Developer Jobs in Edinburgh

Developer
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Developer salary in Edinburgh is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 9 17 4
Rank change year-on-year +8 -13 -2
Permanent jobs requiring a Developer 203 253 548
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 12.92% 13.92% 20.97%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.43% 14.71% 21.41%
Number of salaries quoted 151 181 423
10th Percentile £40,000 £39,750 £40,250
25th Percentile £48,250 £45,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £75,000 £85,000 £85,000
Scotland median annual salary £54,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -1.82% - +15.79%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 1,512 1,720 2,559
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.24% 94.66% 97.93%
Number of salaries quoted 1,061 1,025 1,586
10th Percentile £32,500 £35,000 £33,488
25th Percentile £45,000 £43,750 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% +10.00%
75th Percentile £71,250 £77,715 £70,000
90th Percentile £90,822 £87,500 £85,000
Scotland median annual salary £52,500 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year -4.55% - +15.79%

Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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

Job vacancy trend for Developer in Edinburgh

Developer
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

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

Salary trend for Developer in Edinburgh

Developer
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh

Salary distribution for jobs citing Developer in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Developer in Edinburgh

Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 9 June 2024, 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 Developer in the job title.

1 64 (31.53%) React
2 54 (26.60%) .NET
3 51 (25.12%) Azure
4 49 (24.14%) JavaScript
5 44 (21.67%) Full Stack Development
6 42 (20.69%) TypeScript
7 41 (20.20%) AWS
7 41 (20.20%) C#
8 38 (18.72%) Agile
9 37 (18.23%) CSS
9 37 (18.23%) Node.js
10 36 (17.73%) Front End Development
11 34 (16.75%) AngularJS
12 26 (12.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 26 (12.81%) Problem-Solving
13 23 (11.33%) SaaS
13 23 (11.33%) SQL
14 22 (10.84%) .NET Framework
15 21 (10.34%) HTML
15 21 (10.34%) DevOps
15 21 (10.34%) Mentoring
16 20 (9.85%) CI/CD
17 18 (8.87%) Social Skills
17 18 (8.87%) Microsoft
18 17 (8.37%) Java
18 17 (8.37%) Software Engineering
19 16 (7.88%) Computer Science
20 15 (7.39%) Finance
20 15 (7.39%) Greenfield Project
20 15 (7.39%) GraphQL

