Python Developer Job Trends in England

Python Developer
UK > England

The median Python Developer salary in England is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 June 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 371 389 399
Rank change year-on-year +18 +10 0
Permanent jobs requiring a Python Developer 381 266 540
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.46% 0.67% 0.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.49% 0.75% 0.60%
Number of salaries quoted 305 206 477
10th Percentile £47,000 £51,250 £52,500
25th Percentile £56,250 £65,000 £67,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 £85,000 £95,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.65% -10.53% +8.57%
75th Percentile £100,000 £122,500 £133,750
90th Percentile £110,000 £137,500 £146,250
UK median annual salary £70,000 £85,000 £90,000
% change year-on-year -17.65% -5.56% +5.88%

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 78,007 35,527 89,324
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.04% 89.85% 94.60%
Number of salaries quoted 54,881 20,627 66,148
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £40,000 £38,402
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,239 £57,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -0.45% +9.52% -12.87%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £70,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £100,000 £90,000
UK median annual salary £55,000 £57,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -4.35% +9.52% -12.50%

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 15 June 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 15 June 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 -24 223 £90,000 -4.51% 25
North of England +28 75 £62,500 +4.17% 6
Yorkshire +3 41 £70,000 +16.67% 2
South East +11 35 £60,000 +43.71% 9
South West -37 24 £50,000 -41.18%
North West +12 22 £45,000 -25.00%
Midlands -12 16 £60,000 +9.09%
North East - 12 £70,000 - 4
East Midlands -8 11 £60,000 +50.00%
East of England -17 7 £71,250 -5.00% 2
West Midlands -17 5 £55,000 -21.43%
Python Developer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 15 June 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.

1 381 (100.00%) Python
2 112 (29.40%) Software Engineering
3 100 (26.25%) Full-Stack Development
4 94 (24.67%) AWS
5 91 (23.88%) AI
6 60 (15.75%) Agile
7 53 (13.91%) CI/CD
7 53 (13.91%) React
8 49 (12.86%) JavaScript
9 48 (12.60%) SQL
9 48 (12.60%) Test Automation
10 47 (12.34%) Flask
11 43 (11.29%) TypeScript
12 42 (11.02%) Docker
13 36 (9.45%) Azure
13 36 (9.45%) Linux
14 35 (9.19%) Continuous Improvement
14 35 (9.19%) Django
14 35 (9.19%) OOP
15 34 (8.92%) FastAPI
15 34 (8.92%) PostgreSQL
16 33 (8.66%) OO
17 31 (8.14%) C++
18 30 (7.87%) REST
18 30 (7.87%) RESTful
19 28 (7.35%) Fintech
19 28 (7.35%) Kubernetes
20 27 (7.09%) Node.js
21 26 (6.82%) Mentoring
21 26 (6.82%) Problem-Solving

