Developer Jobs in Edinburgh

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 23 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
23 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 14 16
Rank change year-on-year -18 +2 -12
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 73 180 286
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 8.40% 12.20% 14.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.53% 12.73% 15.11%
Number of salaries quoted 51 139 210
10th Percentile £45,000 £40,000 £39,000
25th Percentile £49,118 £48,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £62,500 £70,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £73,886 £75,000 £85,200
Scotland median annual salary £52,500 £53,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -0.94% -3.64% -

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 766 1,414 1,893
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 88.15% 95.86% 94.79%
Number of salaries quoted 340 1,001 1,116
10th Percentile £26,929 £32,500 £35,616
25th Percentile £44,688 £46,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £80,000 £71,750 £77,715
90th Percentile £98,474 £95,000 £89,852
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £56,868
% change year-on-year +4.76% -7.68% +8.32%

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 23 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Developer in Edinburgh

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

For the 6 months to 23 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.

1 32 (43.84%) Problem-Solving
2 31 (42.47%) JavaScript
3 26 (35.62%) Social Skills
4 25 (34.25%) Java
5 22 (30.14%) AWS
6 20 (27.40%) React
7 19 (26.03%) HTML
7 19 (26.03%) Finance
7 19 (26.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 18 (24.66%) Azure
9 17 (23.29%) CSS
9 17 (23.29%) Analytical Skills
10 16 (21.92%) C++
10 16 (21.92%) Agile
11 15 (20.55%) Python
11 15 (20.55%) TypeScript
11 15 (20.55%) Full-Stack Development
12 14 (19.18%) DevOps
12 14 (19.18%) Visual Studio
12 14 (19.18%) Degree
13 12 (16.44%) Git
13 12 (16.44%) .NET
13 12 (16.44%) Mentoring
13 12 (16.44%) Docker
13 12 (16.44%) Kubernetes
13 12 (16.44%) CI/CD
14 11 (15.07%) Microservices
15 10 (13.70%) Windows
15 10 (13.70%) RESTful
15 10 (13.70%) Web Development

