Software Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Software Engineer salary in Edinburgh is £53,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 November 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
4 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
52 |
9 |
34 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-43 |
+25 |
-14 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
37 |
165 |
80 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh |
4.41% |
13.30% |
7.94% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
5.27% |
13.90% |
8.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
30 |
101 |
63 |
| 10th Percentile |
£43,825 |
£47,500 |
£46,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£48,000 |
£52,500 |
£50,686 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£53,000 |
£65,000 |
£65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-18.46% |
- |
+4.00% |
| 75th Percentile |
£82,500 |
£80,000 |
£82,548 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,500 |
- |
£128,717 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£64,500 |
£60,000 |
£57,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+7.50% |
+4.35% |
-4.17% |
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 |
702 |
1,187 |
973 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
83.67% |
95.65% |
96.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
306 |
532 |
790 |
| 10th Percentile |
£25,000 |
£35,000 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£29,250 |
£45,000 |
£42,874 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-9.09% |
-8.33% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£71,462 |
£74,144 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£85,000 |
£87,552 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£52,500 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-14.29% |
+5.00% |
-9.09% |
