--- entity_id: city:uk:geonames:2650225 entity_type: city name: Edinburgh country_code: UK country: United Kingdom slug: edinburgh canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/edinburgh/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/uk/edinburgh.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/uk/edinburgh.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/uk/edinburgh snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 generated_at: 2026-09-12 last_verified: 2026-09-11 fact_count: 15 language_location_count: 0 employment_location_count: 0 city_intent_block_count: 0 usefulness_tier: answer_linked indexable: true metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ citation_schema: immigrationdb-citation-v1 citation_canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/edinburgh/ citation_title: "Edinburgh, United Kingdom: salary, jobs" citation_author: ImmigrationDB citation_publisher: ImmigrationDB citation_snapshot_id: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 citation_version: approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0 citation_retrieval_date: 2026-09-12 citation_build_date: 2026-09-12 citation_license_url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- # Edinburgh Edinburgh is one of the cities recorded in the United Kingdom. ## Answers Deterministic answers rendered from this page's published values. The JSON twin carries the machine-readable answer objects. ### How many people live in Edinburgh? The published population was 488,050 people in June 2016. - City-scope resident count. Density, foreign-resident counts and the country-wide figure are separate rows in the table below. - Value: 488,050 people · Period: June 2016 - Claims: claim-6802f2083d22 ### How safe is Edinburgh? Police recorded about 549 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. - Value: 549 incidents per 100,000 · Period: 2024 - Claims: claim-9c979d1b0f0d ### What is the typical salary in Edinburgh? The median gross salary is about 3,730 EUR/month (2025). - City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions. - Value: 3,730 EUR/month · Period: 2025 - Claims: claim-1daf0883a2f0 ### What is the unemployment rate in Edinburgh? The unemployment rate is 2.2 % (2026-03). - Value: 2.2 % · Period: 2026-03 - Claims: claim-c9eb6acee7c4 ## Mobility Edinburgh's nearest airport was EDI, 11 km away and offered 88 direct destinations. ## Safety Edinburgh recorded a crime rate of 549.5 incidents per 100,000 residents at the end of 2024. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Population | `population_total` | 488,050 people | locality | 2016-06-30 | 2026-09-11 | stale | verified | [1] | | Median gross salary | `salary_median_gross_city_eur_month` | 3,730 EUR/month | city | 2025-12-31 | 2026-09-05 | aging | verified | [2] | | Salary Net Avg Eur Month | `salary_net_avg_eur_month` | 3,055 EUR/month | city | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-05 | fresh | supplemental | [3] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 2.2 % | city | 2026-08-27 | 2026-08-27 | fresh | verified | [4] | | Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited | `col_internet_60mbps_eur_month` | 37.34 EUR/month | city | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-05 | fresh | supplemental | [3] | | Mobile plan, 10 GB | `col_mobile_plan_10gb_eur_month` | 14.28 EUR/month | city | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-05 | fresh | supplemental | [3] | | Monthly transport pass | `col_transport_monthly_pass_eur` | 84.52 EUR/month | city | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-05 | fresh | supplemental | [3] | | Basic utilities, 85 m² home | `col_utilities_basic_85m2_eur_month` | 291.7 EUR/month | city | 2026-09-30 | 2026-09-05 | fresh | supplemental | [3] | | Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | `crime_incidents_per_100k` | 549.5 offences per 100,000 | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-08-04 | stale | verified | [5] | | Primary School Count | `primary_school_count` | 88 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [6] | | School Count | `school_count` | 122 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [6] | | Universities | `universities_count` | 4 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [7] | | Airport Direct Destinations Count | `airport_direct_destinations_count` | 88 count | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [8] | | Nearest Major Airport Distance Km | `nearest_major_airport_distance_km` | 11 km | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [9] | | Nearest Major Airport Iata | `nearest_major_airport_iata` | EDI | city | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | fresh | verified | [9] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Public employment service - [Jobcentre Plus](https://www.gov.uk/contact-jobcentre-plus) — Job Search, Unemployment Claim This is a country-level service, not proof of a physical office in this city. ## Healthcare access Migrants can receive medical care in Edinburgh when the country-wide insurance or residence conditions are met. City capacity facts do not determine personal eligibility. - Public healthcare access for foreign residents: Yes — [official source](https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care) ## Country-wide rules Visa, benefit, tax and healthcare eligibility rules are published on the [United Kingdom country page](https://immigrationdb.com/countries/united-kingdom/). ## Sources 1. National Records of Scotland — Settlements and Localities Population — Official source — https://data.gov.scot/dataset/settlements_and_localities_population/resource/4d1f6e17-d3f4-4583-a614-91eb67c0170e/download 2. ONS ASHE workplace analysis — exact city gross salary — Official source — https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_99_1.data.csv?geography=TYPE464&date=2025&sex=7&pay=7&item=2&measures=20100 3. Numbeo city cost-of-living page — /cities/uk/edinburgh/ — Community source — https://de.numbeo.com/lebenshaltungskosten/stadt/Edinburgh 4. www.nomisweb.co.uk — Official source — https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/api/v01/dataset/NM_17_5.data.csv?geography=S12000036&time=latest&variable=83&measures=20599 5. Scottish Government — Official source — https://www.gov.scot/publications/recorded-crime-scotland-2024-25/pages/total-recorded-crime/ 6. Scottish Government — Official source — https://www.gov.scot/publications/school-contact-details/ 7. Scottish Funding Council — Official source — https://www.sfc.ac.uk/our-funding/university-funding/ 8. OpenFlights — Official source — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jpatokal/openflights/master/data/routes.dat 9. OurAirports — Official source — https://davidmegginson.github.io/ourairports-data/airports.csv ## Cite This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. ### APA ImmigrationDB. (2026, September 12). Edinburgh, United Kingdom: salary, jobs [ImmigrationDB compilation; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/edinburgh/ Retrieved 2026-09-12. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ ### BibTeX ```bibtex @misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_edinburgh-united-kingdom-salary-jobs_6e1b0092f9e4, author = {ImmigrationDB}, title = {Edinburgh, United Kingdom: salary, jobs}, publisher = {ImmigrationDB}, year = {2026}, date = {2026-09-12}, version = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0}, snapshot = {approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0}, url = {https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/edinburgh/}, note = {Retrieved 2026-09-12. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/}, } ``` ### Markdown [Edinburgh, United Kingdom: salary, jobs](https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/edinburgh/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; snapshot approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; version approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0; retrieved 2026-09-12; built 2026-09-12. - Citation schema: `immigrationdb-citation-v1` - Canonical URL: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/edinburgh/ - Title: Edinburgh, United Kingdom: salary, jobs - Author: ImmigrationDB - Publisher: ImmigrationDB - Snapshot: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0` - Version: `approved-static-d7ed373c115d60d0` - Retrieved: 2026-09-12 - Built: 2026-09-12 - Compilation license: CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/uk/edinburgh/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/uk/edinburgh.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/uk/edinburgh.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/uk/edinburgh - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - City shard index: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/index.json - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json