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 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
20 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
102 |
- |
109 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
+40 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Java Engineer |
2 |
0 |
1 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh |
0.18% |
- |
0.091% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
0.20% |
- |
0.094% |
| 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 |
990 |
1,033 |
1,059 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.24% |
94.34% |
96.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
476 |
404 |
850 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,000 |
£35,000 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£29,500 |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£46,250 |
£57,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-18.86% |
-5.00% |
- |
| 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% |
-11.50% |
