The median Python Engineer salary in Cambridge is £80,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 17 July 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
|
|
6 months to
17 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
| Rank |
56 |
42 |
61 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-14 |
+19 |
+13 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Python Engineer |
15 |
6 |
16 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in Cambridge |
1.58% |
1.92% |
1.68% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
1.67% |
2.05% |
1.72% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
15 |
6 |
15 |
| 10th Percentile |
£52,000 |
£51,250 |
£56,250 |
| 25th Percentile |
£63,750 |
- |
£72,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£80,000 |
£55,000 |
£80,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+45.45% |
-31.25% |
+3.23% |
| 75th Percentile |
£85,000 |
£58,750 |
£86,250 |
| 90th Percentile |
£96,000 |
£62,500 |
£94,000 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary |
£80,000 |
£55,000 |
£82,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+45.45% |
-33.33% |
+6.45% |
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 |
900 |
293 |
929 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title |
94.74% |
93.61% |
97.69% |
| Number of salaries quoted |
650 |
199 |
733 |
| 10th Percentile |
£31,900 |
£26,250 |
£30,000 |
| 25th Percentile |
£47,500 |
£30,000 |
£40,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) |
£62,500 |
£50,000 |
£57,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+25.00% |
-13.04% |
+4.55% |
| 75th Percentile |
£80,000 |
£62,500 |
£75,000 |
| 90th Percentile |
£92,988 |
£77,500 |
£85,000 |
| Cambridgeshire median annual salary |
£55,000 |
£47,500 |
£52,500 |
| % change year-on-year |
+15.79% |
-9.52% |
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