Python Engineer
UK > Scotland
The median Python Engineer salary in Scotland 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 | |
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| Rank | 128 | 77 | 208 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -51 | +131 | +23 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Python Engineer | 37 | 304 | 14 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 1.20% | 4.40% | 0.33% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.43% | 4.53% | 0.37% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 6 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £42,500 | - |
| 25th Percentile | - | £45,625 | £53,750 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £100,000 | £67,500 | £57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +48.15% | +17.39% | +4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £88,125 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £90,000 | £102,250 |
| UK median annual salary | £110,000 | £90,000 | £90,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +22.22% | - | +5.88% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title | 2,595 | 6,708 | 3,808 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 84.06% | 96.99% | 89.81% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,179 | 2,983 | 2,072 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,968 | £27,696 | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,500 | £40,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £50,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.91% | -8.18% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £63,000 | £65,000 | £70,600 |
| 90th Percentile | £84,250 | £80,000 | £82,548 |
| UK median annual salary | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
Python Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Python Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Python Engineer
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Python Engineer in Scotland.
Python Engineer
Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Python Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 17 June 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Permanent IT Job Ads |
Median Salary Past 6 Months |
Median Salary % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
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| Glasgow | +6 | 36 | - | - | 22 |
| Edinburgh | +18 | 1 | £100,000 | +33.33% | 26 |
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Python Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 17 June 2025, Python 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 Scotland region featuring Python Engineer in the job title.
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Python Engineer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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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