Python Software Engineer Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

Python Software Engineer
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Python Software Engineer daily rate in Glasgow is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 72 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Python Software Engineer 8 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 1.06% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.13% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £563 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - -
75th Percentile £588 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £425 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title 708 680 850
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.77% 90.07% 96.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 441 458 575
10th Percentile £245 £256 £325
25th Percentile £363 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £447 £500
Median % change year-on-year +0.78% -10.70% +5.26%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £622
90th Percentile £625 £656 £700
Scotland median daily rate £454 £450 £480
% change year-on-year +0.89% -6.25% +1.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 17 16
10th Percentile £17.98 £11.78 £12.13
25th Percentile £22.39 £16.75 £14.63
Median hourly rate £26.21 £19.59 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +33.79% +10.55% +18.13%
75th Percentile £38.04 £24.18 £19.50
90th Percentile £57.50 £37.70 £41.00
Scotland median hourly rate £24.62 £20.94 £19.50
% change year-on-year +17.57% +7.38% +10.05%

Python Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Python Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

Python Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Python Software Engineer
Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Python Software Engineer job vacancies in Glasgow.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Python Software Engineer job vacancies in Glasgow

Python Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 13 December 2025, Python Software Engineer contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Glasgow region featuring Python Software Engineer in the job title.

1 8 (100.00%) Python
1 8 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 7 (87.50%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (50.00%) Go
3 4 (50.00%) Grafana
3 4 (50.00%) Java
3 4 (50.00%) Kafka
3 4 (50.00%) Kubernetes
3 4 (50.00%) Observability
3 4 (50.00%) OO
3 4 (50.00%) Open Source
3 4 (50.00%) OpenTelemetry
3 4 (50.00%) Splunk
4 3 (37.50%) AI
4 3 (37.50%) Amazon OpenSearch
4 3 (37.50%) Boost C++ Libraries
4 3 (37.50%) C++
4 3 (37.50%) CI/CD
4 3 (37.50%) Collaborative Working
4 3 (37.50%) Computer Science
4 3 (37.50%) Continuous Deployment
4 3 (37.50%) Cost Reduction
4 3 (37.50%) Critical Thinking
4 3 (37.50%) FastAPI
4 3 (37.50%) Flask
4 3 (37.50%) Full-Stack Development
4 3 (37.50%) Generative AI
4 3 (37.50%) JavaScript
4 3 (37.50%) Risk Management
4 3 (37.50%) TypeScript

Python Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 3 (37.50%) Amazon OpenSearch
General
1 7 (87.50%) Social Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (50.00%) Kafka
1 4 (50.00%) OpenTelemetry
2 3 (37.50%) Boost C++ Libraries
2 3 (37.50%) FastAPI
2 3 (37.50%) Flask
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) Equities
1 3 (37.50%) Fixed Income
1 3 (37.50%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
1 3 (37.50%) Management Information System
1 3 (37.50%) Market Risk
2 1 (12.50%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 1 (12.50%) Linux
1 1 (12.50%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 7 (87.50%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (50.00%) Observability
3 4 (50.00%) OO
3 4 (50.00%) Open Source
4 3 (37.50%) AI
4 3 (37.50%) CI/CD
4 3 (37.50%) Collaborative Working
4 3 (37.50%) Computer Science
4 3 (37.50%) Continuous Deployment
4 3 (37.50%) Cost Reduction
4 3 (37.50%) Critical Thinking
4 3 (37.50%) Full-Stack Development
4 3 (37.50%) Generative AI
4 3 (37.50%) Risk Management
5 1 (12.50%) Technical Analysis
Programming Languages
1 8 (100.00%) Python
2 4 (50.00%) Go
2 4 (50.00%) Java
3 3 (37.50%) C++
3 3 (37.50%) JavaScript
3 3 (37.50%) TypeScript
4 1 (12.50%) Perl
Systems Management
1 4 (50.00%) Grafana
1 4 (50.00%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 4 (50.00%) Splunk