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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (1.97%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (1.48%) CMS
3 2 (0.99%) BizTalk Server
3 2 (0.99%) SAS
3 2 (0.99%) WildFly
4 1 (0.49%) Apache Solr
4 1 (0.49%) SharePoint
4 1 (0.49%) Sitecore CMS
Business Applications
1 6 (2.96%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 51 (25.12%) Azure
2 41 (20.20%) AWS
3 23 (11.33%) SaaS
4 8 (3.94%) Azure DevOps
5 7 (3.45%) GCP
6 6 (2.96%) Dynamics 365
6 6 (2.96%) GitHub
7 5 (2.46%) Serverless
8 4 (1.97%) Amazon S3
8 4 (1.97%) AWS Lambda
9 3 (1.48%) Cloud Computing
9 3 (1.48%) Google Play
10 2 (0.99%) OCI
10 2 (0.99%) PaaS
11 1 (0.49%) Azure Functions
11 1 (0.49%) Microsoft 365
11 1 (0.49%) OpenShift
11 1 (0.49%) Power Platform
11 1 (0.49%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (0.49%) Bluetooth
1 1 (0.49%) HTTP
1 1 (0.49%) Wireless
1 1 (0.49%) X.509
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (6.90%) SQL Server
2 11 (5.42%) NoSQL
3 9 (4.43%) PostgreSQL
4 7 (3.45%) MySQL
5 6 (2.96%) Oracle Database
5 6 (2.96%) Oracle Database 11g
6 4 (1.97%) DynamoDB
7 3 (1.48%) Azure SQL Database
7 3 (1.48%) Relational Database
8 2 (0.99%) RDBMS
8 2 (0.99%) SQLite
9 1 (0.49%) GIS
9 1 (0.49%) MongoDB
9 1 (0.49%) Tableau
9 1 (0.49%) Tableau Desktop
9 1 (0.49%) Tableau Server
Development Applications
1 11 (5.42%) Git
2 9 (4.43%) Jenkins
3 5 (2.46%) webpack
4 2 (0.99%) Jasmine
4 2 (0.99%) Karma Test Runner
4 2 (0.99%) Maven
4 2 (0.99%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.49%) JHipster
5 1 (0.49%) MSBuild
5 1 (0.49%) Vite
General
1 26 (12.81%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 18 (8.87%) Social Skills
3 15 (7.39%) Finance
4 12 (5.91%) Banking
5 8 (3.94%) Law
5 8 (3.94%) Tech for Good
6 7 (3.45%) Games
7 6 (2.96%) Multimedia
8 3 (1.48%) Local Government
8 3 (1.48%) Marketing
9 1 (0.49%) Financial Institution
9 1 (0.49%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 64 (31.53%) React
2 54 (26.60%) .NET
3 37 (18.23%) CSS
3 37 (18.23%) Node.js
4 34 (16.75%) AngularJS
5 22 (10.84%) .NET Framework
6 21 (10.34%) HTML
7 15 (7.39%) GraphQL
8 12 (5.91%) .NET Core
8 12 (5.91%) REST
9 11 (5.42%) Django
9 11 (5.42%) WebGL
10 10 (4.93%) Blazor
10 10 (4.93%) Spring
11 9 (4.43%) Vue
11 9 (4.43%) Web Services
12 8 (3.94%) ASP.NET
13 7 (3.45%) JSON
13 7 (3.45%) Laravel
14 5 (2.46%) CSS3
Miscellaneous
1 15 (7.39%) Greenfield Project
2 6 (2.96%) Algorithms
2 6 (2.96%) Augmented Reality
2 6 (2.96%) Data Structures
2 6 (2.96%) Virtual Reality
3 4 (1.97%) e-Learning
3 4 (1.97%) Mobile App
3 4 (1.97%) Video\Live Streaming
4 3 (1.48%) iPhone
4 3 (1.48%) Mobile Banking
4 3 (1.48%) Public Cloud
5 2 (0.99%) CMDB
5 2 (0.99%) Kindle
5 2 (0.99%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (0.99%) NHS
5 2 (0.99%) Private Cloud
5 2 (0.99%) Product Ownership
5 2 (0.99%) W3C
6 1 (0.49%) Distributed Systems
6 1 (0.49%) Operational Technology
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.97%) Android
1 4 (1.97%) Linux
2 3 (1.48%) Unix
2 3 (1.48%) Windows
3 1 (0.49%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.49%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (21.67%) Full Stack Development
2 38 (18.72%) Agile
3 36 (17.73%) Front End Development
4 26 (12.81%) Problem-Solving
5 21 (10.34%) DevOps
5 21 (10.34%) Mentoring
6 20 (9.85%) CI/CD
7 17 (8.37%) Software Engineering
8 16 (7.88%) Computer Science
9 15 (7.39%) Actionable Insight
10 14 (6.90%) User Experience
11 12 (5.91%) Open Source
11 12 (5.91%) Unit Testing
12 11 (5.42%) TDD
13 8 (3.94%) Continuous Integration
13 8 (3.94%) Scrum
13 8 (3.94%) SDLC
13 8 (3.94%) UX Design
14 7 (3.45%) Secure Coding
14 7 (3.45%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 49 (24.14%) JavaScript
2 42 (20.69%) TypeScript
3 41 (20.20%) C#
4 23 (11.33%) SQL
5 17 (8.37%) Java
6 12 (5.91%) Python
7 9 (4.43%) Ruby
8 6 (2.96%) PL/SQL
9 5 (2.46%) GLSL
9 5 (2.46%) PHP
10 4 (1.97%) Groovy
11 2 (0.99%) C
11 2 (0.99%) C++
11 2 (0.99%) PowerShell
11 2 (0.99%) R
12 1 (0.49%) Delphi
12 1 (0.49%) Elixir
12 1 (0.49%) Perl
12 1 (0.49%) Scala
Qualifications
1 14 (6.90%) Degree
2 8 (3.94%) Computer Science Degree
3 5 (2.46%) SC Cleared
3 5 (2.46%) Security Cleared
4 2 (0.99%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (0.99%) PhD
5 1 (0.49%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (0.99%) QA
2 1 (0.49%) Data Quality
System Software
1 9 (4.43%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (3.45%) Kubernetes
1 7 (3.45%) Terraform
2 1 (0.49%) Ansible
Vendors
1 18 (8.87%) Microsoft
2 12 (5.91%) Oracle
3 7 (3.45%) Google
4 6 (2.96%) Xamarin
5 4 (1.97%) ForgeRock
6 3 (1.48%) ServiceNow
7 2 (0.99%) Sitecore
7 2 (0.99%) Sybase
8 1 (0.49%) Apple
8 1 (0.49%) Vermilion