First Line Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median First Line Engineer salary in Edinburgh is £28,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 July 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
9 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
62 |
- |
88 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+22 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a 1st Line Engineer |
6 |
0 |
4 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh |
0.58% |
- |
0.28% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.59% |
- |
0.30% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
6 |
0 |
4 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£26,750 |
- |
£26,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£28,500 |
- |
£27,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+10.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£30,250 |
- |
£28,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£28,500 |
- |
£27,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+10.00% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in Edinburgh with a recognized job title |
1,013 |
761 |
1,346 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
97.12% |
86.48% |
95.87% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
647 |
348 |
1,045 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,900 |
£26,929 |
£33,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£52,500 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-12.50% |
- |
+0.80% |
| 75th Percentile |
£69,375 |
£83,033 |
£71,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£98,556 |
£87,500 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£47,500 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-13.64% |
+10.00% |
-9.09% |
