Software Developer jobs in Edinburgh

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

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487 live roles in Edinburgh

Software Engineer II

City of Edinburgh

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We are seeking entrepreneurial engineers to join our product-focused engineering team and help transform the real estate experience.

Remote IT & Technology
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Senior Software Engineer

Edinburgh

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In this role you will own meaningful parts of the product from requirements to release, shaping design and delivering robust software that interacts…

Hybrid IT & Technology
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Junior Java Developer

Edinburgh

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Company DescriptionVersion 1 has celebrated 30 years in business and continues to be trusted by global brands to deliver technology and…

Remote IT & Technology
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Lead Software Developer

City of Edinburgh

£70,000–£110,000

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

Hybrid IT & Technology
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Full Stack Developer

Edinburgh

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Edinburgh, Hybrid.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…

Hybrid Accountancy, Finance & Banking
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Principal Software Engineer

Edinburgh

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In this role you own and shape the technical strategy for a software vertical, aligning with cross‑functional teams to influence enterprise-wide…

IT & Technology
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Lead Software Engineer

City of Edinburgh

£70,000–£75,000

Agilis Recruitment is proud to be partnering with an innovative global technology organisation at the forefront of developing sophisticated software…

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Senior Software Engineer

City of Edinburgh

£60,000–£80,000

This role can be based in our London, Bristol or Edinburgh offices, and requires an existing right to work in the UK.

Hybrid IT & Technology
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Software Engineering Manager

City of Edinburgh

£74,000–£102,000

This role requires an existing right to work in the UK. At this time, we are not able to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Hybrid IT & Technology
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Software Developer hiring in Edinburgh: the numbers

  • 487 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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