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 30 December 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
30 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
46 |
19 |
20 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-27 |
+1 |
-3 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
65 |
136 |
124 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh |
6.32% |
11.49% |
12.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
6.97% |
12.14% |
12.58% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
45 |
88 |
77 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£43,750 |
£48,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£48,000 |
£50,514 |
£52,500 |
| 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 |
£62,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
- |
-3.23% |
-0.80% |
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 |
932 |
1,120 |
986 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
90.66% |
94.59% |
96.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
451 |
442 |
793 |
| 10th Percentile |
£25,750 |
£36,250 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£29,250 |
£45,000 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£45,000 |
£57,471 |
£62,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-21.70% |
-8.05% |
+4.17% |
| 75th Percentile |
£70,625 |
£75,000 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£93,778 |
£95,050 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
+4.76% |
-4.55% |
