Python Software Engineer Job Trends in England

Python Software Engineer
UK > England

The median Python Software Engineer salary in England is £88,750 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 10 April 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 517 463 590
Rank change year-on-year -54 +127 +141
Permanent jobs requiring a Python Software Engineer 166 154 226
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.22% 0.42% 0.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% 0.47% 0.30%
Number of salaries quoted 138 154 208
10th Percentile £56,250 £71,250 £45,000
25th Percentile £65,000 £80,000 £61,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £88,750 £105,000 £95,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.48% +10.53% +18.75%
75th Percentile £100,000 £124,375 £136,250
90th Percentile £120,000 £148,750 £143,750
UK median annual salary £88,750 £105,000 £95,000
% change year-on-year -15.48% +10.53% +18.75%

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 68,398 32,714 75,749
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.39% 89.52% 94.39%
Number of salaries quoted 45,036 21,221 58,864
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -8.71%
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 Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Python Software Engineer job vacancy trend in England

Python Software Engineer
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Python Software Engineer job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Python Software Engineer job vacancies in England

Python Software Engineer
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Python Software Engineer in England over the 6 months to 10 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Python Software Engineer in England

Python Software Engineer
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 Software Engineer within the England region over the 6 months to 10 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 -62 88 £100,000 -4.76% 15
South East +8 44 £65,000 -3.70% 19
North of England - 14 £82,500 - 1
North West - 13 £77,500 - 1
South West - 9 £80,000 - 6
Midlands -45 8 £70,000 +7.69%
East Midlands -47 7 £85,000 +21.43%
East of England -36 3 £55,000 - 3
West Midlands -16 2 £65,000 -
Yorkshire - 1 £100,000 -
Python Software Engineer
UK

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

For the 6 months to 10 April 2026, Python Software 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 England region featuring Python Software Engineer in the job title.

1 166 (100.00%) Python
2 162 (97.59%) Software Engineering
3 51 (30.72%) C++
4 42 (25.30%) AWS
5 39 (23.49%) Agile
5 39 (23.49%) AI
5 39 (23.49%) Degree
6 37 (22.29%) Fintech
7 35 (21.08%) Computer Science Degree
8 32 (19.28%) Computer Science
9 28 (16.87%) Azure
10 24 (14.46%) Linux
11 21 (12.65%) Git
11 21 (12.65%) SQL
12 19 (11.45%) SaaS
12 19 (11.45%) TypeScript
13 18 (10.84%) Mathematics
13 18 (10.84%) OOP
14 17 (10.24%) C#
14 17 (10.24%) CI/CD
14 17 (10.24%) TDD
15 16 (9.64%) B2B
15 16 (9.64%) FastAPI
15 16 (9.64%) Full-Stack Development
15 16 (9.64%) GCP
15 16 (9.64%) QA
15 16 (9.64%) React
15 16 (9.64%) SDLC
16 15 (9.04%) GitHub
17 14 (8.43%) Boost C++ Libraries

