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 28 October 2026.

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

6 months to
28 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 451 407 404
Rank change year-on-year -44 -3 -75
Permanent Python Developer jobs 441 285 388
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.36% 0.58% 0.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.39% 0.64% 0.60%
Number of salaries quoted 349 207 278
10th Percentile £46,000 £55,000 £52,500
25th Percentile £55,000 £65,250 £60,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £72,500 £85,000 £85,000
Median % change year-on-year -14.71% - -5.56%
75th Percentile £95,000 £137,500 £115,000
90th Percentile £108,000 - £142,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £65,000 £71,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year -8.45% +13.60% -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
28 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Permanent job adverts in the UK matching a recognised job title 111,899 44,574 64,814
% of permanent job adverts matching a recognised job title 92.11% 90.14% 95.27%
Number of salaries quoted 75,070 26,702 36,798
10th Percentile £30,625 £28,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £35,000 £42,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,623 £52,500 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year +13.57% -7.89% -5.00%
75th Percentile £76,250 £73,750 £75,000
90th Percentile £98,750 £93,750 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £45,390 £50,000
% change year-on-year +21.17% -9.22% -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 28 October 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 28 October 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 -58 384 £73,750 -13.24% 50
UK excluding London +20 208 £65,000 -8.45% 24
London -81 207 £90,000 -4.51% 31
Work from Home -73 135 £95,000 -9.52% 18
North of England -36 63 £65,000 -9.72% 8
East of England +15 61 £67,500 -1.82% 3
North West -23 32 £55,000 -10.20% 5
Scotland +31 28 £45,000 - 2
Midlands -53 26 £57,500 -25.81% 1
North East - 20 £70,000 - 1
East Midlands -24 17 £65,000 +10.64%
South East -49 17 £92,500 +140.26% 3
Yorkshire -42 11 £65,000 -13.33% 3
West Midlands -44 9 £55,000 -38.89% 1
South West -68 7 £85,000 +41.67% 7
Northern Ireland - 6 £75,000 -

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

For the 6 months to 28 October 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%441
2AI37.4%165
3Software Engineering33.8%149
4AWS29.0%128
5Azure20.2%89
6CI/CD18.4%81
7Docker14.7%65
8Full-Stack Development13.8%61
9SQL13.2%58
10PostgreSQL12.2%54
11Generative AI12.0%53
12FastAPI11.1%49
13Agile10.4%46
14Django10.2%45
14RESTful10.2%45
16GCP10.0%44
16Kubernetes10.0%44
18Cybersecurity9.8%43
19Problem-Solving9.5%42
20Infrastructure as Code9.3%41
20JavaScript9.3%41
22Validation8.8%39
23LLM8.6%38
24Git8.4%37
24Observability8.4%37
26Test Automation7.7%34
27Containerisation7.3%32
27Investment Management7.3%32
29LangChain7.0%31
29LangGraph7.0%31

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 Developer31.7%140
2Software Developer11.3%50
3Lead Python Developer10.4%46
4AWS Developer7.5%33
5Python/Django Developer6.8%30
6Full-Stack Python Developer6.6%29
7Artificial Intelligence Developer6.3%28
8Developer/Software Engineer6.1%27
8Python Software Engineer6.1%27
10Artificial Intelligence Engineer5.7%25
11React Developer4.3%19
12Gen AI Developer3.9%17
13Senior Full-Stack Developer3.6%16
13Senior React Developer3.6%16
15C++ Developer3.2%14
15Lead Software Developer3.2%14
15Lead Software Engineer3.2%14
18Backend Developer2.7%12
19Python Developer - Fintech2.5%11
20Azure Developer1.8%8
56 Python Developer jobs Nationwide