Applications Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Applications Engineer salary in Edinburgh is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 July 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
12 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
61 |
77 |
96 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+16 |
+19 |
+15 |
| Permanent jobs requiring an Applications Engineer |
8 |
4 |
1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh |
0.76% |
0.45% |
0.072% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.79% |
0.52% |
0.075% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
4 |
2 |
1 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£85,000 |
£80,000 |
£70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+6.25% |
+14.29% |
- |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£29,000 |
£80,000 |
£37,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-63.75% |
+113.33% |
-6.25% |
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 |
1,018 |
765 |
1,340 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
97.14% |
86.54% |
95.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
656 |
354 |
1,031 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,000 |
£26,929 |
£35,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£44,346 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£52,500 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-12.50% |
- |
+0.80% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£82,786 |
£71,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£98,667 |
£87,500 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£47,500 |
£53,500 |
£50,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-11.21% |
+5.94% |
-8.18% |
