The median Python Engineer salary in Cambridge is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 August 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
1 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
50 |
44 |
51 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-6 |
+7 |
+12 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Python Engineer |
22 |
6 |
12 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge |
2.18% |
1.78% |
1.78% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
2.32% |
1.89% |
1.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
22 |
6 |
11 |
| 10th Percentile |
£50,500 |
£51,250 |
£53,750 |
| 25th Percentile |
£55,000 |
- |
£72,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
£55,000 |
£85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+45.45% |
-35.29% |
+9.68% |
| 75th Percentile |
- |
£58,750 |
£86,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£90,000 |
£62,500 |
£95,000 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary |
£80,000 |
£55,000 |
£85,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+45.45% |
-35.29% |
+9.68% |
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 |
948 |
317 |
661 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
93.77% |
94.07% |
97.78% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
702 |
221 |
514 |
| 10th Percentile |
£33,500 |
£26,250 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£47,500 |
£30,000 |
£40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£63,750 |
£50,000 |
£60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+27.50% |
-16.67% |
+9.09% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£62,500 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£92,988 |
£77,500 |
£85,000 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£47,500 |
£51,000 |
| % change year-on-year |
+15.79% |
-6.86% |
-2.86% |
