Senior C++ Developer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Senior C++ Developer salary in Edinburgh is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 May 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 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
88 |
110 |
142 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+22 |
+32 |
- |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior C++ Developer |
7 |
5 |
5 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh |
0.76% |
0.33% |
0.23% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.82% |
0.34% |
0.25% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
7 |
5 |
5 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£50,000 |
- |
£55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£65,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-15.38% |
+8.33% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£60,000 |
- |
£65,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
- |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£65,000 |
£57,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-15.38% |
+13.04% |
-16.06% |
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 |
849 |
1,464 |
2,039 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.58% |
95.87% |
95.50% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
420 |
1,034 |
1,200 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,375 |
£32,575 |
£36,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£46,250 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+9.09% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£72,433 |
£77,715 |
| 90th Percentile |
£98,474 |
£91,934 |
£90,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
£57,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.76% |
-8.70% |
+9.52% |
