Python Data Engineer
UK
The median Python Data Engineer salary in the UK is £92,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 645 | 798 | 807 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +153 | +9 | +247 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Python Data Engineer | 47 | 98 | 182 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.090% | 0.100% | 0.18% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.10% | 0.11% | 0.19% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 35 | 87 | 175 |
| 10th Percentile | £70,000 | £49,000 | £62,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £77,500 | £62,250 | £85,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £92,500 | £70,000 | £115,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +32.14% | -39.13% | +53.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £115,000 | £87,500 | £150,000 |
| 90th Percentile | £133,750 | £120,000 | £200,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £65,000 | £64,000 | £55,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.56% | +16.36% | +4.76% |
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 | 46,902 | 93,183 | 95,132 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.12% | 94.62% | 91.53% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,275 | 66,883 | 59,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,777 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +8.95% | -12.04% | - |
| 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% |
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 1 May 2025.
Python Data Engineer
Top 10 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 1 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 | +130 | 47 | £92,500 | +25.42% | 7 |
| London | +91 | 36 | £92,500 | +15.63% | 4 |
| Work from Home | +142 | 13 | £85,000 | +21.43% | 4 |
| UK excluding London | +183 | 11 | £65,000 | +1.56% | 4 |
| South East | +114 | 7 | - | - | |
| North of England | +69 | 3 | £63,750 | +15.91% | 2 |
| Yorkshire | +73 | 2 | £63,750 | -25.00% | |
| Midlands | +80 | 1 | £65,000 | +13.04% | 1 |
| North East | +47 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 1 | £65,000 | - | 1 |
Python Data Engineer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 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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