Lead Developer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Lead Developer salary in Edinburgh is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 19 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
19 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
77 |
88 |
127 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+11 |
+39 |
+32 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Developer |
2 |
12 |
3 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh |
0.23% |
0.78% |
0.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.27% |
0.81% |
0.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
12 |
3 |
| 10th Percentile |
£63,250 |
- |
£56,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£64,375 |
£55,000 |
£56,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£67,500 |
£61,500 |
£62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+9.76% |
-1.60% |
-13.79% |
| 75th Percentile |
£69,375 |
£69,850 |
£81,875 |
| 90th Percentile |
£69,750 |
£70,000 |
£89,750 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£58,000 |
£65,000 |
£65,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-10.77% |
- |
-7.14% |
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 |
750 |
1,480 |
1,566 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
86.41% |
96.17% |
94.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
352 |
997 |
949 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,929 |
£35,000 |
£32,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£44,782 |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
£59,526 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
+0.80% |
+4.43% |
| 75th Percentile |
£82,751 |
£71,250 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£98,722 |
£88,000 |
£85,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£52,500 |
£50,500 |
£55,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.96% |
-8.18% |
- |
