Java Developer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Java Developer salary in Edinburgh is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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
1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
75 |
97 |
109 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+22 |
+12 |
-9 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Java Developer |
17 |
16 |
42 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh |
1.86% |
1.05% |
1.97% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.01% |
1.09% |
2.07% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
15 |
14 |
35 |
| 10th Percentile |
£48,750 |
£46,706 |
£55,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£49,375 |
£50,686 |
£60,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£57,500 |
£60,500 |
£70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.96% |
-13.57% |
+12.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£66,250 |
£64,375 |
£85,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£77,375 |
£90,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£57,500 |
£60,000 |
£67,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.17% |
-10.45% |
+7.20% |
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 |
847 |
1,466 |
2,033 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.67% |
95.88% |
95.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
422 |
1,036 |
1,188 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,550 |
£32,625 |
£36,306 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£46,250 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+9.09% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£72,433 |
£77,715 |
| 90th Percentile |
£98,474 |
£91,934 |
£90,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
£57,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.76% |
-8.70% |
+9.52% |
