Python Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Python Engineer daily rate in Edinburgh is £503, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 September 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
21 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
57 |
- |
- |
| Rank change year-on-year |
- |
- |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a Python Engineer |
10 |
0 |
0 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh |
1.57% |
- |
- |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.74% |
- |
- |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
10 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£453 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£464 |
- |
- |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£503 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£534 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£550 |
- |
- |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£500 |
£440 |
£650 |
| % change year-on-year |
+13.64% |
-32.31% |
+4.00% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies 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 contract jobs in our overall sample.
| Contract vacancies in Edinburgh with a recognized job title |
576 |
781 |
1,013 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
90.57% |
94.55% |
95.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
292 |
409 |
631 |
| 10th Percentile |
£280 |
£199 |
£230 |
| 25th Percentile |
£413 |
£340 |
£400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£475 |
£450 |
£475 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+5.56% |
-5.26% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£538 |
£538 |
£538 |
| 90th Percentile |
£600 |
£614 |
£600 |
| Scotland median daily rate |
£463 |
£450 |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
+2.78% |
-5.26% |
- |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
18 |
37 |
13 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£13.58 |
£13.16 |
| 25th Percentile |
£17.30 |
£16.37 |
£17.70 |
| Median hourly rate |
£42.51 |
£18.27 |
£17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+132.66% |
+3.10% |
-5.87% |
| 75th Percentile |
£64.06 |
£23.89 |
£43.75 |
| 90th Percentile |
£75.00 |
£36.51 |
£53.74 |
| Scotland median hourly rate |
£20.00 |
£18.20 |
£17.72 |
| % change year-on-year |
+9.89% |
+2.71% |
-5.87% |
