Software Developer jobs in Edinburgh

Live software developer roles in Edinburgh, with Scotland salary benchmarks.

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453 live roles in Edinburgh

Full Stack Engineer

City of Edinburgh

£60,000–£90,000

I’m partnered with a fast-growing AI & Computer Vision company building technology that helps some of the world’s biggest consumer brands understand…

Hybrid IT & Technology
3 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Lead Software Engineer

City of Edinburgh

£75k – £85k

We’ve got an incredible new opportunity in Edinburgh for a Tech Lead who loves guiding teams, shaping solutions, and staying close to the code.

Hybrid IT & Technology Permanent
3 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Senior Software Engineer

City of Edinburgh

£90,000–£120,000

Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 11 countries, and…

Hybrid IT & Technology
2 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Sr. Software Engineer

City of Edinburgh

See advert for pay

Addepar is a global data and AI platform empowering investment professionals to turn complex financial information into actionable intelligence.

IT & Technology
3 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Senior Software Engineer

City of Edinburgh

See advert for pay

Founded and headquartered in Switzerland, Avaloq is continuously expanding its global footprint with around 2,500 colleagues in 11 countries, and…

Hybrid IT & Technology
3 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Full Stack Developer

City of Edinburgh

£50,000–£70,000

In this position, you’ll be based in the Edinburgh offices for a minimum of three days a week, with the flexibility to work from home for some of…

Hybrid IT & Technology
3 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

iOS Software Engineer

City of Edinburgh

£45,000–£70,000

Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions by using industry aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools.

IT & Technology
3 days ago Apply on WhatJobs

Software Developer hiring in Edinburgh: the numbers

  • 453 live software developer roles in Edinburgh right now.
  • Median advertised salary for software developer roles in Edinburgh: £74,500; the middle half of adverts pay £52,500 to £99,500 (from 34 current adverts that state an annual salary).
  • Advertisers with the most recent openings: Addepar1 (7), Motorola Solutions (5), FanDuel (4), Opencast (4), Sotalent (4).
  • Newest advert posted 15 October 2026.

Counted from the adverts on this board, refreshed hourly. Advertised pay is what employers state, not a market survey.

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Software Developer salary in Scotland

£42,000 – £72,000 (indicative · midpoint £57,000)

How this figure was built. No live advertised salaries back this figure yet. It is the midpoint of our curated 2026 baseline range for the role and region.

Methodology: medians reconcile live advertised UK salaries for this role and region; 25th–75th percentiles are shown only where at least 5 live salaried listings back them. They are measured or omitted, never interpolated. Rows marked indicative are anchored to our curated 2026 baseline ranges until enough live data accrues. Listings advertising an implausible annual figure (a mislabelled hourly or daily rate) are excluded rather than converted, because converting one means guessing the hours behind it.

Market view. Stack, seniority and sector move pay more than location: fintech, defence and consultancy pay above e-commerce and the public sector, and senior and lead titles sit well above the top of these bands. Contract day rates (£400–£700) run in parallel to the permanent market.
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