Senior Jobs in Edinburgh

Senior
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Senior salary in Edinburgh is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 September 2024.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 6 11 13
Rank change year-on-year +5 +2 -10
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior 237 244 377
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 17.83% 17.12% 15.60%
As % of the Job Titles category 18.78% 17.94% 16.08%
Number of salaries quoted 153 179 236
10th Percentile £48,350 £47,471 £45,000
25th Percentile £52,500 £53,750 £53,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £65,000 £67,500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% -3.70% +12.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £80,000 £91,934 £91,250
Scotland median annual salary £60,000 £60,800 £60,000
% change year-on-year -1.32% +1.33% +9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

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 1,262 1,360 2,344
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.96% 95.44% 96.98%
Number of salaries quoted 694 882 1,532
10th Percentile £35,000 £30,000 £35,260
25th Percentile £45,000 £42,500 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £59,526 £59,250
Median % change year-on-year +0.80% +0.47% +18.50%
75th Percentile £75,000 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £90,000 £87,419 £85,000
Scotland median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +14.58%

Senior
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Job postings that featured Senior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Job vacancy trend for Senior in Edinburgh

Senior
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior in Edinburgh.

Salary trend for Senior in Edinburgh

Senior
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh

Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 13 September 2024.

Salary histogram for Senior in Edinburgh

Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 13 September 2024, Senior job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring Senior in the job title.

1 88 (37.13%) Software Engineering
2 56 (23.63%) Finance
3 54 (22.78%) Agile
4 46 (19.41%) .NET
4 46 (19.41%) AWS
5 38 (16.03%) C#
6 36 (15.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 32 (13.50%) Azure
8 31 (13.08%) Social Skills
9 29 (12.24%) Mentoring
9 29 (12.24%) Python
10 25 (10.55%) GCP
10 25 (10.55%) React
11 23 (9.70%) C
11 23 (9.70%) SaaS
12 22 (9.28%) DevOps
13 20 (8.44%) Degree
13 20 (8.44%) C++
13 20 (8.44%) Linux
14 19 (8.02%) JavaScript
14 19 (8.02%) SQL
15 18 (7.59%) Analytics
16 17 (7.17%) TypeScript
16 17 (7.17%) Continuous Improvement
17 16 (6.75%) Scrum
17 16 (6.75%) Test Automation
18 15 (6.33%) AngularJS
19 14 (5.91%) Node.js
19 14 (5.91%) Problem-Solving
19 14 (5.91%) Microsoft

