Software Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Software Engineer salary in Edinburgh is £65,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 18 April 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
18 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
13 |
20 |
6 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+7 |
-14 |
+11 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
149 |
102 |
253 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh |
12.18% |
11.00% |
18.58% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
12.61% |
11.89% |
19.42% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
83 |
81 |
193 |
| 10th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£43,750 |
£46,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£65,000 |
£66,500 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-2.26% |
+10.83% |
-13.60% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£93,778 |
£91,934 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
- |
£100,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£62,500 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.00% |
+4.17% |
-7.69% |
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 |
1,182 |
858 |
1,303 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
96.65% |
92.56% |
95.67% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
657 |
435 |
1,040 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,250 |
£28,750 |
£32,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£33,750 |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-16.67% |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£79,648 |
£72,433 |
| 90th Percentile |
£86,650 |
£98,474 |
£91,934 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
+4.76% |
-8.70% |
