Software Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Software Engineer salary in Edinburgh is £67,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 29 | 4 | 22 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -25 | +18 | +2 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 61 | 285 | 167 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 6.96% | 18.12% | 9.67% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 8.03% | 18.84% | 10.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 40 | 214 | 117 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,750 | £45,000 | £43,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £50,000 | £53,125 | £50,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £67,500 | £60,000 | £62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.50% | -4.00% | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £93,778 | £80,000 | £82,548 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,775 | £100,000 | £97,328 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £62,500 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.17% | - | - |
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 | 760 | 1,513 | 1,631 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 86.66% | 96.19% | 94.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 343 | 1,058 | 992 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,929 | £33,175 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,619 | £45,000 | £42,843 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £59,526 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +0.80% | +8.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £83,738 | £71,250 | £76,664 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,695 | £87,875 | £87,419 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £52,500 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -9.09% | - |
Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in Edinburgh.
Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 5 July 2025.
Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 5 July 2025, Software Engineer 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 Engineer in the job title.
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Software Engineer 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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