Senior Software Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Senior Software Engineer salary in Edinburgh is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 25 July 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
25 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
36 |
54 |
36 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+18 |
-18 |
+51 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer |
30 |
27 |
69 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh |
2.87% |
3.18% |
5.30% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.93% |
3.66% |
5.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
17 |
24 |
60 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£50,750 |
£52,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£60,000 |
£53,625 |
£57,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£70,000 |
£67,500 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+3.70% |
+12.50% |
+4.35% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£90,944 |
£60,625 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£93,778 |
£70,243 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£67,500 |
£65,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.85% |
+8.33% |
+0.84% |
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 |
1,023 |
738 |
1,248 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
97.71% |
86.93% |
95.85% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
654 |
347 |
933 |
| 10th Percentile |
£29,000 |
£26,929 |
£35,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£35,000 |
£43,875 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£51,250 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-14.58% |
- |
+0.80% |
| 75th Percentile |
£69,688 |
£81,875 |
£71,750 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£98,584 |
£89,750 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£48,500 |
£52,500 |
£51,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-7.62% |
+2.94% |
-7.27% |
