Senior Java Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh
                        The median Senior Java Engineer salary in Edinburgh is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
                        
	
		| 
 | 
		6 months to 3 Nov 2025 | 
		Same period 2024 | 
		Same period 2023 | 
	
	
		| Rank | 
		87 | 
		- | 
		- | 
	
	
		| Rank change year-on-year | 
		- | 
		- | 
		- | 
	
	
		| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Java Engineer | 
		1 | 
		0 | 
		0 | 
	
	
		| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh | 
		0.12% | 
		- | 
		- | 
	
	
		| As % of the Job Titles category | 
		0.14% | 
		- | 
		- | 
	
	
		| Number of salaries quoted | 
		1 | 
		0 | 
		0 | 
	
	
		| 10th Percentile | 
		- | 
		- | 
		- | 
	
	
		| 25th Percentile | 
		£81,250 | 
		- | 
		- | 
	
	
		| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | 
		£82,500 | 
		- | 
		- | 
	
	
		| 75th Percentile | 
		£83,750 | 
		- | 
		- | 
	
	
		| 90th Percentile | 
		- | 
		- | 
		- | 
	
	
		| Scotland median annual salary | 
		£82,500 | 
		- | 
		- | 
	
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 | 
		698 | 
		1,187 | 
		974 | 
	
	
		| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 
		83.59% | 
		95.65% | 
		96.34% | 
	
	
		| Number of salaries quoted | 
		305 | 
		533 | 
		792 | 
	
	
		| 10th Percentile | 
		£25,000 | 
		£35,000 | 
		£30,000 | 
	
	
		| 25th Percentile | 
		£29,250 | 
		£45,000 | 
		£42,843 | 
	
	
		| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | 
		£50,000 | 
		£55,000 | 
		£60,000 | 
	
	
		| Median % change year-on-year | 
		-9.09% | 
		-8.33% | 
		- | 
	
	
		| 75th Percentile | 
		£71,532 | 
		£73,886 | 
		£75,000 | 
	
	
		| 90th Percentile | 
		£90,000 | 
		£85,000 | 
		£87,419 | 
	
	
		| Scotland median annual salary | 
		£45,000 | 
		£52,500 | 
		£50,000 | 
	
	
		| % change year-on-year | 
		-14.29% | 
		+5.00% | 
		-9.09% |