Python
Scotland > West Lothian
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in West Lothian requiring Python skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 30 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 6 | - | 19 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | -12 |
| Contract jobs citing Python | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| As % of all contract jobs in West Lothian | 5.00% | - | 6.90% |
| As % of the Programming Languages category | 33.33% | - | 12.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | - | £419 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | - | £438 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -22.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £438 | - | £456 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Scotland median daily rate | £463 | £477 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.09% | -11.21% | +6.44% |
All Programming Languages
West Lothian
Python falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring coding skills in West Lothian.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for coding skills | 3 | 1 | 32 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in West Lothian | 15.00% | 5.26% | 55.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3 | 1 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £438 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £462 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £69 | £300 | £533 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -77.00% | -43.66% | +3.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £253 | - | £582 |
| 90th Percentile | £364 | - | £590 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £475 | £469 | £510 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.28% | -8.04% | +4.29% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in West Lothian
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Python relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in West Lothian.
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Daily Rate Trend in West Lothian
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in West Lothian citing Python.
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Hourly Rate Trend in West Lothian
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in West Lothian citing Python.
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Contract Job Locations in West Lothian
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Python within the West Lothian region over the 6 months to 30 January 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Livingston | - | 1 | £425 | - | 9 |
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Lothian 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:
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