Python Software Engineer
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Python Software Engineer salary in Edinburgh is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 82 | 103 | 128 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +21 | +25 | +31 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Python Software Engineer | 1 | 3 | 10 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh | 0.12% | 0.19% | 0.57% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.13% | 0.19% | 0.60% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 2 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £53,625 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £42,500 | £53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £100,000 | £45,000 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +122.22% | -21.74% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £47,500 | £61,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £71,750 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £100,000 | £45,000 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +122.22% | -21.74% | +4.55% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Edinburgh
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in Edinburgh with a recognized job title | 744 | 1,546 | 1,670 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 87.22% | 96.26% | 94.46% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 323 | 1,086 | 994 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,929 | £33,125 | £35,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £46,244 | £45,000 | £43,527 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £60,000 | £60,000 | £59,526 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +0.80% | +8.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £83,738 | £71,250 | £77,542 |
| 90th Percentile | £98,695 | £90,000 | £87,419 |
| Scotland median annual salary | £55,000 | £50,500 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.91% | -8.18% | - |
Python Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh
Job postings that featured Python Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.
Python Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Edinburgh
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Python Software Engineer in Edinburgh.
Python Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 4 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh
For the 6 months to 17 June 2025, Python Software Engineer job roles required 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 featuring Python Software Engineer in the job title.
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Python Software Engineer Skill Set
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:
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