Python Data Engineer
UK
The median Python Data Engineer salary in the UK is £90,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 July 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 706 | 807 | 728 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +101 | -79 | +381 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Python Data Engineer | 34 | 107 | 172 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.057% | 0.10% | 0.19% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.064% | 0.11% | 0.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27 | 94 | 166 |
| 10th Percentile | £62,000 | £62,000 | £62,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £68,125 | £62,813 | £77,500 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £90,000 | £85,000 | £110,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.88% | -22.73% | +37.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £118,750 | £115,000 | £150,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £143,750 | £121,750 | £200,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £66,250 | £64,000 | £70,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.52% | -8.57% | +40.00% |
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 | 53,510 | 101,343 | 81,087 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.90% | 94.83% | 91.24% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 29,131 | 71,360 | 54,483 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,500 | £28,740 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £38,500 | £38,750 | £44,186 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £52,500 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.76% | -12.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £73,708 | £70,000 | £80,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £95,000 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £50,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.66% | +4.95% |
Python Data Engineer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Python Data Engineer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Python Data Engineer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Python Data Engineer.
Python Data Engineer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Python Data Engineer over the 6 months to 5 July 2025.
Python Data Engineer
Top 12 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Python Data Engineer within the UK over the 6 months to 5 July 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 | +88 | 33 | £90,000 | -10.00% | 31 |
| London | +42 | 22 | £92,500 | -7.50% | 21 |
| UK excluding London | +161 | 12 | £66,250 | +3.52% | 12 |
| Work from Home | +45 | 7 | £68,750 | -31.25% | 21 |
| Midlands | +90 | 4 | £67,500 | +17.39% | 4 |
| North of England | +44 | 4 | £60,000 | +0.84% | 5 |
| South East | +67 | 3 | - | - | 1 |
| Yorkshire | - | 3 | £62,500 | - | 2 |
| East Midlands | - | 3 | £67,500 | - | 3 |
| Scotland | +90 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| West Midlands | +64 | 1 | £65,000 | +13.04% | 1 |
| North East | +42 | 1 | £30,000 | -53.13% | 1 |
Python Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 5 July 2025, Python Data Engineer 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 Data Engineer in the job title.
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Python Data Engineer 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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