Backend Developer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Backend Developer salary in Edinburgh is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 28 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
28 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
84 |
100 |
143 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+16 |
+43 |
-7 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Backend Developer |
1 |
4 |
2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh |
0.11% |
0.27% |
0.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.13% |
0.28% |
0.11% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
4 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£51,250 |
£50,686 |
£79,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£52,500 |
£56,318 |
£83,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-6.78% |
-32.15% |
+27.69% |
| 75th Percentile |
£53,750 |
£61,949 |
£87,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£75,000 |
£54,500 |
£83,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+37.61% |
-34.34% |
+27.69% |
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 |
768 |
1,444 |
1,853 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
88.17% |
96.07% |
94.78% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
333 |
1,022 |
1,092 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,929 |
£32,500 |
£35,350 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
£43,962 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£57,500 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.17% |
- |
+9.09% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£71,625 |
£77,715 |
| 90th Percentile |
£98,474 |
£91,934 |
£89,852 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.76% |
-4.55% |
+4.76% |
