Python Jobs in Edinburgh

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for Python skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Python over the 3 months to 27 June 2017 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Python Scotland / Edinburgh
Location	3 months to 27 Jun 2017	Same period 2016	Same period 2015
Rank	16	62	42
Rank change year-on-year	+46	-20
Permanent jobs citing Python	136	34	65
As % of all permanent IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh	10.93%	2.85%	4.67%
As % of the Programming Languages category	17.46%	6.67%	10.32%
Number of salaries quoted	73	22	37
Median salary	£38,500	£35,000	£37,500
Median salary % change year-on-year	+10.00%	-6.66%
90% offered a salary of more than	£32,500	£27,500	£26,554
10% offered a salary of more than	£60,000	£50,000	£54,000
UK excluding London median salary	£45,000	£45,000	£42,500
% change year-on-year	-	+5.88%

Python is in the programming language skills category. The next table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh with a requirement for programming language skills.

Programming Language Skills Edinburgh
Permanent job vacancies with a requirement for programming language skills	779	510	630
As % of all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Edinburgh	62.62%	42.71%	45.29%
Number of salaries quoted	482	308	414
Median salary	£40,000	£42,500	£40,000
Median salary % change year-on-year	-5.88%	+6.25%
90% offered a salary of more than	£30,000	£30,000	£28,000
10% offered a salary of more than	£60,000	£50,000	£59,000
UK excluding London median salary	£42,500	£41,000	£40,000
% change year-on-year	+3.65%	+2.50%

Python
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

The job posting trend of jobs advertised in Edinburgh citing Python as a proportion of all permanent or contract IT jobs with a match in the Programming Languages category.

Job vacancy trend for Python in Edinburgh

Python
Salary Trend in Edinburgh

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for salaries quoted in permanent IT jobs citing Python in Edinburgh.

Python
Salary Histogram in Edinburgh

The salary distribution of IT jobs citing Python in Edinburgh over the 3 months to 27 June 2017.

Salary histogram for Python in Edinburgh

Python
Top 30 Co-occurring IT Skills in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 27 June 2017, IT jobs citing Python also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the number co-occurrences and its proportion to all job ads across the Edinburgh region with a requirement for Python.

1	92 (34.85%)	Java
2	91 (34.47%)	Agile Software Development
3	79 (29.92%)	SQL
4	75 (28.41%)	Linux
5	62 (23.48%)	Finance
6	60 (22.73%)	Degree
7	53 (20.08%)	C++
8	51 (19.32%)	Software Engineering
9	47 (17.80%)	Machine Learning
10	45 (17.05%)	C#
10	45 (17.05%)	JavaScript
11	44 (16.67%)	Ruby
11	44 (16.67%)	Analytics
12	43 (16.29%)	Windows
13	41 (15.53%)	Hadoop

14	40 (15.15%)	Analytical Skills
15	39 (14.77%)	Opscode Chef
15	39 (14.77%)	OO
16	37 (14.02%)	R
17	36 (13.64%)	Git (software)
18	34 (12.88%)	Puppet
19	33 (12.50%)	Computer Science
20	32 (12.12%)	C
21	31 (11.74%)	Mathematics
21	31 (11.74%)	PowerShell
22	30 (11.36%)	.NET
23	29 (10.98%)	Unix
23	29 (10.98%)	MongoDB
24	28 (10.61%)	Configuration Management
25	27 (10.23%)	PostgreSQL

Python
Co-occurring IT Skills in Edinburgh by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
Applications
Business Applications
Cloud Services
Communications & Networking
Database & Business Intelligence
Development Applications
General
Job Titles
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
Miscellaneous
Operating Systems
Processes & Methodologies
Programming Languages
Qualifications
Quality Assurance & Compliance
System Software
Systems Management
Vendors

Application Platforms
1	27 (10.23%)	SAS
2	18 (6.82%)	Apache
2	18 (6.82%)	Tomcat
3	13 (4.92%)	IIS
4	10 (3.79%)	Apache Pig
5	9 (3.41%)	Apache Spark
5	9 (3.41%)	JBoss
6	3 (1.14%)	Tornado
7	2 (0.76%)	Confluence
7	2 (0.76%)	WebSphere
7	2 (0.76%)	WebSphere Application Server
8	1 (0.38%)	Elasticsearch
8	1 (0.38%)	Moodle
8	1 (0.38%)	nginx

Applications
1	6 (2.27%)	Microsoft Project
2	3 (1.14%)	Microsoft Office
3	2 (0.76%)	Adobe Illustrator
3	2 (0.76%)	Photoshop
4	1 (0.38%)	Microsoft Excel

Business Applications
1	2 (0.76%)	Dynamics CRM
2	1 (0.38%)	Cognos Business Intelligence

Cloud Services
1	14 (5.30%)	Amazon AWS
2	12 (4.55%)	SaaS
3	5 (1.89%)	Google Cloud Platform
3	5 (1.89%)	Microsoft Azure
4	1 (0.38%)	Cloud Computing
4	1 (0.38%)	Office 365
4	1 (0.38%)	OpenShift

Communications & Networking
1	21 (7.95%)	SAN
2	16 (6.06%)	TCP/IP
3	13 (4.92%)	NAS
4	9 (3.41%)	iSCSI
4	9 (3.41%)	WAN
5	7 (2.65%)	Firewall
6	4 (1.52%)	Internet
7	2 (0.76%)	DHCP
7	2 (0.76%)	DNS
7	2 (0.76%)	Network Security
8	1 (0.38%)	HTTP
8	1 (0.38%)	NGN

Database & Business Intelligence
1	41 (15.53%)	Hadoop
2	29 (10.98%)	MongoDB
3	27 (10.23%)	PostgreSQL
4	22 (8.33%)	Big Data
5	21 (7.95%)	Apache Hive
5	21 (7.95%)	MySQL
6	15 (5.68%)	NoSQL
6	15 (5.68%)	Relational Database
7	10 (3.79%)	Data Mining
7	10 (3.79%)	SQL Server
8	8 (3.03%)	Data Warehouse
8	8 (3.03%)	QlikView
8	8 (3.03%)	RDBMS
9	5 (1.89%)	BigQuery
10	3 (1.14%)	Cloudera CDH
10	3 (1.14%)	Neo4j
10	3 (1.14%)	Pentaho
10	3 (1.14%)	Redis
10	3 (1.14%)	SAS Visual Analytics
11	2 (0.76%)	Spatial Data

Development Applications
1	36 (13.64%)	Git (software)
2	16 (6.06%)	JIRA
3	9 (3.41%)	Jenkins
4	8 (3.03%)	Subversion
5	7 (2.65%)	Maven
6	6 (2.27%)	Team Foundation Server
7	5 (1.89%)	NuGet
7	5 (1.89%)	Sonatype Nexus
8	4 (1.52%)	Bitbucket
8	4 (1.52%)	GCC
8	4 (1.52%)	MSI
8	4 (1.52%)	Selenium
9	3 (1.14%)	Eclipse
9	3 (1.14%)	Talend Open Studio
10	2 (0.76%)	SonarQube
10	2 (0.76%)	Vagrant
11	1 (0.38%)	Artifactory
11	1 (0.38%)	GitLab
11	1 (0.38%)	Gradle
11	1 (0.38%)	Grunt

General
1	62 (23.48%)	Finance
2	18 (6.82%)	Games
3	10 (3.79%)	Marketing
4	9 (3.41%)	Legal
5	8 (3.03%)	Retail
6	4 (1.52%)	Automotive
6	4 (1.52%)	Avionics
7	1 (0.38%)	Banking
7	1 (0.38%)	Law

Job Titles
1	58 (21.97%)	Developer
2	41 (15.53%)	Data Scientist
3	36 (13.64%)	Software Engineer
4	28 (10.61%)	Python Developer
5	23 (8.71%)	Tester
6	18 (6.82%)	Manual Tester
7	17 (6.44%)	Analyst
7	17 (6.44%)	Senior Developer
8	16 (6.06%)	Consultant
8	16 (6.06%)	Security Tester
9	15 (5.68%)	Java Developer
10	14 (5.30%)	Administrator
11	13 (4.92%)	Linux Engineer
12	12 (4.55%)	Systems Administrator
13	11 (4.17%)	Python Software Engineer
14	10 (3.79%)	Data Analyst
14	10 (3.79%)	Test Engineer
15	9 (3.41%)	Applications Developer
15	9 (3.41%)	Systems Engineer
15	9 (3.41%)	Web Applications Developer

Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1	30 (11.36%)	.NET
2	26 (9.85%)	AngularJS
3	23 (8.71%)	Django
4	18 (6.82%)	CSS
4	18 (6.82%)	Natural Language Processing
4	18 (6.82%)	Web Services
5	17 (6.44%)	HTML
6	13 (4.92%)	jQuery
6	13 (4.92%)	LAMP
7	10 (3.79%)	D3.js
8	9 (3.41%)	JSON
8	9 (3.41%)	MFC
8	9 (3.41%)	RESTful
9	8 (3.03%)	NumPy
9	8 (3.03%)	REST
9	8 (3.03%)	Spring
9	8 (3.03%)	XML
10	7 (2.65%)	Flask
10	7 (2.65%)	HTML5
10	7 (2.65%)	SciPy

Miscellaneous
1	40 (15.15%)	Analytical Skills
2	33 (12.50%)	Computer Science
3	14 (5.30%)	Algorithms
4	13 (4.92%)	Data Structures
5	12 (4.55%)	Data Centre
6	8 (3.03%)	Clustering
6	8 (3.03%)	Replication
6	8 (3.03%)	User Experience
7	6 (2.27%)	PMI
8	3 (1.14%)	Mobile App
8	3 (1.14%)	Virtual Team
9	2 (0.76%)	Cyber Attack
10	1 (0.38%)	Device Driver
10	1 (0.38%)	Greenfield Project
10	1 (0.38%)	Internet of Things
10	1 (0.38%)	Linux Command Line
10	1 (0.38%)	Robotics
10	1 (0.38%)	VLE

Operating Systems
1	75 (28.41%)	Linux
2	43 (16.29%)	Windows
3	29 (10.98%)	Unix
4	19 (7.20%)	Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5	16 (6.06%)	Solaris
6	13 (4.92%)	Windows Server
7	9 (3.41%)	Ubuntu
8	8 (3.03%)	AIX
9	5 (1.89%)	Apple iOS
10	2 (0.76%)	CentOS
11	1 (0.38%)	Debian
11	1 (0.38%)	Mac OS X
11	1 (0.38%)	Windows Server 2012

Processes & Methodologies
1	91 (34.47%)	Agile Software Development
2	51 (19.32%)	Software Engineering
3	47 (17.80%)	Machine Learning
4	44 (16.67%)	Analytics
5	39 (14.77%)	OO
6	31 (11.74%)	Mathematics
7	28 (10.61%)	Configuration Management
8	25 (9.47%)	High Availability
8	25 (9.47%)	Visualisation
9	23 (8.71%)	DevOps
9	23 (8.71%)	SDLC
9	23 (8.71%)	Test Automation
10	20 (7.58%)	Project Management
11	19 (7.20%)	TDD
12	17 (6.44%)	Open Source
12	17 (6.44%)	Statistics
12	17 (6.44%)	Web Development
13	16 (6.06%)	Penetration Testing
13	16 (6.06%)	Security Testing
13	16 (6.06%)	Spatial Analysis

Programming Languages
1	92 (34.85%)	Java
2	79 (29.92%)	SQL
3	53 (20.08%)	C++
4	45 (17.05%)	C#
4	45 (17.05%)	JavaScript
5	44 (16.67%)	Ruby
6	37 (14.02%)	R
7	32 (12.12%)	C
8	31 (11.74%)	PowerShell
9	26 (9.85%)	Scala
10	25 (9.47%)	Bash Shell
11	24 (9.09%)	Perl
12	22 (8.33%)	PHP
13	17 (6.44%)	VB
14	13 (4.92%)	PL/SQL
15	5 (1.89%)	MATLAB
15	5 (1.89%)	VBScript
16	4 (1.52%)	GraphQL
16	4 (1.52%)	Lisp
17	3 (1.14%)	Shell Script

Qualifications
1	60 (22.73%)	Degree
2	16 (6.06%)	CREST Certified
3	9 (3.41%)	Master's Degree
4	8 (3.03%)	ISEB
5	7 (2.65%)	Computer Science Degree
6	6 (2.27%)	PhD
6	6 (2.27%)	PMI Certification
7	4 (1.52%)	ISTQB
7	4 (1.52%)	ISTQB Foundation Certification
8	1 (0.38%)	SAS Certification
8	1 (0.38%)	SC Cleared
8	1 (0.38%)	Security Cleared

Quality Assurance & Compliance
1	5 (1.89%)	QA
2	2 (0.76%)	Data Quality

System Software
1	14 (5.30%)	Active Directory
2	11 (4.17%)	VMware Infrastructure
3	8 (3.03%)	HDFS
3	8 (3.03%)	RHEV
4	5 (1.89%)	Docker
4	5 (1.89%)	vSphere
5	4 (1.52%)	Hyper-V
6	1 (0.38%)	Firmware
6	1 (0.38%)	Varnish

Systems Management
1	39 (14.77%)	Opscode Chef
2	34 (12.88%)	Puppet
3	17 (6.44%)	Ansible
4	9 (3.41%)	Ambari
4	9 (3.41%)	Rundeck
5	8 (3.03%)	Control-M
5	8 (3.03%)	Hadoop YARN
5	8 (3.03%)	Tivoli Storage Manager
6	7 (2.65%)	Capistrano
6	7 (2.65%)	Check_MK
6	7 (2.65%)	Nagios
7	5 (1.89%)	yum
8	4 (1.52%)	Microsoft Clustering
8	4 (1.52%)	PowerCLI
9	1 (0.38%)	Kibana
9	1 (0.38%)	Kubernetes

Vendors
1	27 (10.23%)	Red Hat
2	24 (9.09%)	VMware
3	18 (6.82%)	Oracle
4	15 (5.68%)	Microsoft
5	13 (4.92%)	Perforce
6	9 (3.41%)	Brocade
6	9 (3.41%)	Cisco
6	9 (3.41%)	Citrix
6	9 (3.41%)	Palo Alto
6	9 (3.41%)	Percona
6	9 (3.41%)	Riverbed
6	9 (3.41%)	Tableau
7	8 (3.03%)	EMC
8	7 (2.65%)	Cloudera
8	7 (2.65%)	F5
8	7 (2.65%)	Teradata
9	3 (1.14%)	Talend
10	2 (0.76%)	Netezza
10	2 (0.76%)	ServiceNow
10	2 (0.76%)	Splunk