Java Developer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Java Developer salary in Edinburgh is £30,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
19 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
103 |
96 |
69 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-7 |
-27 |
+42 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Java Developer |
1 |
6 |
33 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh |
0.100% |
0.50% |
3.32% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.11% |
0.53% |
3.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
5 |
30 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£41,200 |
£45,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£29,000 |
£46,750 |
£60,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£30,000 |
£67,500 |
£70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-55.56% |
-3.57% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£31,000 |
£70,000 |
£80,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£85,791 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£30,000 |
£65,000 |
£70,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-53.85% |
-7.14% |
+7.69% |
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 |
908 |
1,136 |
959 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
90.35% |
94.51% |
96.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
444 |
462 |
774 |
| 10th Percentile |
£25,575 |
£35,105 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£29,438 |
£45,000 |
£42,905 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£45,000 |
£56,504 |
£62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-20.36% |
-9.59% |
+4.17% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,313 |
£75,000 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£93,778 |
£91,934 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
+10.00% |
-9.09% |
