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 12 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
12 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
40 |
21 |
17 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-19 |
-4 |
+1 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
72 |
127 |
134 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh |
6.84% |
11.33% |
12.71% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
7.49% |
12.02% |
13.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
46 |
80 |
88 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£43,750 |
£49,625 |
| 25th Percentile |
£48,000 |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£63,750 |
£77,835 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-5.88% |
-18.10% |
+15.08% |
| 75th Percentile |
£78,750 |
£79,569 |
£93,951 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£93,778 |
£137,913 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£57,443 |
£65,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.45% |
-11.63% |
+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 |
961 |
1,057 |
1,014 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
91.26% |
94.29% |
96.20% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
455 |
410 |
816 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,000 |
£35,105 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£29,500 |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£45,000 |
£56,509 |
£62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-20.37% |
-9.59% |
+4.17% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£75,000 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£93,778 |
£95,031 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
+10.00% |
-10.71% |
