Python Developer Job Trends

Python Developer
UK

The median Python Developer salary in the UK is £76,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 11 April 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 373 398 419
Rank change year-on-year +25 +21 +10
Permanent jobs requiring a Python Developer 379 256 530
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.45% 0.62% 0.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.49% 0.70% 0.61%
Number of salaries quoted 307 204 476
10th Percentile £50,000 £50,375 £50,000
25th Percentile £60,000 £62,500 £62,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £76,000 £80,000 £90,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -11.11% +10.77%
75th Percentile £100,000 £110,000 £117,500
90th Percentile £140,000 £137,500 £150,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £70,000 £65,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year +7.69% +8.33% -7.69%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
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 77,261 36,752 87,362
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.44% 89.59% 94.53%
Number of salaries quoted 49,774 23,301 65,437
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Python Developer
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Python Developer job vacancy trend in the UK

Python Developer
Salary Trend

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

Salary distribution trend for Python Developer job vacancies in the UK

Python Developer
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Python Developer over the 6 months to 11 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Python Developer in the UK

Python Developer
Top 15 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 11 April 2026. 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 +10 368 £75,500 -5.63% 90
London +6 221 £90,000 +5.88% 45
UK excluding London +26 149 £70,000 +7.69% 50
Work from Home +12 124 £75,000 -11.76% 36
North of England -20 53 £75,000 +15.38% 20
Yorkshire -14 44 £75,000 +15.38% 15
South East -13 39 £70,000 +30.23% 9
Midlands -28 30 £60,000 +9.09% 3
South West - 20 £50,000 - 11
East Midlands -44 17 £65,000 +18.18%
West Midlands -4 13 £60,000 -13.43% 3
North West -28 8 £40,000 -38.46% 3
Scotland -17 4 £90,000 +24.73% 2
East of England -35 3 £52,500 -38.24% 4
North East -27 1 - - 2

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

For the 6 months to 11 April 2026, 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 Python Developer in the job title.

1 379 (100.00%) Python
2 118 (31.13%) Software Engineering
3 96 (25.33%) Full-Stack Development
4 88 (23.22%) AWS
5 83 (21.90%) AI
6 82 (21.64%) React
7 80 (21.11%) Agile
8 68 (17.94%) CI/CD
9 63 (16.62%) JavaScript
10 60 (15.83%) Django
11 59 (15.57%) Flask
12 58 (15.30%) SQL
13 50 (13.19%) Mentoring
13 50 (13.19%) Test Automation
14 46 (12.14%) Continuous Improvement
14 46 (12.14%) Docker
14 46 (12.14%) OOP
14 46 (12.14%) Serverless
15 42 (11.08%) Problem-Solving
16 41 (10.82%) Azure
16 41 (10.82%) OO
17 39 (10.29%) GitHub
18 38 (10.03%) REST
18 38 (10.03%) TypeScript
19 36 (9.50%) FastAPI
19 36 (9.50%) Fintech
20 35 (9.23%) SDLC
21 32 (8.44%) Linux
22 30 (7.92%) AWS Lambda
22 30 (7.92%) Microservices

