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 12 October 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 73 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Trainee Software Developer 3 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh 0.39% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.47% - -
Number of salaries quoted 3 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 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 637 1,196 1,042
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 83.38% 95.07% 96.48%
Number of salaries quoted 263 574 850
10th Percentile £25,000 £35,000 £30,000
25th Percentile £30,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £59,526
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% -3.40% +0.89%
75th Percentile £72,016 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £89,625 £87,419
Scotland median annual salary £45,000 £53,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -15.09% +0.95% -4.55%

Trainee Software Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Trainee Software Developer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Trainee Software Developer job vacancy trend 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 & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 12 October 2025, Trainee Software Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring Trainee Software Developer in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) HTML
1 3 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 3 (100.00%) CSS
1 3 (100.00%) Python
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 3 (100.00%) Internet
1 3 (100.00%) Multimedia
1 3 (100.00%) Git
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) AWS
1 3 (100.00%) GitHub
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 3 (100.00%) AWS Certification
1 3 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 3 (100.00%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner

Trainee Software Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) AWS
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 3 (100.00%) Internet
Development Applications
1 3 (100.00%) Git
General
1 3 (100.00%) Multimedia
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (100.00%) CSS
1 3 (100.00%) HTML
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 3 (100.00%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 3 (100.00%) JavaScript
1 3 (100.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) AWS Certification
1 3 (100.00%) AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
1 3 (100.00%) Azure Certification
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft