Systems Developer Jobs in Edinburgh

System Developer
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median System Developer salary in Edinburgh is £47,292 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 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
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 92 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Systems Developer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 0.11% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £46,238 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,292 - -
75th Percentile £48,346 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £42,396 £35,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +21.13% -30.00% +25.00%

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 851 1,458 2,032
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.60% 95.86% 95.35%
Number of salaries quoted 419 1,029 1,208
10th Percentile £29,250 £32,950 £36,250
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 £92,047 £90,000
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £52,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +4.76% -8.70% +9.52%

Systems Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Job postings that featured Systems Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Job vacancy trend for Systems Developer in Edinburgh

Systems Developer
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Systems Developer in Edinburgh.

Salary trend for Systems Developer in Edinburgh

Systems Developer Skill Set
Top 26 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 4 May 2025, Systems Developer 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 Systems Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
1 1 (100.00%) Release Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Mapping
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Service Design
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Management
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) User Research

Systems Developer 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:

Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Backlog Management
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Change Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Mapping
1 1 (100.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Architecture
1 1 (100.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 1 (100.00%) Project Management
1 1 (100.00%) Release Management
1 1 (100.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Service Design
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft