Python Job Trends in Edinburgh

Python
Scotland > Edinburgh

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Edinburgh requiring Python skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 10 11
Rank change year-on-year -11 +1 -5
Permanent jobs citing Python 61 127 156
As % of all permanent jobs in Edinburgh 5.15% 16.56% 12.33%
As % of the Programming Languages category 46.92% 50.20% 32.64%
Number of salaries quoted 36 22 83
10th Percentile - £28,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £29,938 £46,356
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £64,226 £45,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +42.72% -30.77% +2.77%
75th Percentile £80,000 £66,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £108,750 £90,000 -
Scotland median annual salary £62,000 £42,500 £65,000
% change year-on-year +45.88% -34.62% +13.04%

All Programming Languages
Edinburgh

Python 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 130 253 478
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Edinburgh 10.98% 32.99% 37.79%
Number of salaries quoted 88 104 250
10th Percentile - £25,750 £37,500
25th Percentile £45,000 £37,000 £46,722
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £63,451 £51,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +24.41% -15.00% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £91,500 £90,000 £82,750
Scotland median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year - - -2.34%

Python
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Python relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Python job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Python
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Python.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Edinburgh citing Python

Python
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh

Salary distribution for jobs citing Python in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 8 October 2026.

Salary histogram for Python in Edinburgh

Python
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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (3.28%) Apache Airflow
2 1 (1.64%) Ethereum
Applications
1 3 (4.92%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 17 (27.87%) Azure
2 10 (16.39%) AWS
3 9 (14.75%) Azure AI
4 6 (9.84%) GCP
5 5 (8.20%) Power Platform
6 3 (4.92%) Amazon Bedrock
6 3 (4.92%) Amazon SageMaker
6 3 (4.92%) Azure Machine Learning
6 3 (4.92%) dbt
7 2 (3.28%) AWS CloudFormation
7 2 (3.28%) GitHub
7 2 (3.28%) IaaS
8 1 (1.64%) Dagster
8 1 (1.64%) Microsoft 365
8 1 (1.64%) Prefect
Communications & Networking
1 6 (9.84%) DNS
1 6 (9.84%) TCP/IP
2 3 (4.92%) Firewall
2 3 (4.92%) Network Security
3 2 (3.28%) BIG-IP
3 2 (3.28%) F5 BIG-IP GTM
3 2 (3.28%) F5 BIG-IP LTM
4 1 (1.64%) BGP
4 1 (1.64%) Broadband
4 1 (1.64%) DHCP
4 1 (1.64%) IPsec
4 1 (1.64%) OSPF
4 1 (1.64%) SD-WAN
4 1 (1.64%) SSL
4 1 (1.64%) VPN
4 1 (1.64%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (8.20%) Power BI
2 4 (6.56%) PostgreSQL
2 4 (6.56%) Tableau
3 3 (4.92%) DuckDB
3 3 (4.92%) Parquet
4 2 (3.28%) SQL Server
5 1 (1.64%) Data Lake
5 1 (1.64%) Data Mining
5 1 (1.64%) Data Vault
5 1 (1.64%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (1.64%) NoSQL
5 1 (1.64%) Redis
Development Applications
1 2 (3.28%) Jenkins
1 2 (3.28%) JIRA
2 1 (1.64%) Git
General
1 24 (39.34%) Social Skills
2 8 (13.11%) Finance
3 6 (9.84%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (8.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 3 (4.92%) Aerospace
5 3 (4.92%) Banking
5 3 (4.92%) Documentation Skills
