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 15 February 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
15 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
26 |
20 |
13 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-6 |
-7 |
+7 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
109 |
123 |
169 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh |
9.40% |
11.25% |
13.84% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
10.15% |
12.01% |
14.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
73 |
79 |
113 |
| 10th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£43,750 |
£48,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£52,500 |
£48,615 |
£52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£65,000 |
£65,000 |
£70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
- |
-7.14% |
+2.84% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£84,501 |
£91,934 |
| 90th Percentile |
£97,000 |
£93,778 |
£100,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£56,318 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+15.42% |
-6.14% |
-7.69% |
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 |
1,074 |
1,024 |
1,171 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.67% |
93.69% |
95.90% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
545 |
409 |
926 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,250 |
£35,000 |
£28,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£45,000 |
£43,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-16.67% |
- |
-0.08% |
| 75th Percentile |
£74,066 |
£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% |
-12.99% |
