Python Software Engineer Job Trends in Bristol

Python Software Engineer
South West > Bristol

The median Python Software Engineer salary in Bristol is £77,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 8 December 2025.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 87 104 125
Rank change year-on-year +17 +21 +38
Permanent jobs requiring a Python Software Engineer 1 6 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Bristol 0.055% 0.35% 0.062%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.060% 0.37% 0.065%
Number of salaries quoted 1 4 1
10th Percentile - £51,500 -
25th Percentile £71,250 £53,750 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £77,500 £61,250 £41,500
Median % change year-on-year +26.53% +47.59% -33.60%
75th Percentile £83,750 £66,250 £43,250
90th Percentile - £68,500 -
South West median annual salary £80,000 £60,000 £41,500
% change year-on-year +33.33% +44.58% -33.60%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 1,669 1,641 1,535
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.11% 95.35% 95.16%
Number of salaries quoted 1,204 1,003 1,286
10th Percentile £28,250 £30,000 £35,733
25th Percentile £35,000 £41,250 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £58,500 £59,556
Median % change year-on-year -14.53% -1.77% +8.28%
75th Percentile £65,000 £72,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £80,000 £85,000 £87,500
South West median annual salary £47,500 £51,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -6.86% -2.86% +5.00%

Python Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Python Software Engineer' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Python Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Bristol

Python Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Bristol

Salary distribution trend for Python Software Engineer job vacancies in Bristol.

Salary distribution trend for Python Software Engineer job vacancies in Bristol

Python Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 28 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 8 December 2025, Python Software Engineer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Bristol region featuring Python Software Engineer in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) AngularJS
1 1 (100.00%) API Design
1 1 (100.00%) API Integration
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Run
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) D3.js
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Visualisation
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
1 1 (100.00%) FastAPI
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 1 (100.00%) GCP
1 1 (100.00%) Git
1 1 (100.00%) Google
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) PrimeNG
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) REST
1 1 (100.00%) RxJS
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) TypeScript
1 1 (100.00%) Visualisation

Python Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Run
1 1 (100.00%) GCP
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Git
General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (100.00%) AngularJS
1 1 (100.00%) D3.js
1 1 (100.00%) FastAPI
1 1 (100.00%) PrimeNG
1 1 (100.00%) REST
1 1 (100.00%) RxJS
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Cloud Native
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) API Design
1 1 (100.00%) API Integration
1 1 (100.00%) CI/CD
1 1 (100.00%) Containerisation
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Data Visualisation
1 1 (100.00%) Full-Stack Development
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Technical Leadership
1 1 (100.00%) Test Automation
1 1 (100.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 1 (100.00%) Python
1 1 (100.00%) TypeScript
System Software
1 1 (100.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (100.00%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Google