Trainee Software Developer Job Trends in Edinburgh

Trainee Software Developer
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Trainee Software Developer salary in Edinburgh is £30,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 29 August 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 75 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Trainee Software Developer 1 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 0.13% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% - -
Number of salaries quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £28,250 - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £30,500 - -
75th Percentile £32,750 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median annual salary £30,500 - -

All DemandTrendPermanent 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 682 1,341 1,389
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 85.57% 95.04% 94.68%
Number of salaries quoted 316 803 873
10th Percentile £26,500 £35,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £37,817 £45,000 £43,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,800 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year -6.46% -1.22% +3.52%
75th Percentile £73,896 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £96,250 £89,750 £87,419
Scotland median annual salary £47,500 £52,500 £55,000
% change year-on-year -9.52% -4.55% -

Trainee Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Job vacancy trend for Trainee Software Developer in Edinburgh

Trainee Software Developer
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

Salary distribution trend for Trainee Software Developer job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Salary distribution trend for Trainee Software Developer job vacancies in Edinburgh

Trainee Software Developer Skill Set
Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 29 August 2025, Trainee Software 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 Trainee Software Developer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) HTML
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) CSS
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Internet
1 1 (100.00%) Multimedia
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) GitHub
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) AWS Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (100.00%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Trainee Software 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) AWS
1 1 (100.00%) Azure
1 1 (100.00%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Internet
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
General
1 1 (100.00%) Multimedia
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) CSS
1 1 (100.00%) HTML
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) AWS Certification
1 1 (100.00%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
1 1 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft