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 20 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
20 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
101 |
- |
106 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+53 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Java Engineer |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh |
0.20% |
- |
0.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.22% |
- |
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 |
926 |
1,134 |
958 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
90.34% |
94.50% |
96.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
449 |
458 |
773 |
| 10th Percentile |
£25,400 |
£35,105 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£29,500 |
£45,000 |
£42,874 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£45,000 |
£56,509 |
£62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-20.37% |
-9.59% |
+4.17% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£75,000 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£93,778 |
£91,934 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
+10.00% |
-9.09% |
