Junior Python Developer Job Trends

Junior Python Developer
UK

The median Junior Python Developer salary in the UK is £35,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 December 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 644 713 686
Rank change year-on-year +69 -27 +363
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Python Developer 2 3 8
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.003% 0.005% 0.016%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.004% 0.005% 0.017%
Number of salaries quoted 2 1 7
10th Percentile £30,750 - £39,400
25th Percentile £31,875 £67,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £35,000 £70,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -50.00% +33.33% +16.67%
75th Percentile £39,375 £72,500 £60,625
90th Percentile £41,250 - £78,500
UK excluding London median annual salary - - -

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title 52,344 54,757 47,045
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 90.08% 93.89% 95.24%
Number of salaries quoted 32,163 29,820 36,466
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,725 £31,250
25th Percentile £36,250 £43,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £59,430 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -7.45% -0.95% -
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £96,250 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,500 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -7.62% - -

Junior Python Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Junior Python Developer job vacancy trend in the UK

Junior Python Developer
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Junior Python Developer job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Junior Python Developer job vacancies in the UK

Junior Python Developer
Top 2 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Python Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 14 December 2025. 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
England +84 2 £35,000 -50.00% 2
London +73 2 £35,000 -50.00% 2

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

For the 6 months to 14 December 2025, Junior 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 featuring Junior Python Developer in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) AWS
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
1 2 (100.00%) Docker
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) React
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) AngularJS
2 1 (50.00%) Apache Spark
2 1 (50.00%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (50.00%) Code Quality
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Containerisation
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Data Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Data Science
2 1 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Innovation
2 1 (50.00%) Django
2 1 (50.00%) Flask
2 1 (50.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 1 (50.00%) GCP
2 1 (50.00%) Git
2 1 (50.00%) GitHub
2 1 (50.00%) Google
2 1 (50.00%) Java
2 1 (50.00%) JavaScript

Junior Python Developer Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 1 (50.00%) Apache Spark
Cloud Services
1 2 (100.00%) AWS
1 2 (100.00%) Azure
2 1 (50.00%) Cloud Computing
2 1 (50.00%) GCP
2 1 (50.00%) GitHub
2 1 (50.00%) Serverless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) NoSQL
1 1 (50.00%) PostgreSQL
1 1 (50.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Git
General
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (100.00%) React
2 1 (50.00%) AngularJS
2 1 (50.00%) Django
2 1 (50.00%) Flask
2 1 (50.00%) Kafka
2 1 (50.00%) Spring
2 1 (50.00%) Spring Boot
2 1 (50.00%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Software Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Code Quality
2 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
2 1 (50.00%) Containerisation
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Data Engineering
2 1 (50.00%) Data Science
2 1 (50.00%) Digital Innovation
2 1 (50.00%) Full-Stack Development
2 1 (50.00%) Kanban
2 1 (50.00%) Machine Learning
2 1 (50.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (50.00%) OO
2 1 (50.00%) OOP
2 1 (50.00%) Open Source
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (50.00%) Scrum
2 1 (50.00%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 2 (100.00%) Python
1 2 (100.00%) SQL
2 1 (50.00%) Java
2 1 (50.00%) JavaScript
2 1 (50.00%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) QA
System Software
1 2 (100.00%) Docker
Systems Management
1 1 (50.00%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Google
1 1 (50.00%) SAP