Python Software Engineer Job Trends in Leeds

Python Software Engineer
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Python Software Engineer salary in Leeds is £100,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 June 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 123 - 129
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Python Software Engineer 5 0 4
As % of all permanent jobs in Leeds 0.19% - 0.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% - 0.19%
Number of salaries quoted 5 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £100,000 - £45,000
75th Percentile - - £47,500
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median annual salary £100,000 - £45,000

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 2,497 736 2,153
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.19% 94.36% 96.29%
Number of salaries quoted 1,889 484 1,676
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £44,972 £41,125 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £69,936
90th Percentile £90,000 £95,000 £84,964
West Yorkshire median annual salary £57,500 £56,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +1.77% +13.00% -9.09%

Python Software Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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 Leeds.

Python Software Engineer job vacancy trend in Leeds

Python Software Engineer
Salary Trend in Leeds

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

Salary distribution trend for Python Software Engineer job vacancies in Leeds

Python Software Engineer Skill Set
Top 3 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 2 June 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 Leeds region featuring Python Software Engineer in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Performance Engineering
1 5 (100.00%) Python
1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineering

Python Software Engineer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Performance Engineering
1 5 (100.00%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 5 (100.00%) Python