Python Developer Jobs in Scotland

Python Developer
UK > Scotland

The median Python Developer salary in Scotland is £58,941 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 241 188 194
Rank change year-on-year -53 +6 -24
Permanent jobs requiring a Python Developer 32 20 64
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Scotland 0.47% 0.46% 1.05%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.48% 0.51% 1.10%
Number of salaries quoted 17 14 39
10th Percentile £40,000 £38,125 £38,700
25th Percentile £47,482 £43,125 £50,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £58,941 £48,750 £62,500
Median % change year-on-year +20.90% -22.00% +28.21%
75th Percentile £75,000 £60,313 £72,500
90th Percentile - £72,500 £95,000
UK median annual salary £90,000 £85,000 £80,000
% change year-on-year +5.88% +6.25% +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 6,635 3,895 5,814
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 97.03% 89.52% 95.59%
Number of salaries quoted 2,785 2,120 3,050
10th Percentile £27,750 £30,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £55,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +1.85% +13.68%
75th Percentile £65,000 £71,652 £67,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £82,500
UK median annual salary £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +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 1 June 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 1 June 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 -104 15 £60,000 +9.09% 7
Edinburgh +29 10 £75,000 +57.89% 2
Dundee - 7 £50,000 - 2
Python Developer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 1 June 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 32 (100.00%) Python
2 20 (62.50%) Machine Learning
3 19 (59.38%) Agile
4 16 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 15 (46.88%) CI/CD
5 15 (46.88%) Marketing
5 15 (46.88%) Django
6 14 (43.75%) Artificial Intelligence
6 14 (43.75%) Software Engineering
6 14 (43.75%) Finance
6 14 (43.75%) Full Stack Development
6 14 (43.75%) SDLC
7 11 (34.38%) React
7 11 (34.38%) Community of Practice
7 11 (34.38%) Operational Stability
7 11 (34.38%) Law
7 11 (34.38%) Visualisation
7 11 (34.38%) Continuous Improvement
7 11 (34.38%) Algorithms
8 10 (31.25%) JavaScript
9 8 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
9 8 (25.00%) Degree
9 8 (25.00%) Computer Science
10 7 (21.88%) Analytics
10 7 (21.88%) Problem-Solving
10 7 (21.88%) Social Skills
11 6 (18.75%) PostgreSQL
12 5 (15.63%) Games
12 5 (15.63%) HTML
12 5 (15.63%) CSS

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 3 (9.38%) Cloud Computing
2 2 (6.25%) AWS
2 2 (6.25%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (9.38%) HTTP
1 3 (9.38%) MQTT
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (18.75%) PostgreSQL
2 3 (9.38%) MySQL
3 2 (6.25%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 3 (9.38%) Git
General
1 16 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 15 (46.88%) Marketing
3 14 (43.75%) Finance
4 11 (34.38%) Law
5 7 (21.88%) Social Skills
6 5 (15.63%) Games
7 3 (9.38%) Electronics
7 3 (9.38%) Manufacturing
7 3 (9.38%) Public Sector
7 3 (9.38%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (46.88%) Django
2 11 (34.38%) React
3 5 (15.63%) CSS
3 5 (15.63%) HTML
4 4 (12.50%) RabbitMQ
5 3 (9.38%) Flask
6 2 (6.25%) htmx
Miscellaneous
1 11 (34.38%) Algorithms
2 3 (9.38%) Arduino
2 3 (9.38%) e-Learning
2 3 (9.38%) IoT
2 3 (9.38%) Raspberry Pi
3 2 (6.25%) NHS
4 1 (3.13%) Marketing Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (62.50%) Machine Learning
2 19 (59.38%) Agile
3 15 (46.88%) CI/CD
4 14 (43.75%) Artificial Intelligence
4 14 (43.75%) Full Stack Development
4 14 (43.75%) SDLC
4 14 (43.75%) Software Engineering
5 11 (34.38%) Community of Practice
5 11 (34.38%) Continuous Improvement
5 11 (34.38%) Operational Stability
5 11 (34.38%) Visualisation
6 8 (25.00%) Computer Science
7 7 (21.88%) Analytics
7 7 (21.88%) Problem-Solving
8 5 (15.63%) Data Engineering
8 5 (15.63%) Data Privacy
9 4 (12.50%) Fintech
9 4 (12.50%) Low Latency
9 4 (12.50%) Microservices
9 4 (12.50%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 32 (100.00%) Python
2 10 (31.25%) JavaScript
3 4 (12.50%) TypeScript
4 3 (9.38%) SQL
5 2 (6.25%) R
Qualifications
1 8 (25.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 8 (25.00%) Degree
System Software
1 3 (9.38%) Firmware
2 2 (6.25%) Docker
Systems Management
1 4 (12.50%) Ansible
1 4 (12.50%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 3 (9.38%) NVIDIA
1 3 (9.38%) SAP