Software Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Software Engineer salary in Edinburgh is £58,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
15 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
42 |
9 |
35 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-33 |
+26 |
-16 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
51 |
173 |
79 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh |
5.72% |
13.39% |
7.81% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
6.72% |
14.02% |
8.10% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
38 |
106 |
60 |
| 10th Percentile |
£41,475 |
£48,125 |
£46,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£48,000 |
£52,500 |
£50,686 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£58,250 |
£65,000 |
£69,447 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-10.38% |
-6.40% |
+11.12% |
| 75th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£80,000 |
£91,934 |
| 90th Percentile |
£96,500 |
£84,501 |
£137,913 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+8.33% |
- |
- |
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 |
759 |
1,234 |
975 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
85.09% |
95.51% |
96.34% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
350 |
551 |
786 |
| 10th Percentile |
£25,000 |
£35,000 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£29,250 |
£45,000 |
£43,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£48,500 |
£56,509 |
£62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-14.17% |
-9.59% |
+4.17% |
| 75th Percentile |
£73,706 |
£75,000 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£85,000 |
£91,934 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£53,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-15.09% |
+6.00% |
-9.09% |
