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 6 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 26 | 9 | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -17 | +6 | -9 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Developer | 72 | 206 | 236 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 8.21% | 13.19% | 13.71% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 9.47% | 13.72% | 14.52% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 53 | 150 | 169 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £42,250 | £38,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £49,000 | £48,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £70,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £100,000 | £73,997 | £82,500 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £55,000 | £54,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.85% | -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 | 760 | 1,502 | 1,625 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 86.66% | 96.16% | 94.42% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 344 | 1,049 | 992 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,929 | £33,000 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £45,000 | £42,843 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £59,526 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +0.80% | +8.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £83,738 | £71,250 | £76,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,667 | £86,500 | £87,377 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -9.09% | - |
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 6 July 2025.
Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 6 July 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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