3.70% |
| 75th Percentile |
£66.38 |
£68.75 |
£23.89 |
| 90th Percentile |
£68.75 |
£75.00 |
£48.84 |
| Scotland median hourly rate |
£19.33 |
£20.00 |
£18.13 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.35% |
+10.31% |
+2.31% |
