Software Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Software Engineer salary in Edinburgh is £60,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 January 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
4 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
42 |
17 |
20 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-25 |
+3 |
-4 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
69 |
132 |
128 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh |
6.65% |
11.35% |
12.42% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
7.32% |
12.03% |
12.90% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
46 |
85 |
82 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£43,750 |
£48,875 |
| 25th Percentile |
£48,000 |
£50,686 |
£52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£65,000 |
£77,835 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-7.69% |
-16.49% |
+15.08% |
| 75th Percentile |
£77,813 |
£80,000 |
£91,934 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£93,778 |
£134,121 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£57,500 |
£62,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.35% |
-8.00% |
- |
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 |
943 |
1,097 |
992 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
90.94% |
94.33% |
96.22% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
452 |
426 |
799 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,000 |
£36,125 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£29,188 |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£45,000 |
£57,000 |
£62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-21.05% |
-8.80% |
+4.17% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,000 |
£75,000 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£93,778 |
£95,063 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£51,528 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
+6.74% |
-8.01% |
