Python Engineer Job Trends in Cambridge

Python Engineer
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Python Engineer salary in Cambridge is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 May 2026.

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

6 months to
3 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 36 68
Rank change year-on-year -19 +32 +22
Permanent jobs requiring a Python Engineer 11 8 15
As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge 1.35% 3.14% 1.51%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.44% 3.43% 1.55%
Number of salaries quoted 11 7 14
10th Percentile - £45,500 £55,625
25th Percentile £50,000 £50,000 £72,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £75,000
Median % change year-on-year - -26.67% +20.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £58,750 £86,875
90th Percentile £90,000 £62,000 £87,500
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £75,000
% change year-on-year - -26.67% +3.45%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Cambridge

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 764 233 965
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.97% 91.37% 97.18%
Number of salaries quoted 528 146 743
10th Percentile £34,450 £30,000 £30,700
25th Percentile £50,000 £38,785 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,100 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +20.20% -9.09% -4.35%
75th Percentile £78,875 £70,625 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £84,375 £85,000
Cambridgeshire median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +10.00% -4.76% -2.78%

Python Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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

Python Engineer job vacancy trend in Cambridge

Python Engineer
Salary Trend in Cambridge

Salary distribution trend for Python Engineer job vacancies in Cambridge.

Salary distribution trend for Python Engineer job vacancies in Cambridge

Python Engineer
Salary Histogram in Cambridge

Salary distribution for jobs citing Python Engineer in Cambridge over the 6 months to 3 May 2026.

Salary histogram for Python Engineer in Cambridge

Python Engineer Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 3 May 2026, Python 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 Cambridge region featuring Python Engineer in the job title.

1 11 (100.00%) Python
2 5 (45.45%) API Testing
2 5 (45.45%) QA
2 5 (45.45%) Test Automation
3 4 (36.36%) Software Engineering
4 2 (18.18%) AI
4 2 (18.18%) Machine Learning
4 2 (18.18%) SaaS
5 1 (9.09%) AWS
5 1 (9.09%) Full-Stack Development
5 1 (9.09%) MLOps
5 1 (9.09%) Rust
5 1 (9.09%) TensorFlow

Python Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge 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 2 (18.18%) SaaS
2 1 (9.09%) AWS
General
1 1 (9.09%) Automotive
1 1 (9.09%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (9.09%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 2 (18.18%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (9.09%) Algorithms
2 1 (9.09%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (45.45%) API Testing
1 5 (45.45%) Test Automation
2 4 (36.36%) Software Engineering
3 2 (18.18%) AI
3 2 (18.18%) Machine Learning
4 1 (9.09%) Full-Stack Development
4 1 (9.09%) MLOps
Programming Languages
1 11 (100.00%) Python
2 1 (9.09%) Rust
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (45.45%) QA