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 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 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 |
- |
- |
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% |
