The median Python Engineer salary in Cambridge is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 September 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
1 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
44 |
48 |
55 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
+4 |
+7 |
0 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Python Engineer |
31 |
6 |
8 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge |
2.74% |
1.64% |
1.28% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.96% |
1.69% |
1.32% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
31 |
6 |
8 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£51,250 |
£52,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£55,000 |
- |
£67,813 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
£55,000 |
£82,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+45.45% |
-33.33% |
+6.45% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£58,750 |
£87,500 |
| 90th Percentile |
£100,000 |
£62,500 |
£95,375 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary |
£80,000 |
£55,000 |
£80,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+45.45% |
-31.25% |
+3.23% |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title |
1,049 |
356 |
608 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
92.83% |
97.27% |
97.44% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
813 |
248 |
444 |
| 10th Percentile |
£33,750 |
£26,250 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£48,750 |
£29,938 |
£40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£65,000 |
£47,500 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+36.84% |
-20.83% |
+4.35% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£62,500 |
£76,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£92,390 |
£72,500 |
£85,000 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£45,000 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+22.22% |
-14.29% |
-0.94% |
