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 8 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 8 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 25 | 6 | 18 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -19 | +12 | +9 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Software Engineer | 93 | 291 | 265 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 10.21% | 19.25% | 12.67% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 10.98% | 20.06% | 13.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 71 | 204 | 171 |
| 10th Percentile | £43,750 | £46,250 | £43,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £48,615 | £54,375 | £51,875 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £65,000 | £60,000 | £67,634 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.33% | -11.29% | +16.99% |
| 75th Percentile | £93,778 | £91,934 | £82,500 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £100,000 | £100,000 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £58,000 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.33% | -7.69% | +13.04% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh
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 | 847 | 1,451 | 1,990 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 92.97% | 95.97% | 95.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 413 | 1,027 | 1,181 |
| 10th Percentile | £28,500 | £32,500 | £36,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £45,000 | £46,250 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +9.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £80,000 | £72,433 | £77,715 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,474 | £94,116 | £89,852 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -8.70% | +9.52% |
Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings that featured Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Software Engineer in Edinburgh.
Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh
Salary distribution for jobs citing Software Engineer in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 8 May 2025.
Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 8 May 2025, Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring Software Engineer in the job title.
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Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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