5 3 (4.92%) Legal
6 2 (3.28%) Law
6 2 (3.28%) Marketing
6 2 (3.28%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (1.64%) Electronics
7 1 (1.64%) Games
7 1 (1.64%) Local Government
7 1 (1.64%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 20 (32.79%) Senior
2 17 (27.87%) Developer
3 16 (26.23%) Python Developer
4 10 (16.39%) Django Developer
4 10 (16.39%) Python/Django Developer
5 9 (14.75%) Python Engineer
6 8 (13.11%) Site Engineer
6 8 (13.11%) Site Reliability Engineer
7 7 (11.48%) Analyst
8 4 (6.56%) Consultant
9 3 (4.92%) Artificial Intelligence Consultant
9 3 (4.92%) Data Analyst
9 3 (4.92%) Fraud Analyst
9 3 (4.92%) Graduate
9 3 (4.92%) Junior
9 3 (4.92%) Junior Analyst
9 3 (4.92%) Junior Data Analyst
9 3 (4.92%) Linux Engineer
9 3 (4.92%) Principal Consultant
9 3 (4.92%) Senior Linux Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (16.39%) Django
2 6 (9.84%) React
3 4 (6.56%) Terraform
4 3 (4.92%) Next.js
4 3 (4.92%) Svelte
4 3 (4.92%) SvelteKit
5 2 (3.28%) Node.js
6 1 (1.64%) .NET
6 1 (1.64%) .NET Framework
6 1 (1.64%) FastAPI
6 1 (1.64%) REST
6 1 (1.64%) WinForms
Miscellaneous
1 7 (11.48%) Public Cloud
2 6 (9.84%) AI Agents
3 3 (4.92%) Data Centre
4 2 (3.28%) Cyber Defence
4 2 (3.28%) Cyber Threat
4 2 (3.28%) Distributed Systems
4 2 (3.28%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (3.28%) Hackathon
4 2 (3.28%) Private Cloud
4 2 (3.28%) Product Ownership
5 1 (1.64%) Bitcoin
5 1 (1.64%) Blockchain
5 1 (1.64%) Cybercrime
5 1 (1.64%) FPGA
5 1 (1.64%) Hybrid Cloud
5 1 (1.64%) Mainframe
5 1 (1.64%) Mobile Banking
5 1 (1.64%) Onboarding
5 1 (1.64%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.64%) Sports Betting
Operating Systems
1 5 (8.20%) Linux
1 5 (8.20%) Unix
2 3 (4.92%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
2 3 (4.92%) Ubuntu
3 1 (1.64%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (36.07%) AI
2 20 (32.79%) Software Engineering
3 12 (19.67%) CI/CD
4 9 (14.75%) Continuous Improvement
4 9 (14.75%) Mentoring
4 9 (14.75%) Problem-Solving
5 8 (13.11%) Observability
5 8 (13.11%) Site Reliability Engineering
6 7 (11.48%) Analytics
6 7 (11.48%) Clean Code
6 7 (11.48%) Full-Stack Development
6 7 (11.48%) LLM
7 6 (9.84%) Agile
7 6 (9.84%) Artificial Intelligence Engineering
7 6 (9.84%) Decision-Making
7 6 (9.84%) DevOps
7 6 (9.84%) Infrastructure Engineering
8 5 (8.20%) Business Intelligence
8 5 (8.20%) Statistics
8 5 (8.20%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 11 (18.03%) SQL
2 5 (8.20%) JavaScript
3 4 (6.56%) Shell Script
4 3 (4.92%) Java
4 3 (4.92%) TypeScript
5 2 (3.28%) ActionScript
5 2 (3.28%) MATLAB
5 2 (3.28%) R
6 1 (1.64%) C
6 1 (1.64%) C#
6 1 (1.64%) C++
6 1 (1.64%) Embedded C
6 1 (1.64%) Embedded C++
6 1 (1.64%) Go
6 1 (1.64%) Kotlin
6 1 (1.64%) Kusto Query Language
6 1 (1.64%) Rust
6 1 (1.64%) SystemVerilog
Qualifications
1 9 (14.75%) Degree
2 7 (11.48%) Azure Certification
3 6 (9.84%) SC Cleared
3 6 (9.84%) Security Cleared
4 4 (6.56%) DV Cleared
5 3 (4.92%) BPSS Clearance
5 3 (4.92%) Master's Degree
6 1 (1.64%) MCT
6 1 (1.64%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (1.64%) PhD
6 1 (1.64%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.92%) Accessibility
1 3 (4.92%) Data Quality
System Software
1 2 (3.28%) Docker
2 1 (1.64%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (3.28%) Kubernetes
2 1 (1.64%) Ansible
2 1 (1.64%) FortiGate
Vendors
1 7 (11.48%) Microsoft
2 5 (8.20%) Google
3 4 (6.56%) Databricks
3 4 (6.56%) YouTube
4 3 (4.92%) Foundry
4 3 (4.92%) Meraki
4 3 (4.92%) Red Hat
5 2 (3.28%) F5
6 1 (1.64%) Altera
6 1 (1.64%) Fortinet