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 14 (3.67%) Apache Spark
2 5 (1.31%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.52%) Jupyter
4 1 (0.26%) Apache
4 1 (0.26%) Cloud Foundry
Business Applications
1 1 (0.26%) Oracle Applications
Cloud Services
1 94 (24.67%) AWS
2 36 (9.45%) Azure
3 26 (6.82%) SaaS
4 23 (6.04%) Serverless
5 20 (5.25%) GitHub
6 18 (4.72%) AWS Lambda
7 14 (3.67%) GitHub Actions
8 13 (3.41%) Amazon S3
9 12 (3.15%) Azure DevOps
10 11 (2.89%) GCP
11 5 (1.31%) Prefect
12 4 (1.05%) Amazon EC2
12 4 (1.05%) Amazon ECS
13 3 (0.79%) Amazon EKS
13 3 (0.79%) AWS Fargate
13 3 (0.79%) Azure Service Bus
14 2 (0.52%) AWS CodePipeline
14 2 (0.52%) Azure Cosmos DB
14 2 (0.52%) Azure Functions
14 2 (0.52%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 15 (3.94%) Broadband
2 3 (0.79%) HTTP
2 3 (0.79%) MQTT
2 3 (0.79%) RTP
2 3 (0.79%) Unified Communications
2 3 (0.79%) VoIP
2 3 (0.79%) Wireshark
3 2 (0.52%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 34 (8.92%) PostgreSQL
2 19 (4.99%) MongoDB
3 13 (3.41%) Big Data
4 6 (1.57%) DynamoDB
5 5 (1.31%) Elasticsearch
5 5 (1.31%) Relational Database
5 5 (1.31%) SQL Server
6 4 (1.05%) Amazon RDS
7 3 (0.79%) MySQL
8 2 (0.52%) GIS
9 1 (0.26%) Delta Lake
9 1 (0.26%) Oracle Database
9 1 (0.26%) RDBMS
9 1 (0.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 23 (6.04%) Git
2 5 (1.31%) GitLab
3 2 (0.52%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.52%) Team Foundation Server
4 1 (0.26%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle APEX
4 1 (0.26%) Poetry
4 1 (0.26%) Selenium
General
1 56 (14.70%) Finance
2 42 (11.02%) Front Office
3 37 (9.71%) Social Skills
4 16 (4.20%) Games
4 16 (4.20%) Tech for Good
5 12 (3.15%) Banking
5 12 (3.15%) Health Technology
6 5 (1.31%) Public Sector
7 4 (1.05%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (1.05%) Aviation
7 4 (1.05%) Publishing
8 3 (0.79%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (0.52%) Manufacturing
9 2 (0.52%) Marketing
10 1 (0.26%) Aerospace
10 1 (0.26%) Automotive
10 1 (0.26%) Electronics
10 1 (0.26%) Investment Banking
10 1 (0.26%) Law
10 1 (0.26%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 53 (13.91%) React
2 47 (12.34%) Flask
3 35 (9.19%) Django
4 34 (8.92%) FastAPI
5 30 (7.87%) REST
5 30 (7.87%) RESTful
6 27 (7.09%) Node.js
7 25 (6.56%) NumPy
8 24 (6.30%) Pandas
9 23 (6.04%) Vue
10 19 (4.99%) Boost C++ Libraries
10 19 (4.99%) Kafka
11 18 (4.72%) HTML
12 14 (3.67%) CSS
13 10 (2.62%) AngularJS
14 9 (2.36%) .NET
15 8 (2.10%) Redux
15 8 (2.10%) Swagger
16 6 (1.57%) PyTorch
16 6 (1.57%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 50 (13.12%) Algorithms
2 37 (9.71%) Cloud Native
3 31 (8.14%) Hedge funds
4 29 (7.61%) Equities
5 27 (7.09%) Data Structures
5 27 (7.09%) Distributed Systems
6 22 (5.77%) Fixed Income
7 19 (4.99%) Management Information System
8 15 (3.94%) Low-Code
8 15 (3.94%) Video\Live Streaming
9 14 (3.67%) Educational Technology
10 13 (3.41%) Greenfield Project
11 10 (2.62%) Derivative
11 10 (2.62%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 10 (2.62%) Product Ownership
11 10 (2.62%) PropTech
12 7 (1.84%) Cyber Threat
13 6 (1.57%) Renewable Energy
14 4 (1.05%) Legacy Systems
14 4 (1.05%) Mobile App
Operating Systems
1 36 (9.45%) Linux
2 3 (0.79%) Ubuntu
3 2 (0.52%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (29.40%) Software Engineering
2 100 (26.25%) Full-Stack Development
3 91 (23.88%) AI
4 60 (15.75%) Agile
5 53 (13.91%) CI/CD
6 48 (12.60%) Test Automation
7 35 (9.19%) Continuous Improvement
7 35 (9.19%) OOP
8 33 (8.66%) OO
9 28 (7.35%) Fintech
10 26 (6.82%) Mentoring
10 26 (6.82%) Problem-Solving
10 26 (6.82%) SDLC
11 25 (6.56%) Containerisation
12 23 (6.04%) Computer Vision
13 22 (5.77%) Deep Learning
13 22 (5.77%) Infrastructure as Code
13 22 (5.77%) Machine Learning
13 22 (5.77%) Signal Processing
14 21 (5.51%) Microservices
Programming Languages
1 381 (100.00%) Python
2 49 (12.86%) JavaScript
3 48 (12.60%) SQL
4 43 (11.29%) TypeScript
5 31 (8.14%) C++
6 15 (3.94%) Go
7 10 (2.62%) Java
8 9 (2.36%) PHP
9 6 (1.57%) C#
10 4 (1.05%) C
11 3 (0.79%) Bash
11 3 (0.79%) Perl
12 2 (0.52%) Apex Code
12 2 (0.52%) Kotlin
12 2 (0.52%) Rust
12 2 (0.52%) Shell Script
12 2 (0.52%) VBA
13 1 (0.26%) Bicep
13 1 (0.26%) OCaml
13 1 (0.26%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 16 (4.20%) Degree
2 8 (2.10%) SC Cleared
2 8 (2.10%) Security Cleared
3 3 (0.79%) AWS Certification
4 2 (0.52%) Azure Certification
4 2 (0.52%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (0.26%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (2.62%) QA
2 3 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 3 (0.79%) PCI DSS
3 1 (0.26%) Accessibility
3 1 (0.26%) Data Quality
System Software
1 42 (11.02%) Docker
2 3 (0.79%) Kamailio
3 1 (0.26%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 28 (7.35%) Kubernetes
2 11 (2.89%) Terraform
3 3 (0.79%) Argo
4 2 (0.52%) Ansible
Vendors
1 11 (2.89%) Databricks
2 6 (1.57%) Microsoft
3 3 (0.79%) BT
3 3 (0.79%) Fortinet
3 3 (0.79%) Mitel
3 3 (0.79%) Oracle
4 2 (0.52%) Salesforce
5 1 (0.26%) Google