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 27 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
27 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
47 |
18 |
23 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-29 |
+5 |
-5 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
66 |
136 |
121 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh |
6.40% |
11.41% |
11.69% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
7.05% |
12.07% |
12.12% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
45 |
88 |
75 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£43,750 |
£47,500 |
| 25th Percentile |
£48,000 |
£50,514 |
£51,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£60,000 |
£65,000 |
£75,669 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-7.69% |
-14.10% |
+11.88% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£80,000 |
£91,934 |
| 90th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£93,778 |
£137,913 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
£61,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-2.44% |
-1.60% |
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 |
936 |
1,127 |
998 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
90.70% |
94.55% |
96.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
454 |
450 |
801 |
| 10th Percentile |
£25,750 |
£35,911 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£29,500 |
£45,000 |
£43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£45,000 |
£57,000 |
£62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-21.05% |
-8.80% |
+4.17% |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£75,000 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£93,778 |
£92,500 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
+8.91% |
-8.18% |
