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 10 February 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
10 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
54 |
50 |
73 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-4 |
+23 |
+18 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer |
51 |
47 |
40 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh |
4.43% |
4.36% |
3.27% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
4.79% |
4.66% |
3.40% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
29 |
35 |
24 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£52,500 |
£50,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£55,000 |
£53,750 |
£52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£75,000 |
£66,500 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+12.78% |
+10.83% |
-11.29% |
| 75th Percentile |
£83,750 |
£84,501 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£93,778 |
- |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£67,500 |
£62,500 |
£61,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+8.00% |
+1.63% |
-8.89% |
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 |
1,065 |
1,008 |
1,176 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.61% |
93.42% |
96.00% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
524 |
403 |
934 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,075 |
£34,000 |
£28,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£45,000 |
£43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-16.67% |
- |
-0.08% |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,563 |
£77,500 |
£72,433 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£95,000 |
£91,934 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
+10.00% |
-12.99% |
