The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh requiring Perl skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Perl over the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 12 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
87
105
118
Rank change year-on-year
+18
+13
+35
Permanent jobs citing Perl
1
4
25
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh
Perl falls under the Programming Languages category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring coding skills in Edinburgh.
Permanent vacancies with a requirement for coding skills
353
591
895
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh
38.45%
39.40%
43.68%
Number of salaries quoted
242
462
570
10th Percentile
£42,500
£45,000
£39,821
25th Percentile
£47,610
£50,000
£48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile)
£60,000
£60,000
£63,000
Median % change year-on-year
-
-4.76%
+14.55%
75th Percentile
£82,688
£75,000
£80,000
90th Percentile
£98,474
£91,934
£95,000
Scotland median annual salary
£58,033
£55,000
£60,000
% change year-on-year
+5.51%
-8.33%
+9.09%
Perl Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings citing Perl as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Perl Salary Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Perl in Edinburgh.
Perl Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 12 May 2025, job vacancies citing Perl 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 Perl.
Perl 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:
