Python Developer Jobs in Scotland

Python Developer
UK > Scotland

The median Python Developer salary in Scotland is £60,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
19 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 252 207 170
Rank change year-on-year -45 -37 -13
Permanent jobs requiring a Python Developer 31 16 76
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.47% 0.33% 1.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.48% 0.37% 1.39%
Number of salaries quoted 18 10 43
10th Percentile £40,000 £36,000 £40,000
25th Percentile £47,500 £46,875 £51,875
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £56,250 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year +6.67% -13.46% +36.84%
75th Percentile £75,000 £72,500 £95,000
90th Percentile - - -
UK median annual salary £90,000 £82,500 £80,000
% change year-on-year +9.09% +3.13% +14.29%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Scotland

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised 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 6,411 4,330 5,456
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.84% 90.40% 96.43%
Number of salaries quoted 2,601 2,357 2,938
10th Percentile £27,750 £31,569 £28,209
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £38,635
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +9.52% +10.53%
75th Percentile £65,000 £73,853 £65,750
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £80,000
UK median annual salary £53,000 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -11.67% - +9.09%

Python Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland

Job postings that featured Python Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.

Job vacancy trend for Python Developer in Scotland

Python Developer
Salary Trend in Scotland

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Python Developer in Scotland.

Salary trend for Python Developer in Scotland

Python Developer
Salary Histogram in Scotland

Salary distribution for jobs citing Python Developer in Scotland over the 6 months to 19 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Python Developer in Scotland

Python Developer
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 Developer within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 19 April 2024. 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
Glasgow -95 15 £65,000 +18.18% 6
Edinburgh +40 8 £75,000 +11.11% 4
Dundee - 8 £50,000 - 1
Python Developer
UK

Python Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland

For the 6 months to 19 April 2024, Python Developer 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 Developer in the job title.

1 31 (100.00%) Python
2 20 (64.52%) Machine Learning
3 19 (61.29%) Agile
4 16 (51.61%) Full Stack Development
5 15 (48.39%) CI/CD
5 15 (48.39%) Marketing
5 15 (48.39%) Django
6 14 (45.16%) Artificial Intelligence
6 14 (45.16%) Software Engineering
6 14 (45.16%) Finance
6 14 (45.16%) SDLC
7 13 (41.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 10 (32.26%) React
8 10 (32.26%) Algorithms
8 10 (32.26%) Visualisation
8 10 (32.26%) Continuous Improvement
8 10 (32.26%) Law
8 10 (32.26%) JavaScript
8 10 (32.26%) Community of Practice
8 10 (32.26%) Operational Stability
9 9 (29.03%) Computer Science Degree
9 9 (29.03%) Problem-Solving
9 9 (29.03%) Social Skills
9 9 (29.03%) Degree
9 9 (29.03%) Computer Science
9 9 (29.03%) Analytics
10 5 (16.13%) Low Latency
10 5 (16.13%) Ansible
10 5 (16.13%) RabbitMQ
10 5 (16.13%) Kubernetes

Python Developer 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:

Cloud Services
1 4 (12.90%) Cloud Computing
2 2 (6.45%) AWS
2 2 (6.45%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (12.90%) HTTP
1 4 (12.90%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (16.13%) PostgreSQL
2 3 (9.68%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 4 (12.90%) Git
General
1 15 (48.39%) Marketing
2 14 (45.16%) Finance
3 13 (41.94%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 10 (32.26%) Law
5 9 (29.03%) Social Skills
6 5 (16.13%) Games
7 4 (12.90%) Electronics
7 4 (12.90%) Manufacturing
7 4 (12.90%) Public Sector
7 4 (12.90%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (48.39%) Django
2 10 (32.26%) React
3 5 (16.13%) RabbitMQ
4 4 (12.90%) CSS
4 4 (12.90%) Flask
4 4 (12.90%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 10 (32.26%) Algorithms
2 4 (12.90%) Arduino
2 4 (12.90%) Raspberry Pi
3 3 (9.68%) e-Learning
3 3 (9.68%) IoT
4 1 (3.23%) Marketing Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (64.52%) Machine Learning
2 19 (61.29%) Agile
3 16 (51.61%) Full Stack Development
4 15 (48.39%) CI/CD
5 14 (45.16%) Artificial Intelligence
5 14 (45.16%) SDLC
5 14 (45.16%) Software Engineering
6 10 (32.26%) Community of Practice
6 10 (32.26%) Continuous Improvement
6 10 (32.26%) Operational Stability
6 10 (32.26%) Visualisation
7 9 (29.03%) Analytics
7 9 (29.03%) Computer Science
7 9 (29.03%) Problem-Solving
8 5 (16.13%) Data Engineering
8 5 (16.13%) Data Privacy
8 5 (16.13%) Fintech
8 5 (16.13%) Low Latency
8 5 (16.13%) Microservices
8 5 (16.13%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 31 (100.00%) Python
2 10 (32.26%) JavaScript
3 4 (12.90%) SQL
3 4 (12.90%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 9 (29.03%) Computer Science Degree
1 9 (29.03%) Degree
System Software
1 4 (12.90%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (16.13%) Ansible
1 5 (16.13%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 4 (12.90%) NVIDIA
1 4 (12.90%) SAP