Developer Jobs in Edinburgh

Developer
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Developer salary in Edinburgh is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 September 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 9 15 7
Rank change year-on-year +6 -8 -5
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 174 205 476
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 13.09% 14.39% 19.69%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.79% 15.07% 20.31%
Number of salaries quoted 110 151 367
10th Percentile £42,250 £39,750 £41,250
25th Percentile £48,375 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - +10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £74,375
90th Percentile £72,625 £75,000 £85,000
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - +15.79%

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 1,262 1,360 2,344
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.96% 95.44% 96.98%
Number of salaries quoted 694 882 1,532
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £35,260
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,526 £59,250
Median % change year-on-year +0.80% +0.47% +18.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,419 £85,000
Scotland median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +14.58%

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.

Job vacancy trend for Developer in Edinburgh

Developer
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Developer in Edinburgh.

Salary trend for Developer in Edinburgh

Developer
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh

Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 13 September 2024.

Salary histogram for Developer in Edinburgh

Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 13 September 2024, 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.

1 60 (34.48%) .NET
2 43 (24.71%) C#
3 36 (20.69%) Agile
4 35 (20.11%) JavaScript
5 34 (19.54%) Finance
5 34 (19.54%) Azure
6 31 (17.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 29 (16.67%) SQL Server
8 28 (16.09%) Social Skills
9 27 (15.52%) React
10 24 (13.79%) SQL
11 23 (13.22%) Software Engineering
12 22 (12.64%) Mentoring
12 22 (12.64%) SaaS
13 21 (12.07%) .NET Framework
13 21 (12.07%) AngularJS
14 20 (11.49%) TypeScript
14 20 (11.49%) CSS
14 20 (11.49%) Problem-Solving
14 20 (11.49%) Full-Stack Development
15 19 (10.92%) Microsoft
16 18 (10.34%) HTML
16 18 (10.34%) AWS
17 16 (9.20%) Java
18 15 (8.62%) Oracle
18 15 (8.62%) Git
19 14 (8.05%) Front End Development
20 13 (7.47%) Web Development
20 13 (7.47%) TDD
21 12 (6.90%) Python

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:

