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 to 9 May 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 13 15 4
Rank change year-on-year +2 -11 -2
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 187 305 506
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 12.43% 14.87% 21.39%
As % of the Job Titles category 12.98% 15.65% 21.81%
Number of salaries quoted 146 228 407
10th Percentile £40,000 £39,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £47,813 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £73,063 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £85,000
Scotland median annual salary £54,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.82% - +15.79%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 1,441 1,949 2,320
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.81% 95.03% 98.06%
Number of salaries quoted 1,019 1,161 1,458
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,733 £33,750
25th Percentile £46,250 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £72,433 £77,715 £69,750
90th Percentile £93,000 £89,852 £85,000
Scotland median annual salary £52,500 £55,043 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.62% +4.84% +10.53%

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 9 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Developer in Edinburgh

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

For the 6 months to 9 May 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 64 (34.22%) React
2 50 (26.74%) JavaScript
3 45 (24.06%) TypeScript
4 43 (22.99%) Azure
4 43 (22.99%) .NET
5 42 (22.46%) CSS
6 40 (21.39%) AWS
7 38 (20.32%) Node.js
8 37 (19.79%) Full Stack Development
9 36 (19.25%) Front End Development
9 36 (19.25%) Agile
10 35 (18.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 31 (16.58%) C#
12 30 (16.04%) AngularJS
13 25 (13.37%) Problem-Solving
14 24 (12.83%) SQL
15 23 (12.30%) HTML
16 20 (10.70%) DevOps
16 20 (10.70%) Social Skills
16 20 (10.70%) CI/CD
17 17 (9.09%) Computer Science
17 17 (9.09%) Mentoring
18 16 (8.56%) GraphQL
18 16 (8.56%) Actionable Insight
18 16 (8.56%) SaaS
18 16 (8.56%) Java
19 15 (8.02%) .NET Framework
19 15 (8.02%) Degree
19 15 (8.02%) Banking
19 15 (8.02%) Software Engineering

