The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Open Source skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
77
75
92
Rank change year-on-year
-2
+17
+36
Permanent jobs citing Open Source
1
21
16
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh
Open Source falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Edinburgh.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
713
1,098
1,071
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh
92.48%
86.46%
94.53%
Number of salaries quoted
299
588
852
10th Percentile
£26,250
£35,000
£32,000
25th Percentile
£32,851
£47,500
£42,874
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£47,500
£60,000
£59,526
Median % change year-on-year
-20.83%
+0.80%
+0.00%
75th Percentile
£65,000
£75,000
£75,000
90th Percentile
£82,751
£95,000
£87,419
Scotland median annual salary
£38,000
£55,000
£52,500
% change year-on-year
-30.91%
+4.76%
-4.55%
Open Source Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Open Source as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Open Source Salary Trend in Edinburgh
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Open Source.
Open Source Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 19 September 2025, job vacancies citing Open Source also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Edinburgh region with a requirement for Open Source.
Open Source Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
