Python Developer Job Trends

Python Developer
UK

The median Python Developer salary in the UK is £72,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 November 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 436 381 408
Rank change year-on-year -55 +27 -90
Permanent Python Developer jobs 442 291 380
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.36% 0.58% 0.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.39% 0.64% 0.59%
Number of salaries quoted 348 209 269
10th Percentile £45,000 £55,000 £52,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £65,000 £60,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £85,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.71% - -5.56%
75th Percentile £95,000 £132,500 £112,500
90th Percentile £111,500 £137,500 £142,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £75,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -13.33% +20.00% -3.85%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job adverts matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all permanent IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
4 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in the UK matching a recognised job title 112,318 45,315 64,293
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 91.88% 90.13% 95.06%
Number of salaries quoted 74,839 27,737 36,347
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,000 £42,049
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,000 £52,500 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +12.38% -7.89% -5.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £97,500 £92,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £46,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +19.57% -8.00% -4.76%

Python Developer Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent Python Developer job postings 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 Python Developer jobs over the 6 months to 4 November 2026.

Salary histogram for Python Developer in the UK

Python Developer Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in Python Developer jobs within the UK over the 6 months to 4 November 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
Past 6 Months		 Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
England -88 386 £75,000 -11.76% 81
UK excluding London -7 211 £65,000 -13.33% 36
London -83 206 £90,000 - 61
Work from Home -87 128 £95,000 -9.52% 25
East of England -16 63 £65,000 +4.00% 4
North of England -48 63 £65,000 -13.33% 9
North West -16 36 £55,000 -12.00% 4
Scotland +24 28 £45,000 -50.00% 5
Midlands -53 27 £55,000 -29.03% 1
North East - 18 £70,000 - 1
East Midlands -38 17 £65,000 +10.64%
South East -62 17 £100,000 +159.74% 12
West Midlands -58 10 £52,500 -41.67% 1
Yorkshire -50 9 £65,000 -13.33% 5
South West -67 8 £85,000 +41.67% 5
Northern Ireland - 5 £75,000 -

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

For the 6 months to 4 November 2026, Python Developer job ads cited 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 Python Developer job ads.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Python100.0%442
2AI38.0%168
3Software Engineering34.6%153
4AWS27.8%123
5Azure20.1%89
6CI/CD17.9%79
7Docker14.3%63
8SQL13.6%60
9Generative AI12.4%55
10Full-Stack Development12.2%54
11FastAPI11.8%52
11PostgreSQL11.8%52
13GCP10.6%47
14Django10.0%44
15Cybersecurity9.7%43
16LLM9.5%42
16Problem-Solving9.5%42
16RESTful9.5%42
19Agile9.3%41
19Infrastructure as Code9.3%41
19JavaScript9.3%41
19Kubernetes9.3%41
23Validation8.8%39
24Git8.1%36
24Observability8.1%36
26Investment Management7.7%34
27LangChain7.5%33
27LangGraph7.5%33
29Amazon Bedrock7.2%32
29Containerisation7.2%32

Python Developer Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Senior Python Developer31.2%138
2Software Developer12.0%53
3Lead Python Developer10.0%44
4Artificial Intelligence Developer6.8%30
5Developer/Software Engineer6.6%29
5Python Software Engineer6.6%29
7AWS Developer6.3%28
7Python/Django Developer6.3%28
9Artificial Intelligence Engineer6.1%27
10Full-Stack Python Developer5.2%23
11React Developer3.8%17
12Gen AI Developer3.6%16
13Lead Software Developer3.2%14
13Lead Software Engineer3.2%14
13Senior Full-Stack Developer3.2%14
13Senior React Developer3.2%14
17C++ Developer2.9%13
18Backend Developer2.5%11
18Python Developer - Fintech2.5%11
20Automation Developer2.0%9
87 Python Developer jobs Nationwide