Software Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Software Engineer salary in Edinburgh is £53,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 September 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
15 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
40 |
5 |
29 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-35 |
+24 |
-8 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
36 |
215 |
96 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh |
4.73% |
17.15% |
8.34% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
5.63% |
18.10% |
8.79% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
28 |
160 |
84 |
| 10th Percentile |
£47,100 |
£46,306 |
£46,280 |
| 25th Percentile |
£48,000 |
£52,188 |
£50,686 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£53,750 |
£60,000 |
£61,250 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-10.42% |
-2.04% |
+1.24% |
| 75th Percentile |
£82,751 |
£80,000 |
£82,548 |
| 90th Percentile |
£94,144 |
£100,000 |
£100,000 |
| 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 |
639 |
1,188 |
1,092 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
83.97% |
94.74% |
94.87% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
270 |
687 |
878 |
| 10th Percentile |
£25,481 |
£35,000 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£37,000 |
£45,000 |
£42,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£54,928 |
£60,000 |
£59,526 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-8.45% |
+0.80% |
+0.89% |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,500 |
£75,000 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£90,000 |
£87,419 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£50,000 |
£52,500 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
- |
-4.55% |
