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 8 March 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
8 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
16 |
23 |
8 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+7 |
-15 |
+10 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
128 |
110 |
192 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh |
10.82% |
10.90% |
15.29% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
11.60% |
11.63% |
15.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
82 |
77 |
131 |
| 10th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£43,750 |
£47,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£52,500 |
£47,231 |
£55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£65,000 |
£65,000 |
£66,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-2.26% |
-4.24% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£90,250 |
£91,934 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£93,778 |
£100,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£57,500 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+13.04% |
-4.17% |
-8.82% |
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 |
1,103 |
946 |
1,214 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.24% |
93.76% |
96.66% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
592 |
423 |
951 |
| 10th Percentile |
£27,050 |
£31,250 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£30,606 |
£43,750 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£53,125 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-11.46% |
- |
-0.86% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£77,500 |
£72,433 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£98,474 |
£91,934 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
+10.00% |
-13.04% |
