Python Data Engineer Job Trends in the South East
Python Data Engineer
England > South East
The median Python Data Engineer salary in the South East is £42,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 November 2026.
The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 353 | 281 | 307 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -72 | +26 | -33 |
| Permanent Python Data Engineer jobs | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| As % of all permanent jobs in the South East | 0.005% | 0.011% | 0.062% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.005% | 0.012% | 0.065% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £41,250 | - | £76,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £42,500 | - | £77,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | +10.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £43,750 | - | £78,750 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| England median annual salary | £85,000 | £70,000 | £100,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +21.43% | -30.00% | +25.00% |
All Permanent IT Job Roles
South East
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts in the South East matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 14 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permanent job adverts in the South East matching a recognised job title | 19,684 | 8,453 | 10,835 |
| % of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.41% | 90.92% | 95.99% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 13,284 | 5,165 | 6,043 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £27,600 | £31,250 |
| 25th Percentile | £40,000 | £34,000 | £41,250 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £47,500 | £55,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +15.79% | -13.64% | +2.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £72,500 | £65,000 | £70,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £90,000 | £80,000 | £83,750 |
| England median annual salary | £60,000 | £53,056 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +13.09% | -7.73% | -4.17% |
Python Data Engineer Job Vacancy Trend in the South East
Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Python Data Engineer job postings relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in the South East.
Python Data Engineer Salary Trend in the South East
Salary distribution trend for Python Data Engineer job vacancies in the South East.
Python Data Engineer Job Locations in the South East
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Python Data Engineer jobs within the South East region over the 6 months to 14 November 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hampshire | - | 1 | £42,500 | - | 1 |
| Python Data Engineer England |
|||||
Python Data Engineer Skill Set Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East
For the 6 months to 14 November 2026, Python Data Engineer 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 Data Engineer job ads across the South East region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AI | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Analytics | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Azure | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Azure DevOps | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Business Intelligence | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | CI/CD | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Data Engineering | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Data Governance | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Data Integration | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Data Modelling | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Data Pipeline | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Data Quality | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Data Science | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Databricks | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Decision-Making | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | DevOps | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | ETL | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Microsoft | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Performance Optimisation | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Problem-Solving | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Python | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | SQL | 100.0% | 1 |
Python Data Engineer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Azure Data Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |
| 1 | Databricks Data Engineer | 100.0% | 1 |