Python Software Engineer
UK > Scotland
The median Python Software Engineer salary in Scotland is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 140 | 79 | 196 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -61 | +117 | +59 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Python Software Engineer | 33 | 269 | 15 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland | 1.01% | 4.10% | 0.36% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.22% | 4.23% | 0.40% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 3 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 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 | - | £56,250 | £71,250 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £61,500 | £110,000 |
| UK median annual salary | £110,000 | £110,000 | £95,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +15.79% | +2.70% |
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 | 2,711 | 6,355 | 3,753 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 83.21% | 96.98% | 90.76% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1,276 | 2,892 | 2,098 |
| 10th Percentile | £26,968 | £27,750 | £30,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,000 | £40,000 | £41,125 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £52,500 | £50,000 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -9.09% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £64,750 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 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 Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Python Software Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Python Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Scotland
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Python Software Engineer in Scotland.
Python Software 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 Software Engineer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 4 July 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 | +4 | 32 | - | - | 23 |
| Edinburgh | +24 | 1 | £100,000 | +122.22% | 4 |
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Python Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 4 July 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 Scotland region featuring Python Software Engineer in the job title.
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Python Software 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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