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 22 March 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
22 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
15 |
22 |
7 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+7 |
-15 |
+11 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
136 |
107 |
224 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh |
11.37% |
10.85% |
17.16% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
12.01% |
11.67% |
17.75% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
80 |
80 |
162 |
| 10th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£43,750 |
£46,425 |
| 25th Percentile |
£55,000 |
£51,109 |
£55,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£65,000 |
£68,250 |
£65,750 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-4.76% |
+3.80% |
-5.32% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£93,778 |
£91,934 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£97,775 |
£100,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£65,000 |
£62,500 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+4.00% |
+4.17% |
-9.91% |
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 |
1,132 |
917 |
1,262 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.65% |
93.00% |
96.70% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
624 |
438 |
998 |
| 10th Percentile |
£28,250 |
£29,200 |
£31,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£31,250 |
£43,750 |
£45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-8.33% |
- |
-0.86% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£79,648 |
£72,433 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£98,474 |
£91,934 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£51,764 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
+6.25% |
-9.98% |
