Software Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Software Engineer salary in Edinburgh is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 16 October 2025.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
16 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
52 |
8 |
30 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-44 |
+22 |
-7 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
31 |
176 |
86 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh |
4.06% |
14.05% |
7.99% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
4.87% |
14.74% |
8.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
27 |
112 |
73 |
| 10th Percentile |
£46,800 |
£47,500 |
£46,270 |
| 25th Percentile |
£48,000 |
£52,188 |
£50,686 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£55,000 |
£63,750 |
£59,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-13.73% |
+8.05% |
-5.60% |
| 75th Percentile |
£75,000 |
£80,000 |
£82,548 |
| 90th Percentile |
£92,000 |
£96,626 |
£91,934 |
| 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 |
636 |
1,194 |
1,038 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
83.25% |
95.29% |
96.47% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
266 |
563 |
843 |
| 10th Percentile |
£25,000 |
£35,000 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£29,625 |
£45,000 |
£42,874 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,500 |
£56,509 |
£59,526 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-10.63% |
-5.07% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£71,462 |
£74,144 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£95,000 |
£88,750 |
£87,419 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£52,865 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
-14.88% |
+0.70% |
-4.55% |
