Python Developer
UK
The median Python Developer salary in the UK is £85,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 3 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 3 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
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| Rank | 470 | 444 | 410 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -26 | -34 | +10 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Python Developer | 276 | 569 | 684 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.47% | 0.53% | 0.77% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.52% | 0.56% | 0.84% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 211 | 491 | 602 |
| 10th Percentile | £51,250 | £50,000 | £52,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £67,500 | £66,875 | £65,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £85,000 | £95,000 | £87,500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.53% | +8.57% | +9.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £122,500 | £136,250 | £112,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £137,500 | £146,250 | £142,500 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £60,000 | £60,000 | £67,500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -11.11% | +3.85% |
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 | 52,841 | 102,275 | 81,164 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 89.80% | 94.83% | 91.21% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 28,673 | 72,139 | 54,039 |
| 10th Percentile | £27,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £37,770 | £38,750 | £44,192 |
| 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 Developer
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Python Developer in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Python Developer
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Python Developer.
Python Developer
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Python Developer over the 6 months to 3 July 2025.
Python Developer
Top 14 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 3 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 | -17 | 273 | £85,000 | -10.53% | 189 |
| London | -1 | 241 | £95,000 | -9.52% | 128 |
| Work from Home | +4 | 145 | £105,000 | +5.00% | 125 |
| UK excluding London | +60 | 33 | £60,000 | - | 76 |
| North of England | +37 | 13 | £60,000 | -5.88% | 31 |
| South East | +48 | 7 | £41,750 | -38.15% | 17 |
| Yorkshire | +44 | 7 | £60,000 | -17.24% | 9 |
| North West | -1 | 6 | £60,000 | -25.00% | 21 |
| Midlands | +67 | 5 | £55,000 | - | 3 |
| East of England | +22 | 5 | £68,750 | +27.31% | 11 |
| West Midlands | +63 | 4 | £70,000 | +27.27% | |
| Scotland | +69 | 2 | - | - | 8 |
| South West | +107 | 1 | £85,000 | +41.67% | 6 |
| East Midlands | +46 | 1 | £40,000 | -20.00% | 3 |
Python Developer Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 July 2025, Python Developer 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 Developer in the job title.
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Python Developer 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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