Lead Java Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Lead Java Engineer salary in Edinburgh is £105,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 9 October 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
9 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
79 |
- |
104 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+55 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Java Engineer |
1 |
0 |
2 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh |
0.13% |
- |
0.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.16% |
- |
0.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£102,500 |
- |
£70,735 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£105,000 |
- |
£80,294 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+0.37% |
| 75th Percentile |
£107,500 |
- |
£89,852 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£105,000 |
- |
£80,294 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+0.37% |
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 |
641 |
1,198 |
1,069 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
83.57% |
94.85% |
96.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
262 |
586 |
866 |
| 10th Percentile |
£25,000 |
£35,000 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£30,313 |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,500 |
£57,500 |
£59,526 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-12.17% |
-3.40% |
+0.89% |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,258 |
£75,000 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£89,375 |
£87,419 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£53,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-15.09% |
+0.95% |
-4.55% |
