Developer Job Trends in Edinburgh

Developer
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Developer salary in Edinburgh is £55,000 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 24 27 7
Rank change year-on-year +3 -20 +6
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 52 73 191
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh 4.99% 8.30% 13.60%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.13% 9.59% 14.19%
Number of salaries quoted 48 54 146
10th Percentile £41,250 £40,000 £42,940
25th Percentile £45,000 £49,029 £48,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £56,250 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -2.22% -6.25% -
75th Percentile £60,000 £69,375 £70,000
90th Percentile £65,000 £100,000 £73,886
Scotland median annual salary £60,000 £55,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% +1.85% -1.82%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Edinburgh

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%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Developer job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Developer
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Salary distribution trend for Developer job vacancies in Edinburgh

Developer
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh

Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 9 July 2026.

Salary histogram for Developer in Edinburgh

Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 9 July 2026, Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring Developer in the job title.

1 14 (26.92%) Full-Stack Development
1 14 (26.92%) Python
2 13 (25.00%) .NET
3 8 (15.38%) Azure
3 8 (15.38%) Broadband
3 8 (15.38%) SC Cleared
3 8 (15.38%) Security Cleared
3 8 (15.38%) Software Engineering
4 6 (11.54%) Coaching
4 6 (11.54%) Django
4 6 (11.54%) JavaScript
5 5 (9.62%) Agile
5 5 (9.62%) C#
5 5 (9.62%) Microsoft
5 5 (9.62%) React
6 4 (7.69%) Cybersecurity
6 4 (7.69%) Java
6 4 (7.69%) Logistics
6 4 (7.69%) Mentoring
6 4 (7.69%) Mobile Development
6 4 (7.69%) SaaS
6 4 (7.69%) SQL
7 3 (5.77%) .NET Core
7 3 (5.77%) Analytics
7 3 (5.77%) ASP.NET
7 3 (5.77%) ASP.NET Core
7 3 (5.77%) ASP.NET Web API
7 3 (5.77%) Azure Cosmos DB
7 3 (5.77%) Azure SQL Database
7 3 (5.77%) Blazor

Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 8 (15.38%) Azure
2 4 (7.69%) SaaS
3 3 (5.77%) Azure Cosmos DB
4 2 (3.85%) AWS
4 2 (3.85%) Azure DevOps
4 2 (3.85%) Firebase
4 2 (3.85%) GitHub
5 1 (1.92%) Entra ID
5 1 (1.92%) GitHub Actions
5 1 (1.92%) Google Play
5 1 (1.92%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 8 (15.38%) Broadband
2 2 (3.85%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.77%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 2 (3.85%) fastlane
1 2 (3.85%) Jenkins
2 1 (1.92%) Android Studio
2 1 (1.92%) Crashlytics
2 1 (1.92%) Git
2 1 (1.92%) Gradle
2 1 (1.92%) Xcode
General
1 2 (3.85%) Games
1 2 (3.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 2 (3.85%) Multimedia
1 2 (3.85%) Public Sector
1 2 (3.85%) Social Skills
2 1 (1.92%) Aviation
2 1 (1.92%) Legal
2 1 (1.92%) Legal Technology
2 1 (1.92%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (25.00%) .NET
2 6 (11.54%) Django
3 5 (9.62%) React
4 3 (5.77%) .NET Core
4 3 (5.77%) ASP.NET
4 3 (5.77%) ASP.NET Core
4 3 (5.77%) ASP.NET Web API
4 3 (5.77%) Blazor
4 3 (5.77%) LINQ
5 2 (3.85%) CSS
5 2 (3.85%) HTML
5 2 (3.85%) RESTful
6 1 (1.92%) iOS SDK
6 1 (1.92%) LDAP
6 1 (1.92%) OAuth
6 1 (1.92%) OpenID
6 1 (1.92%) REST
6 1 (1.92%) SAML
6 1 (1.92%) SOAP
6 1 (1.92%) UIKit
Miscellaneous
1 2 (3.85%) Cyber Threat
1 2 (3.85%) Cyberattack
1 2 (3.85%) Mobile App
1 2 (3.85%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 1 (1.92%) Android
1 1 (1.92%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (26.92%) Full-Stack Development
2 8 (15.38%) Software Engineering
3 6 (11.54%) Coaching
4 5 (9.62%) Agile
5 4 (7.69%) Cybersecurity
5 4 (7.69%) Logistics
5 4 (7.69%) Mentoring
5 4 (7.69%) Mobile Development
6 3 (5.77%) Analytics
6 3 (5.77%) Don't repeat yourself (DRY)
6 3 (5.77%) Microservices
6 3 (5.77%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (5.77%) Test Automation
6 3 (5.77%) User Experience
6 3 (5.77%) UX Design
6 3 (5.77%) Web Development
7 2 (3.85%) Kanban
7 2 (3.85%) MVVM
7 2 (3.85%) OWASP
7 2 (3.85%) TDD
Programming Languages
1 14 (26.92%) Python
2 6 (11.54%) JavaScript
3 5 (9.62%) C#
4 4 (7.69%) Java
4 4 (7.69%) SQL
5 1 (1.92%) Bash
5 1 (1.92%) Kotlin
5 1 (1.92%) PowerShell
5 1 (1.92%) Swift
5 1 (1.92%) T-SQL
5 1 (1.92%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 8 (15.38%) SC Cleared
1 8 (15.38%) Security Cleared
2 2 (3.85%) AWS Certification
2 2 (3.85%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
2 2 (3.85%) Azure Certification
2 2 (3.85%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (1.92%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.85%) Accessibility
1 2 (3.85%) WCAG
2 1 (1.92%) NCSC
2 1 (1.92%) NIST
System Software
1 1 (1.92%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 5 (9.62%) Microsoft
2 2 (3.85%) Dynatrace
3 1 (1.92%) Apple
3 1 (1.92%) Google
3 1 (1.92%) ServiceNow
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