Python Software Engineer 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 5 (3.01%) Apache
2 4 (2.41%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (1.20%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 1 (0.60%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 42 (25.30%) AWS
2 28 (16.87%) Azure
3 19 (11.45%) SaaS
4 16 (9.64%) GCP
5 15 (9.04%) GitHub
6 4 (2.41%) dbt
6 4 (2.41%) Snowflake
7 1 (0.60%) Anthropic Claude
7 1 (0.60%) AWS Lambda
7 1 (0.60%) GitHub Copilot
7 1 (0.60%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 14 (8.43%) Multicast
2 4 (2.41%) DNS
2 4 (2.41%) HTTP
2 4 (2.41%) SMTP
2 4 (2.41%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (6.63%) PostgreSQL
2 7 (4.22%) NoSQL
3 6 (3.61%) MongoDB
4 4 (2.41%) Amazon Athena
4 4 (2.41%) Apache Arrow
4 4 (2.41%) Apache Iceberg
4 4 (2.41%) Apache Ignite
4 4 (2.41%) Data Lake
4 4 (2.41%) Dremio
5 2 (1.20%) Big Data
6 1 (0.60%) DynamoDB
6 1 (0.60%) InfluxDB
6 1 (0.60%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 21 (12.65%) Git
2 14 (8.43%) JIRA
3 1 (0.60%) GitLab
General
1 44 (26.51%) Finance
2 19 (11.45%) Banking
3 11 (6.63%) Social Skills
4 8 (4.82%) Front Office
5 5 (3.01%) Games
6 4 (2.41%) Analytical Skills
6 4 (2.41%) Investment Banking
7 3 (1.81%) Manufacturing
7 3 (1.81%) Telecoms
8 1 (0.60%) Aerospace
8 1 (0.60%) Automotive
8 1 (0.60%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (0.60%) Retail
8 1 (0.60%) Tech for Good
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (9.64%) FastAPI
1 16 (9.64%) React
2 14 (8.43%) Boost C++ Libraries
2 14 (8.43%) FIX Protocol
2 14 (8.43%) pytest
3 12 (7.23%) Django
4 11 (6.63%) Flask
5 8 (4.82%) RESTful
6 7 (4.22%) Node.js
6 7 (4.22%) Vue
7 6 (3.61%) AngularJS
7 6 (3.61%) Celery
7 6 (3.61%) PySpark
8 4 (2.41%) gRPC
8 4 (2.41%) NumPy
8 4 (2.41%) Pandas
8 4 (2.41%) Protocol Buffers
8 4 (2.41%) Redux
8 4 (2.41%) REST
8 4 (2.41%) SciPy
Miscellaneous
1 22 (13.25%) Derivative
1 22 (13.25%) Equities
1 22 (13.25%) Fixed Income
2 17 (10.24%) Algorithms
3 7 (4.22%) Robotics
4 5 (3.01%) Distributed Computing
5 4 (2.41%) Client/Server
5 4 (2.41%) Distributed Systems
5 4 (2.41%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 4 (2.41%) GNSS
5 4 (2.41%) Hedge funds
5 4 (2.41%) Pricing Data
5 4 (2.41%) Satnav
5 4 (2.41%) Self-Motivation
6 2 (1.20%) Distributed Architecture
6 2 (1.20%) Greenfield Project
6 2 (1.20%) Reinsurance
7 1 (0.60%) AI Agents
7 1 (0.60%) Data Structures
7 1 (0.60%) Public Cloud
Operating Systems
1 24 (14.46%) Linux
2 4 (2.41%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 162 (97.59%) Software Engineering
2 39 (23.49%) Agile
2 39 (23.49%) AI
3 37 (22.29%) Fintech
4 32 (19.28%) Computer Science
5 18 (10.84%) Mathematics
5 18 (10.84%) OOP
6 17 (10.24%) CI/CD
6 17 (10.24%) TDD
7 16 (9.64%) B2B
7 16 (9.64%) Full-Stack Development
7 16 (9.64%) SDLC
8 14 (8.43%) Continuous Integration
8 14 (8.43%) Low Latency
8 14 (8.43%) Process Improvement
8 14 (8.43%) Technical Leadership
8 14 (8.43%) Workflow
9 13 (7.83%) Machine Learning
10 12 (7.23%) Problem-Solving
11 10 (6.02%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 166 (100.00%) Python
2 51 (30.72%) C++
3 21 (12.65%) SQL
4 19 (11.45%) TypeScript
5 17 (10.24%) C#
6 12 (7.23%) JavaScript
7 7 (4.22%) Java
8 5 (3.01%) Rust
9 4 (2.41%) C
10 2 (1.20%) Go
10 2 (1.20%) Julia
10 2 (1.20%) Kotlin
10 2 (1.20%) PHP
10 2 (1.20%) Ruby
11 1 (0.60%) Bash
11 1 (0.60%) VBA
Qualifications
1 39 (23.49%) Degree
2 35 (21.08%) Computer Science Degree
3 10 (6.02%) Master's Degree
3 10 (6.02%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (9.64%) QA
System Software
1 6 (3.61%) Docker
2 4 (2.41%) Hyper-V
2 4 (2.41%) KVM
2 4 (2.41%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 7 (4.22%) Kubernetes
2 5 (3.01%) Terraform
Vendors
1 4 (2.41%) VMware
2 1 (0.60%) OpenAI