Senior Software Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Senior Software Engineer salary in Edinburgh is £82,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
5 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
71 |
54 |
86 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-17 |
+32 |
+16 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer |
15 |
40 |
16 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh |
1.78% |
3.22% |
1.60% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.13% |
3.37% |
1.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
12 |
25 |
13 |
| 10th Percentile |
£54,525 |
£50,000 |
£47,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£63,750 |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£82,500 |
£60,000 |
£57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+37.50% |
+4.35% |
-14.81% |
| 75th Percentile |
£87,188 |
£70,000 |
£61,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£94,500 |
£73,631 |
£74,600 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£67,500 |
£62,500 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+8.00% |
+4.17% |
-7.69% |
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 |
704 |
1,188 |
962 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
83.61% |
95.65% |
96.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
306 |
532 |
783 |
| 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% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£71,462 |
£74,144 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£85,000 |
£88,484 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-14.29% |
+5.00% |
-9.09% |
