Lead Python Developer
UK
The median Lead Python Developer salary in the UK is £86,250 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 2 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 671 | 862 | 949 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +191 | +87 | +182 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Python Developer | 20 | 40 | 34 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.038% | 0.041% | 0.033% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.043% | 0.043% | 0.036% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 18 | 39 | 29 |
| 10th Percentile | £51,250 | £92,000 | £53,750 |
| 25th Percentile | £67,750 | £100,000 | £75,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £86,250 | £135,000 | £90,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -36.11% | +50.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £100,000 | £161,250 | £106,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £122,375 | £172,500 | £115,250 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £117,500 | £57,500 |
| % change year-on-year | -44.68% | +104.35% | -17.86% |
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 | 46,967 | 93,227 | 95,240 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.30% | 94.63% | 91.55% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,330 | 66,890 | 59,886 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,900 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.70% | -11.83% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
Lead Python Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Python Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Python Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Lead Python Developer.
Lead Python Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Lead Python Developer over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.
Lead Python Developer
Top 7 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Python Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 2 May 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 |
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| England | +154 | 20 | £86,250 | -36.11% | 7 |
| London | +94 | 17 | £87,500 | -35.19% | 5 |
| Work from Home | +156 | 7 | £76,000 | -43.70% | 5 |
| UK excluding London | +209 | 3 | £65,000 | -44.68% | 4 |
| South East | +111 | 2 | £55,000 | -53.19% | 2 |
| North of England | +93 | 1 | £100,000 | +17.65% | 1 |
| North West | - | 1 | £100,000 | - | 1 |
Lead Python Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Lead Python Developer job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads featuring Lead Python Developer in the job title.
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Lead Python Developer Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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