Software Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Software Engineer salary in Edinburgh is £62,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 12 February 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
12 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
27 |
19 |
13 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-8 |
-6 |
+7 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer |
108 |
120 |
165 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh |
9.29% |
11.26% |
13.70% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
10.03% |
12.04% |
14.29% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
72 |
76 |
110 |
| 10th Percentile |
£45,000 |
£43,750 |
£48,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£52,500 |
£49,308 |
£52,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£62,500 |
£65,000 |
£70,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-3.85% |
-7.14% |
+2.84% |
| 75th Percentile |
£76,250 |
£80,614 |
£91,934 |
| 90th Percentile |
£98,500 |
£93,778 |
£100,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£62,500 |
£55,000 |
£60,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+13.64% |
-8.33% |
-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 |
1,077 |
997 |
1,155 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.61% |
93.53% |
95.93% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
532 |
405 |
915 |
| 10th Percentile |
£26,250 |
£33,750 |
£28,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£30,000 |
£45,000 |
£43,565 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£50,000 |
£60,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-16.67% |
- |
-0.08% |
| 75th Percentile |
£72,563 |
£77,500 |
£72,433 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£96,517 |
£91,934 |
| Scotland median annual salary |
£45,000 |
£55,000 |
£50,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
-18.18% |
+10.00% |
-12.28% |