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 5 (2.67%) CMS
2 2 (1.07%) Apache
2 2 (1.07%) BizTalk Server
2 2 (1.07%) SAS
3 1 (0.53%) Apache Solr
3 1 (0.53%) Confluence
3 1 (0.53%) Drupal
3 1 (0.53%) SharePoint
3 1 (0.53%) Sitecore CMS
Business Applications
1 6 (3.21%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 43 (22.99%) Azure
2 40 (21.39%) AWS
3 16 (8.56%) SaaS
4 9 (4.81%) GitHub
5 8 (4.28%) Azure DevOps
6 6 (3.21%) Dynamics 365
6 6 (3.21%) GCP
7 5 (2.67%) Serverless
8 4 (2.14%) Amazon S3
8 4 (2.14%) AWS Lambda
9 3 (1.60%) Cloud Computing
9 3 (1.60%) Google Play
10 2 (1.07%) PaaS
11 1 (0.53%) Azure Functions
11 1 (0.53%) Microsoft 365
11 1 (0.53%) Power Platform
11 1 (0.53%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.53%) Bluetooth
1 1 (0.53%) HTTP
1 1 (0.53%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (6.42%) NoSQL
2 10 (5.35%) MySQL
3 8 (4.28%) PostgreSQL
3 8 (4.28%) SQL Server
4 6 (3.21%) Oracle Database
4 6 (3.21%) Oracle Database 11g
5 5 (2.67%) Relational Database
6 4 (2.14%) DynamoDB
6 4 (2.14%) RDBMS
7 3 (1.60%) Azure SQL Database
8 1 (0.53%) MariaDB
8 1 (0.53%) SQLite
8 1 (0.53%) Tableau
8 1 (0.53%) Tableau Desktop
8 1 (0.53%) Tableau Server
Development Applications
1 15 (8.02%) Git
2 12 (6.42%) Jenkins
3 5 (2.67%) webpack
4 4 (2.14%) Maven
5 2 (1.07%) Jasmine
5 2 (1.07%) Karma Test Runner
5 2 (1.07%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.53%) JHipster
6 1 (0.53%) JIRA
6 1 (0.53%) MSBuild
6 1 (0.53%) Vite
General
1 35 (18.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 20 (10.70%) Social Skills
3 15 (8.02%) Banking
4 12 (6.42%) Finance
5 8 (4.28%) Multimedia
5 8 (4.28%) Tech for Good
6 7 (3.74%) Games
7 6 (3.21%) Law
8 3 (1.60%) Marketing
9 2 (1.07%) Aviation
10 1 (0.53%) Analytical Skills
10 1 (0.53%) Financial Institution
10 1 (0.53%) Police
10 1 (0.53%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 64 (34.22%) React
2 43 (22.99%) .NET
3 42 (22.46%) CSS
4 38 (20.32%) Node.js
5 30 (16.04%) AngularJS
6 23 (12.30%) HTML
7 16 (8.56%) GraphQL
8 15 (8.02%) .NET Framework
9 13 (6.95%) REST
9 13 (6.95%) WebGL
10 12 (6.42%) Django
11 10 (5.35%) Spring
12 9 (4.81%) .NET Core
12 9 (4.81%) Blazor
12 9 (4.81%) JSON
13 8 (4.28%) Laravel
13 8 (4.28%) Vue
14 7 (3.74%) ASP.NET
14 7 (3.74%) Web Services
15 5 (2.67%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 15 (8.02%) Greenfield Project
2 8 (4.28%) Algorithms
2 8 (4.28%) Augmented Reality
2 8 (4.28%) Data Structures
2 8 (4.28%) Virtual Reality
3 6 (3.21%) e-Learning
4 4 (2.14%) Mobile App
4 4 (2.14%) Private Cloud
4 4 (2.14%) Video\Live Streaming
5 3 (1.60%) iPhone
5 3 (1.60%) Mobile Banking
5 3 (1.60%) Public Cloud
6 2 (1.07%) CMDB
6 2 (1.07%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 2 (1.07%) Kindle
6 2 (1.07%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (1.07%) W3C
7 1 (0.53%) Distributed Systems
7 1 (0.53%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 5 (2.67%) Linux
2 4 (2.14%) Android
3 1 (0.53%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.53%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 37 (19.79%) Full Stack Development
2 36 (19.25%) Agile
2 36 (19.25%) Front End Development
3 25 (13.37%) Problem-Solving
4 20 (10.70%) CI/CD
4 20 (10.70%) DevOps
5 17 (9.09%) Computer Science
5 17 (9.09%) Mentoring
6 16 (8.56%) Actionable Insight
7 15 (8.02%) Software Engineering
8 13 (6.95%) User Experience
9 12 (6.42%) Open Source
10 11 (5.88%) TDD
10 11 (5.88%) Unit Testing
11 10 (5.35%) Continuous Integration
12 9 (4.81%) Data Visualisation
12 9 (4.81%) Test Automation
12 9 (4.81%) Visualisation
13 8 (4.28%) Continuous Improvement
14 7 (3.74%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 50 (26.74%) JavaScript
2 45 (24.06%) TypeScript
3 31 (16.58%) C#
4 24 (12.83%) SQL
5 16 (8.56%) Java
6 14 (7.49%) Python
7 8 (4.28%) Ruby
8 7 (3.74%) PHP
9 6 (3.21%) C++
9 6 (3.21%) PL/SQL
10 5 (2.67%) GLSL
11 4 (2.14%) C
11 4 (2.14%) Groovy
12 2 (1.07%) PowerShell
13 1 (0.53%) Delphi
13 1 (0.53%) R
13 1 (0.53%) Scala
Qualifications
1 15 (8.02%) Degree
2 9 (4.81%) Computer Science Degree
3 6 (3.21%) SC Cleared
3 6 (3.21%) Security Cleared
4 2 (1.07%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (1.07%) PhD
5 1 (0.53%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (1.07%) QA
2 1 (0.53%) Data Quality
System Software
1 10 (5.35%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (3.74%) Kubernetes
2 6 (3.21%) Terraform
Vendors
1 13 (6.95%) Microsoft
2 7 (3.74%) Google
2 7 (3.74%) Oracle
3 5 (2.67%) Xamarin
4 4 (2.14%) ForgeRock
4 4 (2.14%) ServiceNow
5 2 (1.07%) Sitecore
6 1 (0.53%) Apple
6 1 (0.53%) Rollbar
6 1 (0.53%) Vermilion