Lead Software Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Lead Software Engineer salary in Edinburgh is £122,773 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 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 2 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 73 | 86 | 112 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +13 | +26 | +53 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Software Engineer | 3 | 20 | 24 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 0.35% | 1.27% | 1.38% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.40% | 1.32% | 1.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 17 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £104,868 | - | £53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £122,773 | £65,000 | £88,480 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +88.88% | -26.54% | +10.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £140,677 | £100,000 | £97,328 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £115,165 | £120,927 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £80,000 | £75,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.67% | +15.38% | -20.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh
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 | 751 | 1,511 | 1,640 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 86.52% | 96.18% | 94.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 334 | 1,060 | 989 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,929 | £32,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,241 | £45,000 | £42,874 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £59,526 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +0.80% | +8.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £83,738 | £71,250 | £77,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £99,625 | £88,750 | £87,419 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -9.09% | - |
Lead Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings that featured Lead Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Lead Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Software Engineer in Edinburgh.
Lead Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 2 July 2025, Lead Software Engineer 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 Lead Software Engineer in the job title.
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Lead Software Engineer 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: