Senior Software Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Senior Software Engineer salary in Edinburgh is £83,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
15 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
72 |
56 |
90 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-16 |
+34 |
+12 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer |
19 |
45 |
15 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh |
2.13% |
3.48% |
1.48% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.50% |
3.65% |
1.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
14 |
28 |
10 |
| 10th Percentile |
£56,575 |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£66,875 |
£52,500 |
£49,063 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£83,750 |
£65,000 |
£56,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+28.85% |
+15.56% |
-16.67% |
| 75th Percentile |
£85,938 |
£73,886 |
£66,313 |
| 90th Percentile |
£93,500 |
£80,823 |
£77,125 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£67,500 |
£65,000 |
£61,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.85% |
+5.69% |
-5.38% |
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 |
759 |
1,234 |
975 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
85.09% |
95.51% |
96.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
350 |
551 |
786 |
| 10th Percentile |
£25,000 |
£35,000 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£29,250 |
£45,000 |
£43,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£48,500 |
£56,509 |
£62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-14.17% |
-9.59% |
+4.17% |
| 75th Percentile |
£73,706 |
£75,000 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£85,000 |
£91,934 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£53,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-15.09% |
+6.00% |
-9.09% |
