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 17 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 17 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 30 | 12 | 16 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -18 | +4 | -12 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Developer | 84 | 183 | 295 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 9.30% | 12.31% | 14.58% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 10.27% | 12.83% | 15.36% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 59 | 141 | 219 |
| 10th Percentile | £42,250 | £40,000 | £39,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £49,059 | £48,750 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £70,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £73,886 | £75,000 | £85,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £53,750 | £54,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.46% | -1.82% | - |
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 | 818 | 1,426 | 1,921 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.59% | 95.90% | 94.91% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 385 | 1,004 | 1,139 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £32,500 | £35,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £46,250 | £44,516 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.17% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £71,921 | £77,715 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,474 | £91,934 | £89,852 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £56,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -6.25% | +6.67% |
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 17 May 2025.
Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 17 May 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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