Python Developer Job Trends in England

Python Developer
UK > England

The median Python Developer salary in England is £75,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 April 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 352 376 403
Rank change year-on-year +24 +27 +20
Permanent jobs requiring a Python Developer 368 246 488
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.49% 0.67% 0.60%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.53% 0.75% 0.64%
Number of salaries quoted 301 194 445
10th Percentile £50,000 £50,375 £51,000
25th Percentile £60,000 £61,563 £66,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £80,000 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -11.11% +5.88%
75th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £132,500
90th Percentile £140,000 £137,500 £150,000
UK median annual salary £75,000 £80,000 £90,000
% change year-on-year -6.25% -11.11% +9.09%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 69,656 32,932 76,469
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.51% 89.54% 94.43%
Number of salaries quoted 45,762 21,265 59,108
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £54,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +10.09% -9.26%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £91,250
UK median annual salary £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
% change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.00%

Python Developer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Python Developer job vacancy trend in England

Python Developer
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Python Developer job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Python Developer job vacancies in England

Python Developer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Python Developer in England over the 6 months to 14 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Python Developer in England

Python Developer
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Python Developer within the England region over the 6 months to 14 April 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +1 220 £90,000 +5.88% 61
North of England -9 52 £75,000 +15.38% 14
Yorkshire -21 43 £75,000 +15.38% 9
South East -11 40 £70,000 +30.23% 13
Midlands -20 30 £60,000 +9.09% 4
South West - 21 £50,000 - 8
East Midlands -45 17 £65,000 +18.18% 1
West Midlands -6 13 £60,000 -13.43% 3
North West -24 8 £40,000 -38.46% 4
East of England -33 3 £52,500 -38.24% 5
North East -33 1 - - 1
Python Developer
UK

Python Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 14 April 2026, Python Developer 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 England region featuring Python Developer in the job title.

1 368 (100.00%) Python
2 115 (31.25%) Software Engineering
3 94 (25.54%) Full-Stack Development
4 83 (22.55%) AWS
5 79 (21.47%) React
6 76 (20.65%) AI
7 75 (20.38%) Agile
8 63 (17.12%) CI/CD
9 60 (16.30%) JavaScript
10 58 (15.76%) Django
10 58 (15.76%) Flask
11 55 (14.95%) SQL
12 48 (13.04%) Mentoring
13 47 (12.77%) Test Automation
14 46 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
15 44 (11.96%) Serverless
16 42 (11.41%) Docker
16 42 (11.41%) OOP
16 42 (11.41%) Problem-Solving
17 38 (10.33%) OO
17 38 (10.33%) TypeScript
18 37 (10.05%) GitHub
18 37 (10.05%) REST
19 36 (9.78%) Azure
20 35 (9.51%) Fintech
21 34 (9.24%) FastAPI
21 34 (9.24%) SDLC
22 31 (8.42%) Linux
23 29 (7.88%) AWS Lambda
23 29 (7.88%) RESTful

Python Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 19 (5.16%) Apache Spark
2 5 (1.36%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.54%) Jupyter
4 1 (0.27%) Cloud Foundry
Business Applications
1 1 (0.27%) Oracle Applications
Cloud Services
1 83 (22.55%) AWS
2 44 (11.96%) Serverless
3 37 (10.05%) GitHub
4 36 (9.78%) Azure
5 29 (7.88%) AWS Lambda
6 28 (7.61%) Amazon S3
7 25 (6.79%) SaaS
8 15 (4.08%) Amazon SQS
8 15 (4.08%) GitHub Actions
9 12 (3.26%) GCP
10 11 (2.99%) Azure DevOps
11 5 (1.36%) Azure AI
11 5 (1.36%) Prefect
12 3 (0.82%) AWS Fargate
13 2 (0.54%) Amazon ECS
14 1 (0.27%) Amazon EKS
14 1 (0.27%) Amazon OpenSearch
14 1 (0.27%) AWS CodePipeline
14 1 (0.27%) Azure AKS
14 1 (0.27%) Cloud Run
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.82%) Broadband
1 3 (0.82%) HTTP
1 3 (0.82%) RTP
1 3 (0.82%) Unified Communications
1 3 (0.82%) VoIP
1 3 (0.82%) Wireshark
2 1 (0.27%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (5.43%) PostgreSQL
2 19 (5.16%) Big Data
3 8 (2.17%) Relational Database
3 8 (2.17%) SQL Server
4 7 (1.90%) MongoDB
5 6 (1.63%) MySQL
6 2 (0.54%) NoSQL
6 2 (0.54%) RDBMS
7 1 (0.27%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.27%) DynamoDB
7 1 (0.27%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.27%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 20 (5.43%) Git
2 3 (0.82%) GitLab
3 2 (0.54%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.27%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 1 (0.27%) Oracle APEX
4 1 (0.27%) Poetry
4 1 (0.27%) Selenium
4 1 (0.27%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.27%) Visual Studio Code
General
1 67 (18.21%) Social Skills
2 66 (17.93%) Finance
3 40 (10.87%) Front Office
4 20 (5.43%) Tech for Good
5 17 (4.62%) Health Technology
6 16 (4.35%) Publishing
7 14 (3.80%) Influencing Skills
7 14 (3.80%) Organisational Skills
8 9 (2.45%) Banking
8 9 (2.45%) Public Sector
9 8 (2.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (1.09%) Analytical Skills
10 4 (1.09%) Aviation
10 4 (1.09%) Games
11 3 (0.82%) Retail
12 2 (0.54%) Marketing
12 2 (0.54%) Telecoms
13 1 (0.27%) Back Office
13 1 (0.27%) Electronics
13 1 (0.27%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 79 (21.47%) React
2 58 (15.76%) Django
2 58 (15.76%) Flask
3 37 (10.05%) REST
4 34 (9.24%) FastAPI
5 29 (7.88%) RESTful
6 28 (7.61%) HTML
7 26 (7.07%) Node.js
8 25 (6.79%) Vue
9 22 (5.98%) CSS
9 22 (5.98%) Kafka
10 20 (5.43%) NumPy
11 19 (5.16%) Boost C++ Libraries
11 19 (5.16%) Pandas
12 14 (3.80%) AngularJS
13 8 (2.17%) Redux
14 7 (1.90%) PyTorch
15 6 (1.63%) Google JAX
15 6 (1.63%) JAX
15 6 (1.63%) OAuth2
Miscellaneous
1 40 (10.87%) Algorithms
2 35 (9.51%) Data Structures
3 34 (9.24%) Hedge funds
4 29 (7.88%) Equities
5 22 (5.98%) Cloud Native
5 22 (5.98%) Fixed Income
6 19 (5.16%) Management Information System
7 17 (4.62%) Educational Technology
8 14 (3.80%) Greenfield Project
8 14 (3.80%) Product Ownership
9 10 (2.72%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 10 (2.72%) PropTech
10 8 (2.17%) Derivative
11 6 (1.63%) Distributed Systems
12 4 (1.09%) Legacy Systems
12 4 (1.09%) Mobile App
13 3 (0.82%) Low-Code
13 3 (0.82%) NHS
13 3 (0.82%) PKI
13 3 (0.82%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 31 (8.42%) Linux
2 3 (0.82%) Ubuntu
3 1 (0.27%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 115 (31.25%) Software Engineering
2 94 (25.54%) Full-Stack Development
3 76 (20.65%) AI
4 75 (20.38%) Agile
5 63 (17.12%) CI/CD
6 48 (13.04%) Mentoring
7 47 (12.77%) Test Automation
8 46 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
9 42 (11.41%) OOP
9 42 (11.41%) Problem-Solving
10 38 (10.33%) OO
11 35 (9.51%) Fintech
12 34 (9.24%) SDLC
13 27 (7.34%) Containerisation
13 27 (7.34%) Microservices
14 26 (7.07%) Clean Code
15 25 (6.79%) Computer Science
16 23 (6.25%) Code Quality
17 22 (5.98%) TDD
18 21 (5.71%) Acceptance Criteria
Programming Languages
1 368 (100.00%) Python
2 60 (16.30%) JavaScript
3 55 (14.95%) SQL
4 38 (10.33%) TypeScript
5 24 (6.52%) C++
6 10 (2.72%) PHP
7 9 (2.45%) Java
8 5 (1.36%) VBA
9 4 (1.09%) C
10 3 (0.82%) Go
10 3 (0.82%) Kotlin
11 2 (0.54%) Apex Code
11 2 (0.54%) C#
11 2 (0.54%) Rust
12 1 (0.27%) Haskell
12 1 (0.27%) OCaml
12 1 (0.27%) Perl
12 1 (0.27%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.27%) Scala
12 1 (0.27%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 18 (4.89%) Degree
2 6 (1.63%) SC Cleared
2 6 (1.63%) Security Cleared
3 2 (0.54%) Azure Certification
4 1 (0.27%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (0.27%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (5.16%) QA
2 4 (1.09%) PCI DSS
3 3 (0.82%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.27%) GDPR
4 1 (0.27%) PSD2
System Software
1 42 (11.41%) Docker
2 3 (0.82%) Kamailio
3 1 (0.27%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 20 (5.43%) Terraform
2 17 (4.62%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.82%) Argo
Vendors
1 11 (2.99%) Microsoft
2 5 (1.36%) Databricks
3 4 (1.09%) Oracle
4 3 (0.82%) BT
4 3 (0.82%) Fortinet
4 3 (0.82%) Mitel
5 2 (0.54%) Google
5 2 (0.54%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.27%) Foundry
6 1 (0.27%) SAP