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 27 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
27 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
58 |
52 |
71 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-6 |
+19 |
+15 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer |
46 |
48 |
36 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh |
4.16% |
4.40% |
3.05% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
4.56% |
4.70% |
3.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
25 |
35 |
20 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£51,000 |
£49,875 |
| 25th Percentile |
£55,000 |
£52,875 |
£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 |
£80,000 |
£84,501 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£93,778 |
- |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£67,500 |
£63,750 |
£61,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+5.88% |
+3.66% |
-7.17% |
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 |
1,008 |
1,022 |
1,135 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.22% |
93.68% |
96.02% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
489 |
398 |
909 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,200 |
£35,000 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£45,000 |
£44,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£48,000 |
£57,500 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-16.52% |
-4.17% |
-0.08% |
| 75th Percentile |
£71,250 |
£76,692 |
£72,500 |
| 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% |
-12.94% |
