Open Source
Scotland > Edinburgh
The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Open Source skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 7 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 85 | 73 | 80 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -12 | +7 | +50 |
| Permanent jobs citing Open Source | 4 | 22 | 23 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh | 0.47% | 1.76% | 2.28% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.51% | 1.98% | 2.43% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 4 | 9 | 22 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £51,496 | £58,882 |
| 25th Percentile | £68,813 | £64,471 | £60,445 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £73,801 | £69,308 | £70,576 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +6.48% | -1.80% | +17.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £78,790 | £79,225 | £77,253 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £98,474 | £77,697 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £73,801 | £69,308 | £70,576 |
| % change year-on-year | +6.48% | -1.80% | +17.63% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
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 | 784 | 1,113 | 948 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 91.59% | 89.11% | 93.95% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 338 | 461 | 768 |
| 10th Percentile | £25,684 | £35,000 | £30,675 |
| 25th Percentile | £29,563 | £46,306 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £40,000 | £58,800 | £61,400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -31.97% | -4.23% | +2.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £67,500 | £75,000 | £75,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £87,500 | £88,750 | £89,125 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £38,000 | £55,000 | £52,000 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.91% | +5.77% | -5.45% |
Open Source
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Open Source relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Open Source
Salary Trend in Edinburgh
Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Open Source.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh 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: