Senior Java Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Senior Java Engineer salary in Edinburgh is £83,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
5 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
97 |
- |
106 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+47 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Java Engineer |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh |
0.21% |
- |
0.098% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.24% |
- |
0.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£81,625 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£82,188 |
- |
- |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£83,750 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£84,688 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£84,875 |
- |
- |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£83,750 |
- |
- |
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 |
831 |
1,222 |
983 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
88.31% |
94.95% |
96.37% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
399 |
530 |
787 |
| 10th Percentile |
£25,700 |
£35,000 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£29,500 |
£45,000 |
£42,937 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£47,500 |
£55,000 |
£62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-13.64% |
-12.00% |
+4.17% |
| 75th Percentile |
£73,638 |
£75,000 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£90,000 |
£91,934 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£54,088 |
£51,250 |
| % change year-on-year |
-16.80% |
+5.54% |
-6.82% |
