Senior Software Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Senior Software Engineer salary in Edinburgh is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 March 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
3 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
42 |
57 |
62 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+15 |
+5 |
+30 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer |
60 |
38 |
48 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh |
5.07% |
3.79% |
3.99% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
5.44% |
4.03% |
4.15% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
33 |
31 |
31 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£53,250 |
£50,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£75,000 |
£70,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+7.14% |
+16.67% |
-11.29% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£85,253 |
£68,875 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£93,778 |
£75,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£67,500 |
£65,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.85% |
+8.33% |
-11.11% |
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 |
1,102 |
943 |
1,158 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.07% |
94.02% |
96.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
581 |
403 |
910 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,750 |
£31,900 |
£28,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£43,750 |
£43,925 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£51,000 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-15.00% |
- |
-0.04% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£77,500 |
£72,433 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£98,474 |
£91,934 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
+10.00% |
-13.04% |