Application Platforms
1 9 (5.17%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (2.30%) Appian
2 4 (2.30%) WildFly
3 2 (1.15%) BizTalk Server
3 2 (1.15%) SAS
3 2 (1.15%) Umbraco
4 1 (0.57%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (1.15%) Adobe XD
1 2 (1.15%) Photoshop
1 2 (1.15%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (1.72%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (1.72%) Oracle EBS
2 1 (0.57%) Oracle Applications
Cloud Services
1 34 (19.54%) Azure
2 22 (12.64%) SaaS
3 18 (10.34%) AWS
4 8 (4.60%) Power Platform
5 6 (3.45%) GCP
5 6 (3.45%) OCI
6 3 (1.72%) Azure Functions
6 3 (1.72%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (1.72%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
6 3 (1.72%) Salesforce Service Cloud
6 3 (1.72%) Serverless
7 2 (1.15%) Azure Logic Apps
7 2 (1.15%) ClickUp
7 2 (1.15%) Contentful
7 2 (1.15%) dbt
7 2 (1.15%) GitHub
7 2 (1.15%) PowerApps
7 2 (1.15%) Slack
8 1 (0.57%) Microsoft 365
8 1 (0.57%) OpenShift
Communications & Networking
1 3 (1.72%) Wireless
2 1 (0.57%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 29 (16.67%) SQL Server
2 9 (5.17%) MySQL
3 8 (4.60%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 7 (4.02%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 6 (3.45%) Power BI
5 6 (3.45%) Relational Database
6 4 (2.30%) NoSQL
7 3 (1.72%) Elasticsearch
7 3 (1.72%) Oracle Reports
7 3 (1.72%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (1.15%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (1.15%) Data Warehouse
8 2 (1.15%) MongoDB
8 2 (1.15%) SQLite
9 1 (0.57%) GIS
9 1 (0.57%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.57%) RDBMS
9 1 (0.57%) Redis
Development Applications
1 15 (8.62%) Git
2 5 (2.87%) Jenkins
3 4 (2.30%) webpack
4 2 (1.15%) CircleCI
4 2 (1.15%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.57%) Maven
5 1 (0.57%) Oracle APEX
5 1 (0.57%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.57%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.57%) Vite
General
1 34 (19.54%) Finance
2 31 (17.82%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 28 (16.09%) Social Skills
4 5 (2.87%) Local Government
5 4 (2.30%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (2.30%) Law
5 4 (2.30%) Legal
6 3 (1.72%) Banking
6 3 (1.72%) Billing
6 3 (1.72%) Health Technology
6 3 (1.72%) Pharmaceutical
7 2 (1.15%) Back Office
7 2 (1.15%) Multimedia
8 1 (0.57%) Financial Institution
8 1 (0.57%) Games
8 1 (0.57%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (0.57%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 60 (34.48%) .NET
2 27 (15.52%) React
3 21 (12.07%) .NET Framework
3 21 (12.07%) AngularJS
4 20 (11.49%) CSS
5 18 (10.34%) HTML
6 11 (6.32%) .NET Core
6 11 (6.32%) Blazor
7 10 (5.75%) ASP.NET
8 9 (5.17%) REST
8 9 (5.17%) Spring
9 8 (4.60%) Node.js
9 8 (4.60%) Vue
10 7 (4.02%) Django
10 7 (4.02%) SOAP
11 6 (3.45%) Laravel
11 6 (3.45%) Oracle Fusion
11 6 (3.45%) Redux
12 5 (2.87%) Android Jetpack
12 5 (2.87%) Jest
Miscellaneous
1 10 (5.75%) Mobile App
2 7 (4.02%) Greenfield Project
3 4 (2.30%) Product Ownership
4 3 (1.72%) Algorithms
4 3 (1.72%) Data Structures
4 3 (1.72%) e-Learning
4 3 (1.72%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (1.72%) Mobile Banking
4 3 (1.72%) Public Cloud
5 2 (1.15%) Augmented Reality
5 2 (1.15%) CMDB
5 2 (1.15%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (1.15%) NHS
5 2 (1.15%) Video\Live Streaming
5 2 (1.15%) Virtual Reality
6 1 (0.57%) Operational Technology
6 1 (0.57%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 10 (5.75%) Linux
2 9 (5.17%) Android
2 9 (5.17%) Apple iOS
3 5 (2.87%) Unix
3 5 (2.87%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (20.69%) Agile
2 23 (13.22%) Software Engineering
3 22 (12.64%) Mentoring
4 20 (11.49%) Full-Stack Development
4 20 (11.49%) Problem-Solving
5 14 (8.05%) Front End Development
6 13 (7.47%) TDD
6 13 (7.47%) Web Development
7 11 (6.32%) Test Automation
8 10 (5.75%) DevOps
8 10 (5.75%) SDLC
9 9 (5.17%) CI/CD
9 9 (5.17%) Coaching
9 9 (5.17%) Fintech
10 8 (4.60%) Android Development
10 8 (4.60%) Computer Science
10 8 (4.60%) Computer Vision
10 8 (4.60%) iOS Development
10 8 (4.60%) Mobile Development
11 7 (4.02%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 43 (24.71%) C#
2 35 (20.11%) JavaScript
3 24 (13.79%) SQL
4 20 (11.49%) TypeScript
5 16 (9.20%) Java
6 12 (6.90%) Python
7 6 (3.45%) PHP
7 6 (3.45%) PL/SQL
8 5 (2.87%) Kotlin
9 4 (2.30%) Ruby
10 3 (1.72%) PowerShell
10 3 (1.72%) Swift
11 2 (1.15%) C
11 2 (1.15%) C++
11 2 (1.15%) F#
11 2 (1.15%) R
12 1 (0.57%) Elixir
12 1 (0.57%) Perl
12 1 (0.57%) Rust
12 1 (0.57%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 11 (6.32%) Degree
2 7 (4.02%) SC Cleared
2 7 (4.02%) Security Cleared
3 5 (2.87%) Computer Science Degree
4 2 (1.15%) PhD
5 1 (0.57%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (0.57%) Master's Degree
5 1 (0.57%) OCP
5 1 (0.57%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (1.72%) GDPR
1 3 (1.72%) HIPAA
1 3 (1.72%) QA
1 3 (1.72%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 7 (4.02%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (4.02%) Terraform
2 5 (2.87%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.57%) Ansible
Vendors
1 19 (10.92%) Microsoft
2 15 (8.62%) Oracle
3 5 (2.87%) Xamarin
4 4 (2.30%) Google
4 4 (2.30%) Sybase
5 3 (1.72%) Salesforce
5 3 (1.72%) ServiceNow
6 2 (1.15%) Adobe
6 2 (1.15%) Netlify
7 1 (0.57%) CyberTech