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 3 (4.11%) CMS
1 3 (4.11%) Umbraco
2 2 (2.74%) Apache Solr
2 2 (2.74%) Sitecore CMS
3 1 (1.37%) Confluence
3 1 (1.37%) Headless CMS
Applications
1 4 (5.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.37%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (4.11%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 22 (30.14%) AWS
2 18 (24.66%) Azure
3 8 (10.96%) GCP
4 6 (8.22%) Azure DevOps
4 6 (8.22%) SaaS
5 5 (6.85%) AWS Lambda
5 5 (6.85%) Serverless
6 4 (5.48%) Azure Monitor
6 4 (5.48%) Microsoft Copilot
6 4 (5.48%) Power Automate
7 2 (2.74%) GitHub
7 2 (2.74%) Microsoft 365
7 2 (2.74%) Power Platform
8 1 (1.37%) Amazon SageMaker
8 1 (1.37%) Firebase
8 1 (1.37%) Google Ads
8 1 (1.37%) Google Analytics
8 1 (1.37%) npm
8 1 (1.37%) Snowflake
8 1 (1.37%) Stripe
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.74%) Bluetooth
2 1 (1.37%) HTTP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (12.33%) MySQL
2 8 (10.96%) SQL Server
3 7 (9.59%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (6.85%) DynamoDB
5 4 (5.48%) NoSQL
6 3 (4.11%) MongoDB
7 2 (2.74%) Power BI
7 2 (2.74%) Relational Database
7 2 (2.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (1.37%) Neo4j
Development Applications
1 14 (19.18%) Visual Studio
2 12 (16.44%) Git
3 4 (5.48%) JIRA
4 3 (4.11%) GitLab
4 3 (4.11%) webpack
5 2 (2.74%) Fiddler
5 2 (2.74%) Jenkins
5 2 (2.74%) MSBuild
5 2 (2.74%) Postman
5 2 (2.74%) TeamCity
6 1 (1.37%) Android Studio
6 1 (1.37%) ESLint
6 1 (1.37%) Gradle
6 1 (1.37%) IntelliJ
6 1 (1.37%) Mocha
6 1 (1.37%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (1.37%) Xcode
General
1 26 (35.62%) Social Skills
2 19 (26.03%) Finance
2 19 (26.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 17 (23.29%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (10.96%) Banking
5 6 (8.22%) Games
6 2 (2.74%) Marketing
6 2 (2.74%) Public Sector
7 1 (1.37%) Advertising
7 1 (1.37%) Agriculture
7 1 (1.37%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (1.37%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (27.40%) React
2 19 (26.03%) HTML
3 17 (23.29%) CSS
4 12 (16.44%) .NET
5 10 (13.70%) Node.js
5 10 (13.70%) REST
5 10 (13.70%) RESTful
6 8 (10.96%) AngularJS
7 7 (9.59%) ASP.NET
7 7 (9.59%) GraphQL
7 7 (9.59%) MFC
7 7 (9.59%) React Native
8 6 (8.22%) Laravel
9 5 (6.85%) LAMP
9 5 (6.85%) Next.js
10 4 (5.48%) .NET Framework
10 4 (5.48%) Middleware
10 4 (5.48%) Redux
10 4 (5.48%) Web Services
10 4 (5.48%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 9 (12.33%) Mobile App
2 5 (6.85%) Algorithms
3 4 (5.48%) Data Structures
3 4 (5.48%) Greenfield Project
3 4 (5.48%) Product Ownership
4 3 (4.11%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (4.11%) Virtual Team
5 2 (2.74%) Life Science
6 1 (1.37%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (1.37%) IoT
6 1 (1.37%) Legacy Applications
6 1 (1.37%) Management Information System
6 1 (1.37%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 10 (13.70%) Windows
2 7 (9.59%) Linux
3 3 (4.11%) Android
3 3 (4.11%) Apple iOS
3 3 (4.11%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 32 (43.84%) Problem-Solving
2 16 (21.92%) Agile
3 15 (20.55%) Full-Stack Development
4 14 (19.18%) DevOps
5 12 (16.44%) CI/CD
5 12 (16.44%) Mentoring
6 11 (15.07%) Microservices
7 10 (13.70%) Web Development
8 9 (12.33%) OOP
8 9 (12.33%) Project Management
8 9 (12.33%) Unit Testing
9 8 (10.96%) Clean Code
9 8 (10.96%) Fintech
9 8 (10.96%) Scrum
10 7 (9.59%) Business Intelligence
10 7 (9.59%) Collaborative Working
10 7 (9.59%) Computer Science
10 7 (9.59%) Event-Driven
10 7 (9.59%) Event-Driven Architecture
10 7 (9.59%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 31 (42.47%) JavaScript
2 25 (34.25%) Java
3 16 (21.92%) C++
4 15 (20.55%) Python
4 15 (20.55%) TypeScript
5 8 (10.96%) C#
6 7 (9.59%) PHP
7 4 (5.48%) C
7 4 (5.48%) SQL
7 4 (5.48%) VBA
8 1 (1.37%) Cypher
8 1 (1.37%) Go
8 1 (1.37%) Kotlin
8 1 (1.37%) Objective-C
8 1 (1.37%) Swift
Qualifications
1 14 (19.18%) Degree
2 6 (8.22%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (2.74%) QA
2 1 (1.37%) Data Quality
2 1 (1.37%) GDPR
2 1 (1.37%) PMO
System Software
1 12 (16.44%) Docker
Systems Management
1 12 (16.44%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.37%) Terraform
Vendors
1 7 (9.59%) Google
1 7 (9.59%) Microsoft
2 4 (5.48%) Blue Prism
2 4 (5.48%) UiPath
3 2 (2.74%) Optimizely
3 2 (2.74%) Oracle
3 2 (2.74%) Sitecore
4 1 (1.37%) Ping Identity
4 1 (1.37%) Twitter
4 1 (1.37%) Xamarin