Senior Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 5 (2.11%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (0.84%) CMS
2 2 (0.84%) Confluence
3 1 (0.42%) SharePoint
Applications
1 7 (2.95%) Revit
2 5 (2.11%) AutoCAD
3 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 3 (1.27%) Oracle EBS
Cloud Services
1 46 (19.41%) AWS
2 32 (13.50%) Azure
3 25 (10.55%) GCP
4 23 (9.70%) SaaS
5 5 (2.11%) Serverless
6 4 (1.69%) AWS CloudFormation
7 3 (1.27%) Cloud Computing
7 3 (1.27%) OCI
7 3 (1.27%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
7 3 (1.27%) Salesforce Service Cloud
8 2 (0.84%) dbt
9 1 (0.42%) Amazon ECR
9 1 (0.42%) Amazon ECS
9 1 (0.42%) Amazon ElastiCache
9 1 (0.42%) Amazon OpenSearch
9 1 (0.42%) AWS CodeBuild
9 1 (0.42%) Figma
9 1 (0.42%) Microsoft 365
9 1 (0.42%) Pulumi
9 1 (0.42%) Sentry
Communications & Networking
1 10 (4.22%) Network Security
2 9 (3.80%) Firewall
3 5 (2.11%) Intrusion Detection
4 4 (1.69%) DAB
4 4 (1.69%) TETRA
5 2 (0.84%) Internet
6 1 (0.42%) Cisco Nexus
6 1 (0.42%) DNS
6 1 (0.42%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.42%) WAN
6 1 (0.42%) Wireless
6 1 (0.42%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 10 (4.22%) SQL Server
2 8 (3.38%) NoSQL
3 7 (2.95%) PostgreSQL
4 5 (2.11%) Big Data
4 5 (2.11%) Elasticsearch
4 5 (2.11%) Relational Database
5 4 (1.69%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
5 4 (1.69%) Data Lake
5 4 (1.69%) Data Warehouse
6 3 (1.27%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.84%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.84%) MongoDB
7 2 (0.84%) MySQL
7 2 (0.84%) RDBMS
8 1 (0.42%) Amazon RDS
8 1 (0.42%) Geospatial Data
8 1 (0.42%) Redis
Development Applications
1 8 (3.38%) Selenium
2 7 (2.95%) Jenkins
3 4 (1.69%) Git
3 4 (1.69%) JIRA
4 3 (1.27%) CircleCI
4 3 (1.27%) Cucumber
4 3 (1.27%) GoCD
5 1 (0.42%) Vite
5 1 (0.42%) webpack
General
1 56 (23.63%) Finance
2 36 (15.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 31 (13.08%) Social Skills
4 12 (5.06%) Analytical Skills
5 8 (3.38%) Telecoms
6 7 (2.95%) Banking
6 7 (2.95%) Presentation Skills
7 6 (2.53%) Public Sector
7 6 (2.53%) Tech for Good
8 4 (1.69%) Advertising
8 4 (1.69%) Billing
8 4 (1.69%) Retail
9 3 (1.27%) Health Technology
9 3 (1.27%) Legal
9 3 (1.27%) Pharmaceutical
10 2 (0.84%) Influencing Skills
11 1 (0.42%) Games
11 1 (0.42%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 46 (19.41%) .NET
2 25 (10.55%) React
3 15 (6.33%) AngularJS
4 14 (5.91%) Node.js
5 13 (5.49%) .NET Core
5 13 (5.49%) .NET Framework
6 11 (4.64%) Django
7 8 (3.38%) CSS
7 8 (3.38%) HTML
8 7 (2.95%) ASP.NET Web API
8 7 (2.95%) Kafka
9 6 (2.53%) Android Jetpack
9 6 (2.53%) Jetpack Compose
9 6 (2.53%) RESTful
10 5 (2.11%) ASP.NET
10 5 (2.11%) Blazor
10 5 (2.11%) Playwright
11 4 (1.69%) Web Services
12 3 (1.27%) EDI
12 3 (1.27%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 10 (4.22%) Product Ownership
2 6 (2.53%) Algorithms
2 6 (2.53%) Greenfield Project
2 6 (2.53%) Mobile App
3 4 (1.69%) Embedded Systems
3 4 (1.69%) Renewable Energy
4 3 (1.27%) Distributed Systems
4 3 (1.27%) Enterprise Software
4 3 (1.27%) FPGA
4 3 (1.27%) Onboarding
4 3 (1.27%) Private Cloud
4 3 (1.27%) Self-Motivation
4 3 (1.27%) VHDL
5 2 (0.84%) IoT
5 2 (0.84%) Video\Live Streaming
6 1 (0.42%) Analytical Mindset
6 1 (0.42%) Data Structures
6 1 (0.42%) Online Banking
6 1 (0.42%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 20 (8.44%) Linux
2 6 (2.53%) Android
2 6 (2.53%) Unix
2 6 (2.53%) Windows
3 5 (2.11%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.42%) Windows 10
4 1 (0.42%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (37.13%) Software Engineering
2 54 (22.78%) Agile
3 29 (12.24%) Mentoring
4 22 (9.28%) DevOps
5 18 (7.59%) Analytics
6 17 (7.17%) Continuous Improvement
7 16 (6.75%) Scrum
7 16 (6.75%) Test Automation
8 14 (5.91%) Computer Science
8 14 (5.91%) Problem-Solving
9 12 (5.06%) CI/CD
9 12 (5.06%) Coaching
10 11 (4.64%) Business Strategy
10 11 (4.64%) SDLC
10 11 (4.64%) Software Testing
10 11 (4.64%) TDD
11 10 (4.22%) Artificial Intelligence
11 10 (4.22%) Cybersecurity
12 9 (3.80%) Fintech
12 9 (3.80%) Order Management
Programming Languages
1 38 (16.03%) C#
2 29 (12.24%) Python
3 23 (9.70%) C
4 20 (8.44%) C++
5 19 (8.02%) JavaScript
5 19 (8.02%) SQL
6 17 (7.17%) TypeScript
7 13 (5.49%) Java
8 6 (2.53%) Kotlin
9 3 (1.27%) Embedded C
9 3 (1.27%) Groovy
9 3 (1.27%) PHP
10 2 (0.84%) Ruby
10 2 (0.84%) Tcl
11 1 (0.42%) Elixir
11 1 (0.42%) Perl
11 1 (0.42%) Rust
11 1 (0.42%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 20 (8.44%) Degree
2 10 (4.22%) Computer Science Degree
3 7 (2.95%) PMP
4 5 (2.11%) Master's Degree
5 4 (1.69%) AWS Certification
5 4 (1.69%) Azure Certification
5 4 (1.69%) CISA
5 4 (1.69%) CISM
5 4 (1.69%) CISSP
5 4 (1.69%) SC Cleared
5 4 (1.69%) Security Cleared
6 2 (0.84%) ACCA
6 2 (0.84%) CFA
6 2 (0.84%) CIMA
7 1 (0.42%) BICSI Certification
7 1 (0.42%) BICSI RCDD
7 1 (0.42%) CCNP
7 1 (0.42%) Cisco Certification
7 1 (0.42%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (4.22%) QA
2 5 (2.11%) GDPR
3 4 (1.69%) SOC 2
4 3 (1.27%) HIPAA
4 3 (1.27%) ISO 13485
4 3 (1.27%) PMO
4 3 (1.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 1 (0.42%) DICOM
5 1 (0.42%) HL7
5 1 (0.42%) SLA
System Software
1 8 (3.38%) Docker
2 1 (0.42%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.42%) Embedded Firmware
2 1 (0.42%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 11 (4.64%) Kubernetes
2 9 (3.80%) Terraform
3 3 (1.27%) Ansible
3 3 (1.27%) Fortio
3 3 (1.27%) Istio
3 3 (1.27%) Kiali
3 3 (1.27%) Progress Chef
3 3 (1.27%) Puppet
4 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 14 (5.91%) Microsoft
2 9 (3.80%) Google
3 4 (1.69%) Oracle
4 3 (1.27%) Altera
4 3 (1.27%) Intel
4 3 (1.27%) Salesforce
4 3 (1.27%) Xilinx
5 2 (0.84%) CA
6 1 (0.42%) Autodesk
6 1 (0.42%) ConnectWise
6 1 (0.42%) Databricks
6 1 (0.42%) ForeScout
6 1 (0.42%) Meraki
6 1 (0.42%) Siemens