Software Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Software Engineer salary in Edinburgh is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
6 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
47 |
15 |
26 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-32 |
+11 |
-7 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
55 |
160 |
106 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh |
5.74% |
12.44% |
10.39% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
6.49% |
13.10% |
10.78% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
39 |
102 |
68 |
| 10th Percentile |
£42,650 |
£47,257 |
£47,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£48,000 |
£51,899 |
£51,109 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£65,000 |
£75,554 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-7.69% |
-13.97% |
+16.68% |
| 75th Percentile |
£81,875 |
£80,000 |
£91,934 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,250 |
£93,778 |
£137,913 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
- |
-4.00% |
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 |
1,221 |
983 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
88.32% |
94.95% |
96.37% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
402 |
529 |
788 |
| 10th Percentile |
£25,750 |
£35,000 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£29,500 |
£45,000 |
£42,968 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£47,500 |
£55,000 |
£62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-13.64% |
-12.00% |
+4.17% |
| 75th Percentile |
£73,250 |
£75,000 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£90,000 |
£91,934 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£54,000 |
£51,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-16.67% |
+4.85% |
-6.36% |
