Python Developer
UK
The median Python Developer salary in the UK is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 15 June 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 461 | 447 | 418 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -14 | -29 | -10 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Python Developer | 269 | 580 | 689 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.48% | 0.53% | 0.75% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.53% | 0.55% | 0.82% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 206 | 501 | 607 |
| 10th Percentile | £51,250 | £50,000 | £52,000 |
| 25th Percentile | £65,000 | £66,250 | £65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £85,000 | £90,000 | £85,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.56% | +5.88% | +6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £122,500 | £117,500 | £112,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £137,500 | £146,250 | £142,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £60,000 | £65,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -7.69% | -2.99% |
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 | 50,366 | 104,718 | 83,671 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.89% | 94.79% | 91.17% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 26,574 | 73,870 | 54,667 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £39,500 | £38,603 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,750 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,055 | £50,000 | £53,500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -6.54% | +6.47% |
Python Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Python Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Python Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Python Developer.
Python Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Python Developer over the 6 months to 15 June 2025.
Python Developer
Top 14 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Python Developer within the UK over the 6 months to 15 June 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 | -5 | 266 | £85,000 | -10.53% | 490 |
| London | +2 | 235 | £94,250 | -10.24% | 348 |
| Work from Home | +18 | 140 | £105,000 | +5.00% | 279 |
| UK excluding London | +88 | 32 | £60,000 | - | 256 |
| North of England | +53 | 13 | £60,000 | -5.88% | 43 |
| South East | +65 | 7 | £41,750 | -35.77% | 152 |
| Yorkshire | +55 | 7 | £60,000 | -17.24% | 12 |
| North West | +12 | 6 | £60,000 | -11.11% | 30 |
| Midlands | +69 | 5 | £55,000 | +4.76% | 25 |
| West Midlands | +64 | 4 | £70,000 | +27.27% | 1 |
| East of England | +26 | 4 | £75,000 | +38.89% | 16 |
| Scotland | +87 | 2 | - | - | 6 |
| South West | +100 | 1 | £85,000 | +41.67% | 11 |
| East Midlands | +56 | 1 | £40,000 | -20.00% | 24 |
Python Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 15 June 2025, 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 Python Developer in the job title.
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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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