Lead Software Engineer
UK > Scotland
The median Lead Software Engineer salary in Scotland is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 6 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 113 | 38 | 167 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -75 | +129 | +71 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Software Engineer | 58 | 546 | 45 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 1.77% | 8.41% | 1.10% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.13% | 8.67% | 1.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 3 | 26 | 40 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £77,500 | £65,000 | £53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £80,000 | £70,500 | £65,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +13.48% | +8.46% | -20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £82,500 | £93,855 | £79,645 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £100,000 | £97,328 |
| UK median annual salary | £95,000 | £90,000 | £76,250 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.56% | +18.03% | -1.61% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title | 2,728 | 6,301 | 3,728 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 83.30% | 97.03% | 90.86% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,291 | 2,865 | 2,104 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,968 | £27,750 | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £40,000 | £40,396 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -9.09% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £63,750 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £83,738 | £80,000 | £82,500 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
Lead Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Lead Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Lead Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Software Engineer in Scotland.
Lead Software Engineer
Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Software Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 6 July 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Glasgow | -8 | 56 | £80,000 | +6.67% | 31 |
| Edinburgh | +8 | 2 | - | - | 9 |
| Lead Software Engineer UK |
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Lead Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 6 July 2025, Lead 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 Scotland region featuring Lead Software Engineer in the job title.
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Lead Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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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