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 1 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +8 | 0 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Senior | 142 | 295 | 311 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 16.19% | 19.43% | 16.54% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 18.35% | 20.21% | 17.48% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 91 | 211 | 201 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,750 | £46,250 | £47,354 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,500 | £52,500 | £53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -7.69% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £71,250 | £70,000 | £77,715 |
| 90th Percentile | £93,778 | £80,000 | £90,746 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £55,000 | £60,000 | £60,800 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.33% | -1.32% | +1.33% |
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 | 774 | 1,460 | 1,779 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 88.26% | 96.18% | 94.63% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 335 | 1,029 | 1,066 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,929 | £32,500 | £35,167 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,619 | £45,000 | £43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,751 | £71,750 | £77,715 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,474 | £91,934 | £89,662 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -4.55% | +2.80% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings that featured Senior in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
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Salary Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Senior in Edinburgh.
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Salary Histogram in Edinburgh
Salary distribution for jobs citing Senior in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 1 June 2025.
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Job Locations in Edinburgh
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Senior within the Edinburgh region over the 6 months to 1 June 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Balerno | - | 5 | £26,929 | - | |
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Senior Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 1 June 2025, 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.
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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:
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