The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Safety Engineering skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Safety Engineering falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Edinburgh.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
847
1,190
962
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh
88.32%
92.53%
94.31%
Number of salaries quoted
367
487
766
10th Percentile
£25,750
£35,000
£31,000
25th Percentile
£29,250
£45,000
£46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£40,000
£57,443
£62,500
Median % change year-on-year
-30.37%
-8.09%
+4.17%
75th Percentile
£70,000
£75,000
£76,351
90th Percentile
£89,250
£90,000
£91,934
Scotland median annual salary
£40,000
£55,000
£52,500
% change year-on-year
-27.27%
+4.76%
-4.55%
Safety Engineering Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Safety Engineering relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Safety Engineering Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 6 December 2025, job vacancies citing Safety Engineering also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Edinburgh region with a requirement for Safety Engineering.
Safety Engineering Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
