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 1 April 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 23 | 15 | 18 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +3 | -15 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Developer | 95 | 180 | 293 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 9.77% | 12.02% | 12.72% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 10.66% | 12.41% | 13.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 70 | 144 | 225 |
| 10th Percentile | £41,250 | £40,000 | £38,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £49,276 | £48,438 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £64,375 | £69,813 | £74,750 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,911 | £75,000 | £85,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £52,500 | £53,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.94% | -3.64% | +4.76% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 | 891 | 1,451 | 2,196 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 91.67% | 96.86% | 95.31% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 440 | 1,011 | 1,272 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,475 | £32,500 | £36,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £45,625 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £60,047 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -0.08% | +9.18% |
| 75th Percentile | £79,648 | £72,433 | £78,108 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,474 | £91,934 | £90,773 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -8.70% | +11.65% |
Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings that featured Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Developer
Salary Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Developer in Edinburgh.
Developer
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh
Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 1 April 2025.
Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 1 April 2025, Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring Developer in the job title.
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Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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