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 18 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
18 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
48 |
20 |
24 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-28 |
+4 |
-7 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
59 |
135 |
108 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh |
5.93% |
11.23% |
10.85% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
6.57% |
11.88% |
11.26% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
40 |
86 |
66 |
| 10th Percentile |
£46,525 |
£43,750 |
£47,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£48,000 |
£51,250 |
£50,686 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£65,000 |
£69,447 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-7.69% |
-6.40% |
+2.88% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,938 |
£80,000 |
£91,934 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,125 |
£96,126 |
£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 |
898 |
1,136 |
959 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
90.25% |
94.51% |
96.38% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
436 |
462 |
774 |
| 10th Percentile |
£25,250 |
£35,105 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£29,500 |
£45,000 |
£42,905 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£45,000 |
£56,504 |
£62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-20.36% |
-9.59% |
+4.17% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,313 |
£75,000 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£93,778 |
£91,934 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
+10.00% |
-9.09% |