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 20 (5.28%) Apache Spark
2 7 (1.85%) Apache Airflow
3 2 (0.53%) Jupyter
4 1 (0.26%) Apache
4 1 (0.26%) Cloud Foundry
Business Applications
1 1 (0.26%) Oracle Applications
Cloud Services
1 88 (23.22%) AWS
2 46 (12.14%) Serverless
3 41 (10.82%) Azure
4 39 (10.29%) GitHub
5 30 (7.92%) AWS Lambda
6 29 (7.65%) Amazon S3
7 25 (6.60%) SaaS
8 16 (4.22%) Amazon SQS
9 15 (3.96%) GitHub Actions
10 12 (3.17%) Azure DevOps
10 12 (3.17%) GCP
11 8 (2.11%) Azure AI
12 5 (1.32%) Prefect
13 3 (0.79%) Amazon ECS
13 3 (0.79%) AWS Fargate
14 2 (0.53%) Amazon EKS
14 2 (0.53%) Azure AKS
14 2 (0.53%) GitHub Copilot
15 1 (0.26%) Amazon OpenSearch
15 1 (0.26%) Azure Cognitive Search
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.79%) Broadband
1 3 (0.79%) HTTP
1 3 (0.79%) RTP
1 3 (0.79%) Unified Communications
1 3 (0.79%) VoIP
1 3 (0.79%) Wireshark
2 2 (0.53%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (5.54%) PostgreSQL
2 20 (5.28%) Big Data
3 9 (2.37%) Relational Database
3 9 (2.37%) SQL Server
4 7 (1.85%) MongoDB
4 7 (1.85%) MySQL
5 2 (0.53%) Amazon RDS
5 2 (0.53%) NoSQL
5 2 (0.53%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.26%) DynamoDB
6 1 (0.26%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 21 (5.54%) Git
2 3 (0.79%) GitLab
3 2 (0.53%) Jenkins
3 2 (0.53%) Visual Studio Code
4 1 (0.26%) Atlassian Bamboo
4 1 (0.26%) MLflow
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle APEX
4 1 (0.26%) Poetry
4 1 (0.26%) Selenium
4 1 (0.26%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 69 (18.21%) Finance
1 69 (18.21%) Social Skills
2 41 (10.82%) Front Office
3 20 (5.28%) Tech for Good
4 17 (4.49%) Health Technology
5 16 (4.22%) Publishing
6 14 (3.69%) Influencing Skills
6 14 (3.69%) Organisational Skills
7 13 (3.43%) Public Sector
8 9 (2.37%) Banking
9 8 (2.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (1.06%) Analytical Skills
10 4 (1.06%) Aviation
10 4 (1.06%) Games
11 3 (0.79%) Retail
12 2 (0.53%) Marketing
12 2 (0.53%) Telecoms
13 1 (0.26%) Back Office
13 1 (0.26%) Documentation Skills
13 1 (0.26%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 82 (21.64%) React
2 60 (15.83%) Django
3 59 (15.57%) Flask
4 38 (10.03%) REST
5 36 (9.50%) FastAPI
6 30 (7.92%) RESTful
7 29 (7.65%) HTML
8 27 (7.12%) Vue
9 26 (6.86%) Node.js
10 23 (6.07%) CSS
10 23 (6.07%) Kafka
11 20 (5.28%) Boost C++ Libraries
12 19 (5.01%) NumPy
13 18 (4.75%) Pandas
14 14 (3.69%) AngularJS
15 8 (2.11%) PyTorch
15 8 (2.11%) Redux
16 7 (1.85%) OAuth
16 7 (1.85%) OAuth2
17 6 (1.58%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 41 (10.82%) Algorithms
2 37 (9.76%) Data Structures
3 35 (9.23%) Hedge funds
4 30 (7.92%) Equities
5 26 (6.86%) Cloud Native
6 22 (5.80%) Fixed Income
7 20 (5.28%) Management Information System
8 17 (4.49%) Educational Technology
9 14 (3.69%) Greenfield Project
9 14 (3.69%) Product Ownership
10 10 (2.64%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 10 (2.64%) PropTech
11 8 (2.11%) Derivative
12 6 (1.58%) Distributed Systems
13 4 (1.06%) Legacy Systems
13 4 (1.06%) Mobile App
13 4 (1.06%) NHS
14 3 (0.79%) Low-Code
14 3 (0.79%) PKI
14 3 (0.79%) Video\Live Streaming
Operating Systems
1 32 (8.44%) Linux
2 3 (0.79%) Ubuntu
3 1 (0.26%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 118 (31.13%) Software Engineering
2 96 (25.33%) Full-Stack Development
3 83 (21.90%) AI
4 80 (21.11%) Agile
5 68 (17.94%) CI/CD
6 50 (13.19%) Mentoring
6 50 (13.19%) Test Automation
7 46 (12.14%) Continuous Improvement
7 46 (12.14%) OOP
8 42 (11.08%) Problem-Solving
9 41 (10.82%) OO
10 36 (9.50%) Fintech
11 35 (9.23%) SDLC
12 30 (7.92%) Microservices
13 29 (7.65%) Containerisation
14 28 (7.39%) Clean Code
15 26 (6.86%) Computer Science
16 23 (6.07%) Code Quality
16 23 (6.07%) TDD
17 21 (5.54%) Acceptance Criteria
Programming Languages
1 379 (100.00%) Python
2 63 (16.62%) JavaScript
3 58 (15.30%) SQL
4 38 (10.03%) TypeScript
5 25 (6.60%) C++
6 11 (2.90%) PHP
7 10 (2.64%) Java
8 5 (1.32%) VBA
9 4 (1.06%) C
9 4 (1.06%) C#
10 3 (0.79%) Go
10 3 (0.79%) Kotlin
11 2 (0.53%) Apex Code
11 2 (0.53%) Rust
12 1 (0.26%) Haskell
12 1 (0.26%) OCaml
12 1 (0.26%) Perl
12 1 (0.26%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.26%) Ruby
12 1 (0.26%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 18 (4.75%) Degree
2 6 (1.58%) SC Cleared
2 6 (1.58%) Security Cleared
3 2 (0.53%) Azure Certification
4 1 (0.26%) Computer Science Degree
4 1 (0.26%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (5.01%) QA
2 4 (1.06%) PCI DSS
3 3 (0.79%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (0.26%) Accessibility
4 1 (0.26%) GDPR
4 1 (0.26%) PSD2
System Software
1 46 (12.14%) Docker
2 3 (0.79%) Kamailio
3 1 (0.26%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 22 (5.80%) Terraform
2 20 (5.28%) Kubernetes
3 3 (0.79%) Argo
4 1 (0.26%) Grafana
Vendors
1 15 (3.96%) Microsoft
2 6 (1.58%) Databricks
3 4 (1.06%) Oracle
4 3 (0.79%) BT
4 3 (0.79%) Fortinet
4 3 (0.79%) Mitel
5 2 (0.53%) Foundry
5 2 (0.53%) Google
5 2 (0.53%) Salesforce
6 1 (0.26%) SAP