Senior Java Software Engineer Job Trends in Edinburgh

Senior Software Engineer - Java
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Senior Software Engineer - Java salary in Edinburgh is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 31 October 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 88 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Java Software 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 - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

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 693 1,196 997
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 83.39% 95.68% 96.14%
Number of salaries quoted 297 541 815
10th Percentile £25,000 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £29,250 £45,000 £42,874
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% -8.33% +0.80%
75th Percentile £71,532 £74,144 £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%

Senior Java Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Java Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Senior Java Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Senior Java Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

Salary distribution trend for Senior Java Software Engineer job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Java Software Engineer job vacancies in Edinburgh

Senior Java Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 31 October 2025, Senior Java Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring Senior Java Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) API Development
1 1 (100.00%) API Integration
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 1 (100.00%) Java
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Pair Programming
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) RESTful
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation

Senior Java Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Games
1 1 (100.00%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) RESTful
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) API Development
1 1 (100.00%) API Integration
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Coaching
1 1 (100.00%) E-Commerce
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Pair Programming
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Java
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA