Software Developer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Software Developer salary in Edinburgh is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 May 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 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 80 | 90 | 112 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +10 | +22 | -1 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Developer | 12 | 23 | 39 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 1.31% | 1.50% | 1.83% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.42% | 1.57% | 1.92% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 11 | 18 | 33 |
| 10th Percentile | £38,250 | - | £37,950 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £46,250 | £39,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £60,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.33% | +33.33% | -7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,500 | £70,000 | £56,000 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £100,000 | £67,500 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £50,000 | £52,500 | £47,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +10.53% | +5.56% |
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 | 847 | 1,466 | 2,033 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 92.67% | 95.88% | 95.49% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 422 | 1,036 | 1,188 |
| 10th Percentile | £29,550 | £32,625 | £36,306 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £46,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £72,433 | £77,715 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,474 | £91,934 | £90,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -8.70% | +9.52% |
Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings that featured Software Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Software Developer
Salary Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Developer in Edinburgh.
Software Developer
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Developer in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Software Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Software Developer 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 Software Developer in the job title.
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Software Developer 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: