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 12 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
12 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
72 |
56 |
90 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-16 |
+34 |
+14 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Software Engineer |
18 |
43 |
16 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh |
2.08% |
3.43% |
1.58% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.45% |
3.59% |
1.64% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
14 |
27 |
11 |
| 10th Percentile |
£56,575 |
£50,000 |
£47,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£66,875 |
£52,500 |
£49,375 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£83,750 |
£65,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+28.85% |
+18.18% |
-18.52% |
| 75th Percentile |
£85,938 |
£72,875 |
£64,625 |
| 90th Percentile |
£93,500 |
£76,828 |
£76,250 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£67,500 |
£65,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+3.85% |
+8.33% |
-7.34% |
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 |
736 |
1,197 |
974 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
84.99% |
95.53% |
96.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
342 |
530 |
785 |
| 10th Percentile |
£25,000 |
£35,000 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£28,250 |
£45,000 |
£42,874 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£49,250 |
£55,000 |
£62,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-10.45% |
-11.29% |
+3.33% |
| 75th Percentile |
£73,250 |
£75,000 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£94,500 |
£85,000 |
£91,661 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£52,865 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-14.88% |
+5.73% |
-9.09% |
