Developer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Developer salary in Edinburgh is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 September 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 34 | 8 | 11 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -26 | +3 | -4 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Developer | 46 | 169 | 180 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 6.04% | 13.48% | 15.64% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 7.20% | 14.23% | 16.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 35 | 110 | 150 |
| 10th Percentile | £40,000 | £42,250 | £39,700 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,750 | £48,375 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £60,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.17% | +9.09% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £70,000 | £72,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £72,625 | £75,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £57,500 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.55% | - | - |
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 | 639 | 1,188 | 1,092 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 83.97% | 94.74% | 94.87% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 270 | 687 | 878 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,481 | £35,000 | £30,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,000 | £45,000 | £42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £54,928 | £60,000 | £59,526 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.45% | +0.80% | +0.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £87,419 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
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
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 15 September 2025.
Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 15 September 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: