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 29 October 2026.

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

6 months to
29 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 431 366 383
Rank change year-on-year -65 +17 -75
Permanent Python Developer jobs 388 285 377
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.36% 0.66% 0.62%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.39% 0.73% 0.65%
Number of salaries quoted 309 207 271
10th Percentile £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
25th Percentile £62,500 £65,250 £61,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £75,000 £85,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year -11.76% - -10.53%
75th Percentile £100,000 £137,500 £115,000
90th Percentile £127,185 - £142,500
UK median annual salary £72,500 £85,000 £85,000
% change year-on-year -14.71% - -5.56%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in England matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
29 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in England matching a recognised job title 98,862 39,200 58,139
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 92.06% 90.92% 95.15%
Number of salaries quoted 68,147 24,154 33,083
10th Percentile £30,750 £28,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,813 £53,725 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year +11.33% -6.57% -4.17%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £75,772
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £95,000
UK median annual salary £59,000 £52,500 £57,000
% change year-on-year +12.38% -7.89% -5.00%

Python Developer Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Python Developer job postings 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 Python Developer jobs in England over the 6 months to 29 October 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 Python Developer jobs within the England region over the 6 months to 29 October 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
London -74 207 £90,000 -4.51% 29
North of England -30 64 £65,000 -9.72% 5
East of England +11 62 £65,000 -5.45% 3
North West -9 33 £55,000 -10.20% 4
Midlands -52 26 £57,500 -31.34% 1
North East - 20 £70,000 - 1
South East -45 18 £100,000 +159.74% 3
East Midlands -20 17 £65,000 +10.64%
Yorkshire -42 11 £65,000 -13.33% 1
West Midlands -53 9 £55,000 -38.89% 1
South West -65 8 £85,000 +41.67% 6
Python Developer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 29 October 2026, Python Developer job ads cited 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 Python Developer job ads across the England region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Python100.0%388
2AI42.5%165
3Software Engineering37.9%147
4AWS32.7%127
5Azure22.4%87
6CI/CD20.4%79
7Docker15.2%59
7Full-Stack Development15.2%59
9SQL14.7%57
10PostgreSQL13.9%54
11FastAPI12.9%50
12RESTful11.9%46
13Agile11.3%44
13Cybersecurity11.3%44
15GCP10.8%42
15Generative AI10.8%42
15Problem-Solving10.8%42
18Infrastructure as Code10.3%40
19JavaScript10.1%39
19LLM10.1%39
21Kubernetes9.8%38
21Validation9.8%38
23Git9.3%36
24Observability8.5%33
25Investment Management8.2%32
26Containerisation8.0%31
26Pair Programming8.0%31
28Amazon Bedrock7.7%30
28API Design7.7%30
28LangChain7.7%30

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

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Senior Python Developer33.8%131
2Software Developer12.1%47
3Lead Python Developer11.9%46
4AWS Developer8.5%33
5Artificial Intelligence Developer7.5%29
6Developer/Software Engineer7.0%27
6Full-Stack Python Developer7.0%27
6Python Software Engineer7.0%27
9Artificial Intelligence Engineer6.4%25
10React Developer4.9%19
11Senior React Developer4.1%16
12Lead Software Developer3.6%14
12Lead Software Engineer3.6%14
12Senior Full-Stack Developer3.6%14
15C++ Developer3.4%13
15Python/Django Developer3.4%13
17Python Developer - Fintech2.8%11
18Backend Developer2.3%9
19Azure Developer2.1%8
19C++ Software Developer2.1%8
44 Python Developer jobs in England